Flipboard expands into local news
Flipboard, the personalized news aggregation app used by 145 million users per month, is today launching a new feature aimed at bringing local news coverage to 23 cities across the U.S. and Canada, including major metros like New York, LA, San Francisco, Seattle, D.C., Boston, Dallas, Chicago and many others. The goal with the new…
Ring doorbell ‘gives Facebook and Google user data’
Image copyright Amazon Ring Image caption The app launched in the US in May 2018 Ring doorbells are providing customer data to companies such as Facebook and Google, an investigation suggests.The Electronic Frontier Foundation found the Ring app was “packed” with third-party tracking, sending out customers’ personally identifiable information.Five companies were receiving a range of…
Donald Trump’s Suite of Power
Donald Trump’s Suite of Power Trump International Hotel is the epicenter of the President’s business interests in D.C. How the President’s D.C. outpost became a dealmaker’s paradise for diplomats, lobbyists and insiders By ALEX ALTMANPhotographs by CHRISTOPHER MORRIS—VII for TIME At the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, you can order a crystal…
Cryptocurrency blockchain Tron’s Justin Sun Goes to Lunch With Apple Co-Founder, Doesn’t Know What ‘Partnership’ Means
Justin Sun “partners” with Apple’s Steve Wozniak. What could the partnership involve? Sun has a dodgy history of “partnerships.” Tron CEO Justin Sun, CEO has partnered with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. That’s according to an emphatic Tweet from Sun, who believes a recent luncheon with the “legendary Woz,” signifies the basis for a “partnership.” Unfortunately,…
GoDaddy continues to expand beyond websites by acquiring social content startup Over
GoDaddy has reached an agreement to acquire Over, the startup behind an app that helps businesses create the photos and videos they need for social media. Justin Tsai, GoDaddy’s vice president of growth and product, said this acquisition is about acknowledging “a world of entrepreneurs who may never have a website.” He told me, “Over’s…
Why We’re All So Worried About Having Too Little Time
In the 2010s, we worried about too much stuff. A growing awareness of consumerism’s effect on the environment and a desire to broadcast our lives on social media led us to prioritize experience over things, and millions turned to Marie Kondo and minimalism. Now we’ve started to worry about something new: too little time. Psychologists…
Meet SuperM, the K-Pop Supergroup That Skyrocketed to the Top of the Billboard Charts
A palette of hair colors — aquamarine, silver, shades of gold — popped against monochrome clothing as the seven members of SuperM filed into a backstage room at Madison Square Garden. In a matter of minutes, the group from South Korea would take the stage for the first time at one of the biggest venues…
Get ready to see Spotify’s looping videos on Instagram
Following Spotify’s confirmation of a new Stories feature, initially being tested by social media influencers, the company this morning announced it will now allow artists to reach their Instagram fan bases in a new way, too. However, in this case, they aren’t creating Spotify Stories they can market elsewhere on their social media, but instead…
Cryptocurrency blockchain Ethereum Classic Skyrockets Over 100% with a Dash of Binance Leverage
The ethereum classic price (ETC) rallied 40% over the last 24 hours. ETC has more than doubled this week. ETC is now a top 10 cryptocurrency by market cap. An ETC futures product that launched this week catalyzed the price action. A recent technical upgrade is also a likely factor. The ethereum classic price is…