XO Group has acquired Veri, a startup that allows users to automatically share photos of weddings and other important events.
XO Group’s flagship property is The Knot, which has been used by 25 million couples to plan their weddings. So Veri seems like a pretty natural fit — the digital media company says it paid $3.5 million in cash for the startup.
Both CEO Michael Steib and… Read More
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No, it’s not the best in its class, but the smart style and jaunty performance of the Fiat 500X left me grinning at the end of every trip.
Source: CNET
Teufelsberg played host to British and American spies during the Cold War. Now the Berlin site is open to the public as a “natural cultural space.”
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Bundled games include the latest Destiny and Star Wars titles.
Source: Wired
Allocating money to rebuild won’t be enough, experts say, unless the island can also rethink its entire energy strategy.
Source: Wired
Late yesterday Twitter announced the unthinkable for time-pressed journalists everywhere by revealing it is testing doubling the character length of tweets. Farewell sweet brevity of 140chars. Hello pointless extra blah-blah-blah #280. Read More
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Take out your name, resume and any other identifying information then hop on the internet and show your skills to a recruiting manager. That’s the way Interviewing.io does it to ensure a truly blind interview for big tech companies like Facebook and Lyft. And, says cofounder Aline Lerner, women and minorities are flocking to the platform for that reason. “We are seeing an influx… Read More
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There’s a lot of talk about employees wanting much more flexible work schedules, and a lot of that is thanks to the emergence of companies like Lyft and Uber that allow people to work on their own schedules. But that ability still doesn’t exist for the rest of the world, especially when it comes to hourly jobs with rigid schedules. But that doesn’t mean that employees… Read More
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By denying Uber its license to operate, Transport for London showed political power can be marshaled against ridehailing companies.
Source: Wired
Sexual harassment investigations complicate the balance between privacy and accountability, especially when they go public.
Source: Wired