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9 new books that will make you smarter, wealthier and happier this…
Leave it to Amazon to curate your summer reading list this year. Not only will these books help elevate your finances, success and happiness, but you'll also end the summer feeling more motivated and…
Will This German Startup Win The Translation Game?
The Cologne-based company's focus on the quality of their translations (rather than the quantity of languages they have) seems to be serving them well, making DeepL one to watch in the translation…
On Presentations
The Art of Presentation is the Art of Storytelling. Storytelling is Magic.
In Fundraising
Five Essential Pitch Tips According To A Legendary Investor Behind Lyft, Slack,…
Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talks to Carmine Gallo about pitch techniques, storytelling and communication skills.
'It's getting warmer, wetter, wilder': the Arctic town heating faster than anywhere
In the world’s northernmost town, temperatures have risen by 4C, devastating homes, wildlife and even the cemetery. Will the rest of the planet heed its warning?
The science of influencing people: six ways to win an argument
Hidebound views on subjects such as the climate crisis and Brexit are the norm – but science may sway stubborn opinions
In Leadership
Don’t ask forgiveness, radiate intent
As simple encouragement to act, “ask forgiveness, not permission” is fair enough. But here are 4 reasons to signal your intentions:
In Journalism
Newsonomics: The New York Times puts personalization front and center — just…
The Times knows its editors' judgment of what's important is one of its critical selling points. But in order to surface more than a sliver of its journalism each day, it's now willing to respond to…
Six Principles for Designing Any Chart
An introduction to Google’s new data visualization guidelines
Europe has had five 500-year summers in 15 years. And now this
A continent without air conditioning struggles with 100-degree days in June—and wonders how it will cope with the hotter years ahead.
In Blockchain
How Facebook’s new blockchain might revolutionize our digital identities
The Libra cryptocurrency was unveiled on a wave of hype and speculation. But what its white paper suggested about Facebook’s vision for how we manage our identifying credentials may be just as…
In Advertising
Almost 70% of digital ad spending going to Google, Facebook, Amazon, says…
However, eMarketer revised downward its estimate of Amazon's share of e-commerce from nearly 50% to 38%.
In Netflix
Streaming TV is about to get very expensive
With Disney, Apple and others about to launch their own services, a lot of your favourite shows are likely to vanish behind paywalls. The golden age of streaming is over
US in energy landmark as renewables produce more electricity than coal
In April, clean energy provided 23% of America’s electricity compared to coal’s 20% – the first time coal has been surpassed by renewable sources
New real-time price alerts for the Coinbase app
Today, we’re introducing real-time price alerts for any cryptocurrency supported by Coinbase, available in the Coinbase mobile app. Now…
In Mixer
Would You Pay $30 a Month to Check Your Email?
One of Silicon Valley’s buzziest start-ups, Superhuman, is betting its app’s shiny features are worth a premium price.
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Charles BaldwinFor $30/months, not me. I remember when email used to do most of these things. All sounds more like hype.
Mark Zuckerberg Stole Facebook, Now He’s Stealing Bitcoin
As Facebook launches Libra, the very concept of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is under threat. The revolution will not be on Facebook.
In Google
Google Integrates Cryptocurrency Project With New Blockchain Oracle
Ethereum app builders using Google software will be able to integrate data from sources outside the blockchain through a partnership with Chainlink, which provides inputs and outputs necessary to run…
Redpoint SaaS Startup Key Metrics Template
Over the last decade or so, I’ve compiled a metrics sheet to summarise a SaaS business. While no living document like this is ever perfect, this is currently the best board-level summary of the…
Bitcoin Price Can Shatter $60,000 This Bull Cycle, Claims Crypto Trader
Crypto trader Josh Rager believes that the price of bitcoin could soar to $60,000 once it crosses the $11,700 resistance.
Here are ten ways AI could help fight climate change
Machine learning has the potential to make some real in-roads in how we tackle out biggest threat.
In Facebook
How Libra Would Work for You
We break down the new Facebook-backed cryptocurrency and what the company hopes you will be able to do with it, even though it hasn’t quite arrived.
In Facebook
Facebook’s Libra Reveals Silicon Valley’s Naked Ambition
Cloaked in the guise of making the world a better place, the cryptocurrency project is really another attempt to go big or go home.
Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Gets Big Backers
Facebook has signed up more than a dozen companies including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber to back the new cryptocurrency that the social-media giant plans to unveil next week.
