Play buttonBusiness Restaurants and Grocery Retailers Fight Back Against Delivery Appsobserver.com - Brittain Ladd Dear restaurant and grocery store owners, you most likely have a big problem. Third-party delivery companies are eating your lunch. No, not literally …
Social Media Companies Why the Instagram Influencer Backlash Is Making Users Flock to TikTokobserver.com - Charlotte Barnett On June 20, The Atlantic published an instantly viral article that revealed an aspiring influencer’s pitch document for her own “surprise” engagement. …
Technology What Makes for Great Leadership: Q&A With Ex-Facebook VP Tom Arrixobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Tom Arrix has been building technology and communication brands for decades. As head of marketing and sales at various corporations, Arrix witnessed …
Play buttonApple Card Apple’s Latest Invention: Yes, It’s a Credit Cardobserver.com - Elizabeth Sander The Apple Card doesn’t really seem like a credit card. After all, Apple is not a bank. And although many Americans have a tendency to trust …
Technology Toys ‘R’ Us Will Relaunch With Gen Z-Friendly ‘Interactive’ Storesobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Don’t call it a comeback yet, but down-on-its-luck toy retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is relaunching its stores with a modern twist later this year. The toy …
Technology New Startup Builds Housing in Your Yard, Splits Rental Profit With Youobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Silicon Valley is attempting to solve the housing crisis as cities face inventory shortage. This week, startup Rent the Backyard launched its service, …
China CEO of World’s Largest Money Manager Weighs in on China’s Shaky Economyobserver.com - Sissi Cao Earlier this week, China sent a shockwave throughout the global market after its government confirmed that the country’s second-quarter gross …
Play buttonTechnology Don’t Let Google Play God: Benefits of a Decentralized Search Engineobserver.com - Harmon Leon On HBO’s Silicon Valley, the Pied Piper crew’s mission is to create a decentralized internet that cuts out intermediaries like Facebook, Google, and …
Jeffrey Epstein Les Wexner Denies Knowledge of Esptein’s Sex Trafficking—But No One Believes Himobserver.com - Sissi Cao Amid alleged pedophile Jeffrey Esptein’s notoriously opaque business dealings, Les Wexner—the CEO of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria’s …
Postmates Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann Says Gig Economy Has Wronged Workersobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Unlike his fellow chief executive officers who rely on contract workers, Postmates’ Bastian Lehmann wants a push for improvement of workforce …
FaceApp From Russia With Old Age: What Are the Security Concerns About FaceApp?observer.com - Harmon Leon Remember the carefree days of last week? It doesn’t seem too long ago. Everybody was having fun with FaceApp. Remember? It’s the delightful photo …
Technology New Music-Focused Wellness App Wave Is Peak Meditationobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho There’s a new guided meditation app in town, and this one is forgoing waterfalls for a diverse music mix. Wave launched this week thanks to a $5.7 …
Nick Clegg Facebook’s New Chief Image Fixer Recalls Struggle Before Accepting Jobobserver.com - Sissi Cao Back in the fall of 2018, when Facebook was drowning in the hot water of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Britain’s former deputy prime minister Nick …
Amazon After Record Prime Day, a $23 Billion Antitrust Fine Awaits Amazonobserver.com - Sissi Cao During this year’s 48-hour Prime Day sale event, Amazon moved over 175 million units of products, beating any two-day period in the company’s …
Technology Philips Aims to Enhance Patient-Doctor Communication With New Health Care Acquisitionobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho The global corporation has reportedly acquired Boston-based Medumo, a digital platform that helps hospitals communicate with their patients. …
Amazon Prime Day Is Officially the New Black Friday—And Not Just for Amazonobserver.com - Sissi Cao The annual Amazon Prime Day is officially the largest online shopping event in the U.S. During the 48-hour sales extravaganza this year, Amazon sold …
Louvre The Louvre Removes Sackler Name From Walls, but Won’t Say It’s Because of Protestsobserver.com - Helen Holmes According to photographs posted this morning on an Instagram account managed by the prescription addiction intervention group P.A.I.N., plaques and …
Bill Gates Owner of Louis Vuitton & Sephora Is Now Officially Richer Than Bill Gatesobserver.com - Sissi Cao France’s richest person Bernard Arnault, who owns the parent company of Louis Vuitton, Sephora and Moët & Chandon Champagne, recently became the …
Julian Assange What Tech Did Julian Assange Use at the Ecuadorian Embassy for His DNC Email Drops?observer.com - Harmon Leon Julian Assange was a terrible houseguest at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. In 2012, the WikiLeaks co-founder was granted asylum status by the …
Mobile Technology France’s ‘Flying Soldier’ Steals the Spotlight With an Actual Hoverboardobserver.com - Chris Roberts Sunday was Bastille Day. In France, “La Fête Nationale” is less about revolution and more about showcasing the country’s relatively woke …
Smart Speaker Hey Alexa, Start a Revolution! What the Future of Technology Looks Likeobserver.com - Dan Granger In technology, timing is everything. But like gazing at the stars with the naked eye, what appears to be the present is only an approximation of the …
John F. Kennedy What Lessons Can JFK’s Pledge to Reach the Moon Provide for Trump?observer.com - John A. Tures As we approach the 50th anniversary of the U.S. moon landing, we’re not only going to reminisce about one of humanity’s greatest achievements, but …
Technology The ‘Google Maps’ of Drone Flying Is Now Here to Help Keep Skies Safeobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Alphabet’s drone developing subsidiary Wing has released a navigation app for drone flying. In an announcement for its OpenSky app released today, the …
Peter Thiel Peter Thiel’s Attack on Google’s ‘Treason’ Is Confusing and Sort of a Double Standardobserver.com - Sissi Cao It’s a sensitive time for America’s Big Tech companies to do business in China amid a heated U.S.-China tech war. But when it comes to …
Stewart Butterfield Slack’s CEO Compares Microsoft Teams ‘Threat’ to Failed Bing Effortsobserver.com - Gabriela Barkho Just weeks after Slack’s IPO, the workplace mainstay is already facing competition from Microsoft. However, the company’s co-founder and CEO doesn’t …
Technology Brooklyn’s Formula E Race Reveals What We Can Expect From Electric Cars of the Futureobserver.com - Neal Pollack When I first went to a Formula E race, five years ago in the streets of Miami, it felt a little bit like a freak show. It was the first season, and …
Amazon Did Jeff Bezos Just Admit to Exploiting USPS as Amazon’s ‘Delivery Boy’?observer.com - Sissi Cao Remember President Donald Trump’s “obsession” with Amazon during March 2018, when he slammed the e-commerce giant in a week-long tweetstorm, accusing …
Business From Refugee Camp to NYC With Only $200: Q&A With ModaBox Founder Monica Phromsavanhobserver.com - Nina Roberts In a spacious apartment of creamy white surfaces, Monica Phromsavanh, founder of ModaBox, a fashion shopping box service, sits on a contemporary …
John Sculley Former CEO John Sculley Calls iPhone Decline Apple’s ‘Biggest Problem’observer.com - Gabriela Barkho Even Apple’s former CEO agrees that Apple has ground to make up. John Sculley, who served as the company’s chief executive officer from 1983 to 1993, …
