Quartzadded this to QuartzyStephanie Grisham FLOTUS spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham named White House press secretaryQuartz - Heather TimmonsMelania Trump’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, will be the new White House press secretary. It’s an unusual choice to represent the nerve center of the world’s biggest economy and most powerful military,
Quartzadded this to How We'll WinFlorida Florida woman jailed for taking and turning in her abuser's gunsQuartz - Ephrat LivniCourtney Taylor Irby is anxiously waiting to hear from Polk County, Florida prosecutors. They are considering pursuing criminal charges against her for burglary and firearm grand theft. She was arrested
Quartzadded this to The 2050 ProjectJetBlue JetBlue is taking Walmart to court over its Jetblack shopping serviceQuartz - Marc BainWalmart apparently got JetBlue’s attention last year when the giant retailer rolled out Jetblack, a service that allows members to easily order products by text message. In a lawsuit filed June 21 in New
Quartzadded this to The 2050 ProjectJerome Powell Fed chair Jerome Powell argues against political meddling and trade warsQuartz - Kevin J. DelaneyUS Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell quietly fired back at president Donald Trump, re-asserting the independence of the central bank, and identifying Trump’s trade war with China as a key concern
Quartzadded this to The 2050 ProjectFinance How to make money off Facebook’s LibraQuartz - Matthew De SilvaSince Facebook announced its planned Libra currency June 18, the bitcoin market has gone haywire. The original cryptocurrency surged from $9,000 to $11,000 this past week, as investors perceived Facebook’s
Quartzadded this to Davos 2019Amazon Amazon Prime Day 2019 will be July 15 and 16Quartz - Mike MurphyAmazon Prime Day, the company’s made-up sales holiday to ship more products on a random day in July, is nearly upon us again. Amazon has announced that this year’s festivities will take place on July and
Quartzadded this to How We'll Win: The Other HalfChina Chinese real estate buyers are leaving New York in drovesQuartz - Max de HaldevangChina’s capital controls are making their mark on New York’s luxury real estate market. In an effort to shore up its currency, the world’s second biggest economy has been cracking down on money leaving
Quartzadded this to The Talent QuotientAirbnb Airbnb Luxe lets you rent a castle, ski lodge, or private islandQuartz - Sangeeta Singh-KurtzAirbnb entered the luxury market today with a new rental tier called Airbnb Luxe. The Luxe portfolio includes 2,000 homes for rent, all vetted and selected from the 5,000 properties Airbnb added to its
Quartzadded this to Quartz at WorkBritish Virgin Islands British tax haven Jersey is returning Sani Abacha's $270 million to NigeriaQuartz - Max de HaldevangA trio of secretive British tax havens beloved of kleptocrats and money-launderers are facing unprecedented pressure to open their books. Two influential backbench MPs, Labour’s Margaret Hodge and the
Quartzadded this to Redesigning FashionEconomics Pubic policy is ignoring mainstream economicsQuartz - Allison SchragerAlan Blinder, a Princeton economist and former vice-chair of the US Federal Reserve, is credited with coming up with what he calls “Murphy’s Law of economic policy.” It goes as follows: “Economists have
Quartzadded this to CES 2019Women's Suffrage British suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst was an “honorary Ethiopian”Quartz - Abdi Latif DahirHistory and religion converge at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Initially established by Emperor Menelik II in 1891, the current grand and ornate church wasn’t built until
Quartzadded this to United Nations General AssemblyPascal Siakam Giannis wins MVP, Pascal Siakam wins Most improved at NBA AwardsQuartz - Yomi KazeemIt’s official: the best player in the world’s best basketball league is Nigerian—at least by heritage. After a breakout remarkable season, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek-Nigerian Milwaukee Bucks star,
Quartzadded this to How We'll WinShanty Towns Slums beat Taj Mahal as India's most popular tourist drawQuartz - Ephrat LivniOne of the largest slums in Asia just became the favorite tourist “experience” for travelers to India in 2019, beating out classic draws like the legendary Taj Mahal. TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards
Quartzadded this to The Talent QuotientChina China ends policy steering EV makers to local battery firmsQuartz - Echo HuangAs China phases out subsidies for electric vehicles next year, it’s also ending a related policy that effectively shut out foreign battery makers, creating the domestic monopoly we see today. China’s of
Quartzadded this to QuartzyGoogle Shopping Google's Blue Dot mental health project promotes compassionate listeningQuartz - Lila MacLellanGoogle’s data-driven approach has long applied to its own workplaces. It has crafted onboarding and maternity leave practices around insights derived from employee statistics, gathered figures to investigate
Quartzadded this to How We'll Win: The Other HalfPersonality How introverts and extroverts can be better at small talkQuartz - Cassie WerberConversations with strangers can go one of two ways. Some are unyieldingly boring—an exchange of information in which neither side reveals more about themselves than could be gleaned from LinkedIn. But
Quartzadded this to The 2050 ProjectTelemundo Your guide to the 2020 Democratic primary debatesQuartz - Annalisa MerelliThe very crowded club of Democratic hopefuls to the US presidency isn’t closing its doors to new members just yet: the latest of the 24 official candidates joined the race just yesterday. But for those
Quartzadded this to Davos 2019Investing These are the questions every founder should answer in their pitch to investorsQuartz - Quartz StaffAaron Levie is co-founder and CEO of the file-storage company Box, which serves 70% of the Fortune 500. He says that he completely flipped what Box promises its customers after conversations with investors.
Quartzadded this to The Talent QuotientTencent China’s first-generation dating app has been shut down by TencentQuartz - Jane LiTencent, the Chinese technology giant that operates the ubiquitous messaging app WeChat, has shut down an anonymous chat function that at one time was one of the few outlets where people could vent their
Quartzadded this to Quartzy Everything you need to know about PreCheck and Global EntryQuartz - Zachary M. SewardIf you’ve been thinking about applying for any of the US government’s expedited screening programs for frequent fliers—Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, and the like—don’t put it off any longer. The process
Quartzadded this to How We'll Win: The Other HalfExtortion When to go can be as important as whereQuartz - Sam GrobartThe difference between a reasonably priced trip and a budget-busting act of extortion can sometimes be a matter of days. Travel site Trivago has collected data on how the average hotel-room price in major
Quartzadded this to Quartz at WorkHong Kong Where you shop and where you eat is now a political choice in Hong KongQuartz - Isabella StegerWriting in her book Land and the Ruling Class in Hong Kong in 2005, Alice Poon, who formerly worked for some of Hong Kong’s biggest property developers, said that it was just a matter of time before deep-seated
Quartzadded this to The Talent QuotientFinance What counts as a green or sustainable investment?Quartz - Eshe NelsonThe European Union says that the region needs an additional €175-290 billion in private investment a year (pdf) to become a “climate-neutral” economy by 2050. (That’s $199-330 billion.) That may sound
Quartzadded this to Quartz at WorkAir India Canada's indifference to the 1985 Air India bombing is disturbingQuartz - Chandrima ChakrabortyOn June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 departed Toronto via Montreal for Delhi with 329 passengers and crew, mostly Canadians of Indian ancestry. They included 82 children under the age of 13. The end
Quartzadded this to Rewiring Small BusinessMike Pompeo Mike Pompeo’s India visit to push US oil and gas over Iran'sQuartz - Kuwar SinghSecretary of state Mike Pompeo’s visit to New Delhi on June 25-26 will have a special focus on US fossil fuel exports to India. Indian imports of US crude oil rose three-fold month-on-month in March, latest
Quartzadded this to United Nations General AssemblyMillennials Indian millennials are high on life goals but low on moneyQuartz - Niharika SharmaIndian life goals are evolving, but the means to achieve them aren’t. From owning a big house and securing a safe government job, to overseas travel and work-life balance, millennials’ aspirations are
Quartzadded this to The Talent QuotientiPad Apple, just admit the iPad is a computer and give us a mouseQuartz - Mike Murphy• Open Settings • Tap “Accessibility” down in the left-hand menu • Tap “Touch” • Tap the “AssistiveTouch” bar near the top of the screen • Turn on the “AssistiveTouch” toggle near the top of the screen
Quartzadded this to QuartzyPlay buttonFalcon Heavy Watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch for just the third timeQuartz - Tim FernholzElon Musk says tonight’s Falcon Heavy mission is one of SpaceX’s most difficult ever. He always says that, but the bombastic entrepreneur usually has a point. Tonight’s flight will feature some unusual
Quartzadded this to CES 2019Play buttonLouisiana Scientists spotted a rare giant squid swimming off the coast of LouisianaQuartz - Chase PurdyThe moment was brief. A creature slowly oscillated into the light, arms akimbo—then nothing. A chance sight plunged back into darkness for who knows how long. Capturing a giant squid on camera is rare.
