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SAP agrees to buy Qualtrics for $8B in cash, just before the survey software company’s IPO
TechCrunch - Catherine Shu
Ryan Smith of Qualtrics speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 Enterprise software giant SAP announced today that it has agreed to acquire Qualtrics for $8 billion in cash, just before the survey
Los Angeles
In Japan, an open-air architecture museum that honors Western-inspired architecture - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Charles Fleming
Japan may have more theme parks per capita than any other country. Besides Disneyland, Legoland and Universal Studios, there are smaller parks featuring a miniature Spain, a miniature Holland and celebrations
Customers
The funnel is dead. Long live the consumer decision journey - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
The Economist
This blog was written by David Edelman and Francesco Banfi from McKinsey & Company Nearly three quarters of companies believe their budget for …
Shopping
This smart toothbrush will clean all your teeth in just 6 seconds
Digital Trends - Digital Trends Staff
There are plenty of things in life that are a part of our routine. We’ve gotten used to them. They’re comfortable and familiar. And brushing your …
Goldman Sachs
There will be an oil shortage in the 2020s, Goldman Sachs says
CNBC - David Reid
An oil shortage is coming says Goldman Sachs, because firms cannot fully invest in future production. Global oil majors are increasingly looking to …
The Brain
Super-Empaths Are Real, Says Science
VICE - Hannah Ewens
New research has suggested that 1 to 2 percent of the population struggle to differentiate between their own bodily feelings and other people's. People who claim to be able to feel the emotional, mental
Geek
How Plants Produce Oxygen Revealed by 'Tour-de-Force' Laser Measurement
Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum
An experiment using intense laser pulses has allowed scientists to watch plants produce oxygen from water part of photosynthesis in real time, …
Sports
Adidas slips in Europe as Stan Smiths, Superstars go out of fashion
Reuters - By Emma Thomasson
BERLIN (Reuters) - Adidas (ADSGn.DE) cut its 2018 revenue forecast on Wednesday after third quarter sales fell in western Europe, where it was hit by changing fashions and Nike's (NKE.N) gains in soccer.
Travel
Hate lines at the airport? Pay to make them go away
Los Angeles Times - By By George Hobica
Long lines are the bane of the airline passenger's existence, especially during peak holiday travel. A cascade of them, from check-in to security to boarding, and then through immigration and customs isn't
European News
Belgium accused of mishandling billions of dictator Gadaffi's assets
Euronews - euronews
An investigation is underway into the billions of euros missing from Belgian banks that belonged to the late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. This comes after Belgian authorities were accused of paying
IMF
A Chinese recession is inevitable - don't think it won't affect you
The Guardian - Kenneth Rogoff
When China finally has its inevitable growth recession – which will almost surely be amplified by a financial crisis, given the economy’s massive leverage – how will the rest of world be affected? With
Donald Trump
Lindsey Graham said there’d be “holy hell to pay” if Trump fired Sessions. But that was then.
Vox - Alex Ward
Graham used to defend Sessions. Now he’s defending the president. “If Jeff Sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said those words while speaking to reporters in
Science
Weed Wins on Election Day. So What Comes Next?
WIRED - Matt Simon
And so a few more dominoes fall. Michigan voted to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, while Utah and Missouri legalized it for medical use, …
Technology
8 expert predictions on what will define tech in 2019
TNW - Andrea Hak
If you’re a tech junkie, you’ve inevitably thought about what it would be like to run into your future self, even just a year from now. What apps would be on your phone? How would your user experience
Montreal Protocol
Ozone layer hole will 'totally heal within 50 years'
CNN - By Lianne Kolirin, CNN
(CNN) — The hole in the Earth's ozone layer is expected to fully heal within 50 years, climate change experts predict in a new UN report. A fragile shield of gas around the planet, the ozone layer protects
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Will Be the Greatest Jobs Engine the World Has Ever Seen
Entrepreneur - Byron Reese
Fears that AI will make many types of workers unemployable are unfounded. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the past few years, artificial intelligence has advanced so that
Science
Earth has two extra, hidden 'moons'
National Geographic - Andrew Fazekas
Science & InnovationStarstruck First spied in the 1960s, the huge dust clouds have now been confirmed—and may affect plans for future space exploration. 3 Minute Read Earth’s moon may not be alone. After
News
Suicides Among Japanese Children Reach Highest Level in 3 Decades
The New York Times - By MOTOKO RICH and MAKIKO INOUE
TOKYO — Suicides by young people in Japan rose to their highest level in three decades in 2017, according to new figures released by the government. Japan has a persistent problem with suicides, although
Technology
Spotify plans to buy back up to $1 billion in stock
TechCrunch - Sarah Perez
In a move aimed at boosting its falling stock price, Spotify this morning announced it would buy back up to $1.0 billion worth of stock – up to 10 million in ordinary shares. The repurchase program was
J.P. Morgan
JP Morgan is letting clients access its trading software in a glimpse of Wall Street's tech future
CNBC - Hugh Son
J.P. Morgan Chase is letting clients tap crucial software used by its own trading desks for the first time. At the heart of the world's biggest …
Science
Bitcoin Will Burn the Planet Down. The Question: How Fast?
WIRED - Adam Rogers
Max Krause was thinking of buying some bitcoin, as one does. But Krause is an engineer—mostly he works on modeling greenhouse gas emissions from …
Cultural Appropriation
Stephen Fry pronounces the death of classical liberalism: ‘We are irrelevant and outdated bystanders’
The Guardian - Stephanie Convery
Perhaps the question we need to be asking is not 'how do we get back to the middle?' but 'what is the right thing to do?' Politics is so toxic right now, why not just opt out completely? When Stephen proposed
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz: 'America should be a warning to other countries'
The Guardian - Gareth Hutchens
Most Americans want a higher minimum wage, they want gun control, they want access to healthcare … yet our democracy can’t deliver it Joseph Stiglitz The magnitude of the dysfunction [on climate change]
DIY
There’s a new way to browse Netflix’s secret categories, and it’s awesome
bgr.com - Zach Epstein
Is there any service out there that’s anywhere close to being as universally loved by its users as Netflix? Nothing comes to mind. The service …
Harvard Business School
Harvard Research Finds That Teamwork, Creativity, and Innovation Can't Happen Without 2 Powerful Words |
Inc Magazine - By Marcel Schwantes
What if I said that success in the knowledge economy is predicated on having a corporate climate that does not ridicule, silence, or intimidate the steady flow of new ideas (however bad they may be), from
Bitcoin
After 10 Years, Bitcoin Has Changed Everything—and Nothing
WIRED - Klint Finley
Ten years ago today, someone using the name Satoshi Nakamoto sent an academic paper to a cryptography mailing list proposing a form of digital cash …
S&P 500
Wall St. rebounds as chip, transport shares surge
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes jumped more than 1 percent on Tuesday, helped by strong gains for chip and transport stocks as investors took advantage of cheaper prices following a steep
Technology
Zuckerberg says the future is sharing via 100B messages & 1B Stories/day
TechCrunch - Josh Constine
The News Feed won’t sustain Facebook forever, and that’s scaring investors. Today on Facebook’s earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg stressed that sharing is shifting to private chat, where people send 100 messages
Tech Industry
What Canada's Weed Shortage Means for Pot Stocks
Cheddar
It's been about two weeks since Canada opened the retail market for recreational marijuana and now faces a shortage of supply. Cowen Managing …
Cryptocurrency Exchange
Coinbase completes $300M funding round to become an $8B company
TNW - Mix
It’s official: popular cryptocurrency exchange desk Coinbase is now an $8 billion company. In an announcement, Coinbase COO Asiff Hirji revealed the company has completed an additional $300 million investment

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SAP agrees to buy Qualtrics for $8B in cash, just before the survey software company’s IPO

In Japan, an open-air architecture museum that honors Western-inspired architecture - Los Angeles Times

The funnel is dead. Long live the consumer decision journey - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

This smart toothbrush will clean all your teeth in just 6 seconds

There will be an oil shortage in the 2020s, Goldman Sachs says

Super-Empaths Are Real, Says Science

How Plants Produce Oxygen Revealed by 'Tour-de-Force' Laser Measurement

Adidas slips in Europe as Stan Smiths, Superstars go out of fashion

Hate lines at the airport? Pay to make them go away

Belgium accused of mishandling billions of dictator Gadaffi's assets

A Chinese recession is inevitable - don't think it won't affect you

Lindsey Graham said there’d be “holy hell to pay” if Trump fired Sessions. But that was then.

Weed Wins on Election Day. So What Comes Next?

8 expert predictions on what will define tech in 2019

Ozone layer hole will 'totally heal within 50 years'

Artificial Intelligence Will Be the Greatest Jobs Engine the World Has Ever Seen

Earth has two extra, hidden 'moons'

Suicides Among Japanese Children Reach Highest Level in 3 Decades

Spotify plans to buy back up to $1 billion in stock

JP Morgan is letting clients access its trading software in a glimpse of Wall Street's tech future

Bitcoin Will Burn the Planet Down. The Question: How Fast?

Stephen Fry pronounces the death of classical liberalism: ‘We are irrelevant and outdated bystanders’

Joseph Stiglitz: 'America should be a warning to other countries'

There’s a new way to browse Netflix’s secret categories, and it’s awesome

Harvard Research Finds That Teamwork, Creativity, and Innovation Can't Happen Without 2 Powerful Words |

After 10 Years, Bitcoin Has Changed Everything—and Nothing

Wall St. rebounds as chip, transport shares surge

Zuckerberg says the future is sharing via 100B messages & 1B Stories/day

What Canada's Weed Shortage Means for Pot Stocks

Coinbase completes $300M funding round to become an $8B company