Technology Walgreens and Alphabet’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot Programobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Walgreens is skipping ground prescription delivery and shooting right for the sky. The national drugstore chain, along with FedEx and Alphabet-owned …
Space Exploration This Inflatable Space Habitat Could House the Next Astronauts to Walk on the Moonobserver.com - Amy Thompson Fifty years ago, humanity achieved one of its greatest accomplishments: landing on the moon. But before NASA’s astronauts stepped on the lunar …
Robotics A Record Number of Robots Were Employed in 2018—Here’s What They Do and Whereobserver.com - Sissi Cao It’s true that more robots than ever are participating in the human labor force. Last year, businesses worldwide spent $26 billion employing some 70 …
Technology How Jetblack CEO Jennifer Fleiss Is Leading the Evolution of E-Commerceobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Jennifer Fleiss has been quite busy since leaving Rent the Runway, the company she founded with her Harvard Business School classmate Jennifer …
Postmates Postmates IPO Is Expected Soon After Latest $225 Million Funding Roundobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Postmates is officially going public. The delivery service is preparing for its upcoming initial public offering, TechCrunch reported on Thursday, …
Amazon Amazon’s Fix for Climate Change: Building a UPS-Sized Electric Delivery Networkobserver.com - Sissi Cao On Thursday, right before the weeklong “Climate Strike” was about to kick off worldwide, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a bold plan called the …
Apps Vitamin Delivery Service Ritual Launches Apple Watch App to Help Users Establish Habitsobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho The new Apple Watch Series 5 is here and has brought with it an array of dedicated health apps. One of Apple’s new software launch partners is vitamin …
Apps Artificial Intelligence Wants to Determine If You’re in Love or Notobserver.com - Harmon Leon Oh boy, everything in the world is all broken down to analytics nowadays, isn’t it? Even romance. Ones and zeros. The modern world never ceases to …
Insurance A Closer Look at Rocket Insurance, a Peculiar Branch of the Space Industryobserver.com - Sissi Cao Over the past few decades, rocket launches have become more frequent and more safe. The failure rate of space missions—manned and unmanned alike—has …
Amazon Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Climate Pledge Is a Huge Win for This Tesla Rivalobserver.com - Sissi Cao Jeff Bezos is determined to rewrite Amazon’s reputation as a sweat shop burdening the environment. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, …
Technology Peloton Hit With Another $300M Music Licensing Fee Ahead of IPOobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Peloton’s use of pop music could overshadow its upcoming IPO. The cycling-focused company received a fresh update to its previous lawsuit this week. …
Zuckerberg A Sneak Peek Into Mark Zuckerberg’s Secret Trip Back to Capitol Hillobserver.com - Sissi Cao Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is back on Capitol Hill this week for the first time since his highly publicized congressional hearing in April of 2018, …
Amazon Amazon Shoppers Can Now Use Cash for Online Purchases Via PayCodeobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho The arrival of Amazon’s PayCode on U.S. shores now means that customers can use cash to pay for online orders. The tech giant’s new feature is a …
Business Rockefeller Family Deepens Ties in Silicon Valley Through Elite Mergerobserver.com - Sissi Cao Rockefeller Capital Management, a wealth advisory firm spun off last year from Rockefeller & Co., the former family office serving the Rockefeller …
WeWork WeWork’s Head of Real Estate Partnerships Departs Amid IPO Delayobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho As the We Company continues struggling to reach the Nasdaq, its IPO woes are also coinciding with a number of key players stepping down. This week …
Elon Musk Elon Musk Is the Most Inspiring Boss, According to Those Not Working for Himobserver.com - Sissi Cao America’s favorite rocket and car man Elon Musk is a polarizing figure—you either love him or you hate him. While industry veterans and his own …
Guns Amazon’s Answer to Gun Violence: Ban Ads for Books About Ending Gun Violenceobserver.com - Rick Smith Earlier this year, I published a book called The End of Killing. It examines how new technology can help us end violence, with a focus on premeditated …
Technology Artificial Intelligence Can Now Gauge Your Risk of Cardiovascular Deathobserver.com - Harmon Leon Finally, some non-scary artificial intelligence (AI) news that won’t scare the living bejeezus out of you: artificial intelligence has proven to be a …
The Arts CEO Explains How Artificial Intelligence Is Disrupting the Theater Industryobserver.com - John A. Tures When you buy Broadway tickets, it’s not like buying groceries. It’s a top-of-the-line purchase, with lots of complicated details that need to be …
Technology Wikileaf, the ‘Priceline of Pot,’ Is Going Public Next Weekobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Cannabis marketplace Wikileaf is preparing to go public next week. The Seattle-based startup will become one of just a handful of cannabis stocks when …
Shopify Shopify Launches New Features for CBD Sellers as Safety Concerns Growobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho CBD merchants just got a major boost for online sales. Shopify announced on Tuesday the addition of several features specifically for CBD and hemp …
Apple Apple Refuses to Pay Ireland $14 Billion in Back Taxes—And the Irish Don’t Want Itobserver.com - Sissi Cao On Tuesday, a group of Apple lawyers argued in Luxembourg at a European Union court in a bid to reverse a European Commission (EC) ruling from three …
Robotics Ex-Google Engineer Warns AI ‘Killer Robots’ Could Cause Catastrophesobserver.com - Harmon Leon Remember back in March of 2018, when a younger Elon Musk addressed a crowd at SXSW by stating, “Mark my words—AI is far more dangerous than …
Elon Musk A Lunar Space Elevator Is Actually Feasible & Inexpensive, Scientists Findobserver.com - Sissi Cao From NASA and ESA (the European Space Agency) to Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, it’s every space institute’s and tech billionaire’s dream to return to the …
Technology How a New AI Breakthrough Could Undermine the Financial Industry’s Entire Foundationobserver.com - Jonathan Russo Have we reached an artificial intelligence (AI) milestone overload? Are we so jaded about momentous breakthroughs in AI capabilities that we no …
Technology NYC Online Pharmacy Startup Capsule to Bring Prescription Drug Delivery Nationwideobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Virtual pharmacy startup Capsule is expanding beyond its New York City roots. The Manhattan-based company announced a $200 million investment, which …
Justin Sun Buffett’s Scandalous Lunch Date Asks to Get Involved With Andrew Yang’s UBI Raffleobserver.com - Sissi Cao At the Democratic debate last week, 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang surprised the country with a cash raffle to give out a one-year, …
Technology Flipping the Mattress Industry: Why Trendy Sleep Startups Are Opening Physical Storesobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Seeing a mattress commercial these days feels as out of fashion as your favorite early aughts low-rise jeans. Never mind that you probably don’t have …
Taika Waititi Disney Should Do Whatever It Takes to Sign Taika Waititi to an Overall Dealobserver.com - Brandon Katz In Hollywood’s ever-expanding arm’s race for content, creators are being recruited at a premium. It’s why Disney aggressively pursued …
