Despite French Election Setback, Russian Hackers Still Hungry For More Attacks
Fancy Bear may have stumbled in the French election but they’re still wreaking havoc across Western Europe. And despite the failure of what many suspect was their attempt to disrupt the victory of...
View ArticleHow TED Chooses The Young Changemakers Who Become TED Fellows
In Pakistan, Nighat Dad helps other young women fight online harassment. In France, Romain Lacombe is building tools to help people track air pollution. In Somalia, Abdigani Diriye–who fled the country...
View ArticleRihanna And Lupita Nyong’o Will Now Star In A Movie Thanks To The Internet
Remember that photo of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o sitting front row at a Miu Miu fashion show that someone later captioned “Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and [Lupita] is the computer...
View ArticleFive Jobs That Will Let You Get More Sleep
Find yourself regularly burning the midnight oil or getting into the office extra early just to get your work done? Then you might be wondering if a career change is in order, if only so you can get...
View ArticleThe Onion Has Leaked 117 Of The Most Damning Trump Documents
Since Donald Trump began to gain prominence in last year’s election cycle, how to cover candidates and vouch for basic facts began to shift rapidly. Cut to Trump’s win and the subsequent cascade of...
View ArticleYour Sunscreen Is Probably Failing You
As someone whose skin is so pale it veers into blue, I funnel an absurd amount of money into the sunscreen industry each year, starting right around now. It’s an expense, so I tend to grab whatever’s...
View ArticleWarby Parker Cofounders Tell New Grads It’s Fine To Make It Up As You...
Before Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa started Warby Parker with their fellow cofounders Jeff Raider and Andy Hunt, they felt the way a lot of new grads do: extremely well-educated in a narrow range of...
View ArticleAirbnb Adds Reservation Booking Through Resy, In San Francisco For Now
If you’re perusing Airbnb offerings in San Francisco, you might notice something new: reservation booking through Resy. Last November, Airbnb announced it would be integrating Resy’s reservation...
View ArticleFreelancers: Here’s The Secret To Getting Long-Term Clients
The ranks of freelancers are growing. An October 2016 report by Upwork and Freelancers Union puts the number of independent workers at 55 million–a whopping 35% of the workforce.But the same things...
View ArticleThe Unicorn Craze, Explained
A month ago, the Melbourne-based skincare company Frank Body announced on Instagram that it would be launching a new body scrub that leaves your skin with a sparkly glow. The brand isn’t a fan of...
View ArticleMost Men Ask Their Phone For Advice Before Dad, So Gillette Made An App For That
According to Gillette’s research, 84% of guys said their go-to source for information is their phone, while just 13% said they turn to Dad first. And 72% of guys said their phone was the one source of...
View ArticleFacebook Adds New Live Features To Keep You Closer To Your Friends
Since launching in 2015, Facebook Live has been a huge focus for the social network. Originally just a live-streaming option for celebrities and special events, the service became available for...
View ArticlePinterest’s New AI Features Let You Snap Your Meal And Find The Recipe
Today Pinterest announced new ways for users to collect, search, and explore recipes–positioning the popular image-collecting site to further compete with cooking sites like Epicurious.com.On Tuesday,...
View ArticleIs Microsoft’s New Surface Pro Ho-Hum? Nope, Just Mature Technology
Slightly less than a half-decade ago, Microsoft made one the most memorable announcements in its history: For the first time, it would design and sell its own PCs, in the form of a new line of Windows...
View ArticleMuslims United For Manchester Is Raising Money For Victims Of The Terror Attack
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 22 people, including children, and wounded nearly 50 others at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England on...
View ArticleObama’s Clean Power Plan Might Be Dead In D.C., But States Are...
On May 16, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Directive 11, which mandates that the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) begin developing a regulatory framework for...
View ArticleGreenpeace Is Targeting Corporations That Use Lawsuits To Silence Protestors...
In May 2016, multinational forestry giant Resolute Forest Products filed a $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace, in what the environmental group says is part of a larger trend of corporations using...
View ArticleThree Things You Need To Do To Avoid Hitting A Career Plateau
Climbing the corporate ladder used to be a good metaphor for success, but promotions no longer come rung by rung. That’s because the business world has fundamentally shifted in gradual but profound...
View ArticleHow To Land A Promotion Without Going To The Office
Employees are spending more time working from home. According to Gallup’s 2017 “State of the American Workplace” report, one in five employees now works outside of the office full time. That number is...
View ArticleTo Safely Dispose Of Chemical Weapons, The U.S. Army Has Developed Some...
The chemical weapons attack in Syria this past April was a tragic reminder of why most of the world has renounced the use of such munitions. And it’s sadder still that it came almost exactly 20 years...
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