The Dieselgate scandal over software and defeat devices designed to cheat emissions regulations on over eleven million diesel Volkswagen cars around the world is a never-ending saga, with a new report suggesting that the company held a presentation designed by executives outlining a plan to cheat on emissions tests all the way back in 2006.
These brands were built on Instagram. They share their strategies for creating a loyal following and driving sales on the platform.
Meet Frank, the cheeky Instagram persona of the Australian skincare startup Frank Body.
Look out, Internet. The new Peach has arrived - and we have Taylor Swift to thank.
A new text messaging app called Talkshow became the buzzy new social platform du jour on Tuesday for its quirky concept: it's like “texting in public.”
The iOS-only app lets users host message-based “Talkshows” about various topics, from sports and politics to TV and music. People notify followers when a Talkshow is live, encouraging anyone who's watching to send messages, post reactions and GIFs or even join in as a co-host. It's like Periscope for texting.
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Founder Michael Sippey said in a blog post that the concept is inspired by a conversation posted online of Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. Read more...
There will be no clouds over Moscow on May Day-because military planes will spray them with liquid nitrogen, granulated carbon dioxide and special cement, miles before they ever get to the city. The chemically perforated sky pests will then either immediately disperse or void themselves first, deluging premature rainwater on whatever villages or suburbs they're over at the time.
Sometimes, everyone is better off when mom goes on strike.
My mother put dinner on the table five or six nights a week when I was growing up, complete with salad and side dishes and place mats and ironed cloth napkins. For many years, I struggled to emulate my mom's domestic achievement-even before I had kids. But I have been broken down since I started to attempt to feed three people other than myself, two of whom are children and one of whom is as picky as a child.
World Wide Hearing is using cheap tech, market incentives, and crash-course training to help restore hearing in impoverished communities.
"It's amazing what you can find in a kid's ear...think bugs and cockroaches and little tiny kids with a tremendous amount of mold coming out of their ears."
That's Audra Renyi, executive director and cofounder of a 5-year-old Montreal-based nonprofit called "World Wide Hearing Foundation International" that wants to help the world's other 99 percent: The hearing-impaired people in poor countries who can't afford a hearing aid, debilitated by a condition that usually has a simple tech fix in wealthier societies.
Tesla's new semi-autonomous Autopilot feature has already saved a few YouTubers from spectacular crashes. But according to Elon Musk, those aren't the exception to the rule: Autopilot has decreased crashes by 50 percent in a few months.
