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October 20, 2016
Meal-Kit Customers Dine And Dash
Only about 10% of customers stick with HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Plated after six months, new data shows. The companies dispute the data.
Only about 10% of customers stick with HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Plated after six months, new data shows. The companies dispute the data.
Companies like Blue Apron, Plated, and HelloFresh like to pitch their services as a solution for busy consumers who want an easier way to plan their meals, but a new spending analysis shows that the vast majority of customers don't stick with these services over the long term.
What's Next For Illumina?
The DNA sequencing giant dominates its market, but investors are skittish about what the future may hold.
The DNA sequencing giant dominates its market, but investors are skittish about what the future may hold.
For a while, Illumina—the 800-pound gorilla of genomics—could do no wrong. The DNA-sequencing company's market cap more than quadrupled from 2012, to peak at a whopping $34 billion, fueled in part by the growing hype around the potential of genomics to transform how we prevent, diagnose, and treat disease, as well as facilitate medical research discoveries.
How The Presidential Candidates Scored On Their Closing Arguments
Did Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump close the debate with a compelling argument? A trial lawyer and VC weigh in.
Did Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump close the debate with a compelling argument? A trial lawyer and VC weigh in.
Time is almost up for the Clinton and Trump campaigns, a reality that many will greet with a sigh (or existential heave) of relief. Last night's debate may have been both candidates' last, best chance to persuade voters to cast a ballot in their favor.
Why Facial-Recognition Technology Can Be So Biased
The authors of a recent report explain how their findings have reignited a conversation about surveillance and over-policed communities.
The authors of a recent report explain how their findings have reignited a conversation about surveillance and over-policed communities.
It's been widely known for quite some time that police departments across the U.S. use facial recognition technology as one of their tools to catch criminal suspects. But it wasn't until Tuesday, however—when researchers at Georgetown Law School's Center of Privacy and Technology dropped their sprawling report, "The Perpetual Line-Up"—that many of us realized just how biased and far-reaching the implementation of the technology is.
How Gwynnie Bee Is Personalizing The Plus-Size Fashion Experience
Christine Hunsicker on how she's filling a gap in the plus-size market, and her stint on Project Runway: Fashion Startup.
Christine Hunsicker on how she's filling a gap in the plus-size market, and her stint on Project Runway: Fashion Startup.
In the past year, supermodel Ashley Graham challenged the way the fashion industry showcases clothing; Rebel Wilson launched her Torrid fashion line; comedian Melissa McCarthy also introduced her own line, Seven7; and SNL's Leslie Jones convinced big-name designers to take her seriously as a celebrity who wants clothes that make her look beautiful on the red carpet.
Study Finds Work-Life Balance Could Be A Matter Of Life And Death
New research suggests a correlation between an employee's control over their work and their life expectancy.
New research suggests a correlation between an employee's control over their work and their life expectancy.
People often complain that their job is killing them, or that they're working themselves to death, but new research suggests there may be more truth to those clichés than we realize.
Musicians May Be The Key To The Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
Companies scrambling to find cybersecurity talent may want to look toward more creative candidates.
Companies scrambling to find cybersecurity talent may want to look toward more creative candidates.
In his mid-20s, Tom Donahue was faced with a choice. He had a steady job in software consulting. But he was also a gigging musician. It was the mid-'90s—the computer space was burgeoning at the time as more people began to connect their machines to networks. So Donahue would work his nine-to-five consulting job, then drive over an hour to some Colorado bar in the Rocky Mountains, play until 1 a.m., drive home to nap a few hours, and go to work again. The music gigs were steady enough, but so were the computer ones. One year he found himself playing music for 50 weeks, yet neither opportunity was drying up.
Full-Time Jobs Can Cheat Entry-Level Workers--Here's An Alternative
Conventional wisdom says that a string of short-term, entry-level positions is bad for your career. What if it's just the opposite?
Conventional wisdom says that a string of short-term, entry-level positions is bad for your career. What if it's just the opposite?
Despite what some hiring managers might tell you, many entry-level jobs simply don't come with real opportunities for learning and growth. That makes it hard to stay interested in a position when you've learned everything there is to know about the role after two months.
The Right Way To Back Out Of A Networking Conversation
Networking events give you limited time to meet people. Here's how to (gracefully) avoid letting someone monopolize your time.
Networking events give you limited time to meet people. Here's how to (gracefully) avoid letting someone monopolize your time.
Does this sound familiar? You're at a networking event with the sole purpose of meeting as many people as possible, when boom! You get stuck in a corner talking to a terribly nice but not terribly useful person.
October 19, 2016
Key Lies From Last Night's Presidential Debate
Truth of fiction? In these presidential debates, it's sometimes hard to tell.
Truth of fiction? In these presidential debates, it's sometimes hard to tell.
We kept score as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in their third and final debate, moderated by Chris Wallace in Las Vegas. Here are some of the most noteworthy whoppers from both sides.
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