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March 18, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg Jogs Through Beijing Smog
In what some thought was another attempt to court China, Zuckerberg took a run through Tiananmen Square when air pollution was dangerously high.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo on Friday that shows him jogging through Beijing's Tiananmen Square, on a day when air pollution levels were considered hazardously high. To many people, the gesture looked like yet another attempt to cajole leaders into unblocking Facebook in China, where the site has been banned since 2009.
Managed By Q Gives 5% Of Company To Its Cleaners
United States Labor Secretary Tom Perez said he hopes Managed By Q will be an example for other "on-demand" service companies.
Over the next five years, office management service Managed By Q will give 5% of the company to its workers, CEO Dan Teran announced at a press conference with United States Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Friday.
Think You Know The News? Take The Fast Company Quiz
What happened this week? Here's our quiz for March 18, 2016.
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Stripe Is Going To Help Cuban Startups Do Business In The U.S.
It's finally legal for Cuban entrepreneurs to incorporate and bank in the U.S. With its Atlas service, Stripe is seizing the opportunity.
Being an entrepreneur is never a cakewalk. Doing business in other countries is even tougher. And until the U.S. and Cuba restored relations in July 2015, the idea of a Cuban entrepreneur establishing a toehold in the U.S. would have been unthinkable.
Watch America's Most Patriotic Bald Eagles Hatch, Live!
The eaglets of D.C.'s Mr. President and The First Lady will be here soon.
Just in time for election season, you can now feel your U.S.A. pride by watching bald eagles hatch their eggs via a live feed from the American Eagle Foundation.
Calvin Klein Will Periscope Live-Stream Its Fall Ad Campaign
The storied fashion house is teaming with Twitter's Periscope to offer fans live, behind-the-scenes footage of its fall fashion shoot.
This weekend, Calvin Klein will be using its Periscope channel to give fans a live, behind-the-scenes look at the making of its Fall 2016 advertising campaign.
FBI Warns That Car Hacking Is A Threat To Be Taken Seriously
Offers tips to keep your car safe.
The FBI, together with the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has issued a public service announcement warning drivers that car hacking is a real and serious threat, which should be taken seriously.
Amazon Should Allow Shareholder Vote On Gender Pay, SEC Says
Ruling comes as tech industry faces scrutiny over equality issues.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that Amazon should allow a shareholder vote to proceed that calls for an October deadline for Amazon to report the pay gap differences between female and male workers, and the plans it has to close that gap, according to Reuters.
Apple Engineers Might Quit If Ordered To Unlock iPhone For FBI
Even if law enforcement wins the case, it could still lose.
There's a new challenge to law enforcement's effort to get Apple to unlock one of the San Bernardino shooter's phones. The government faces off against Apple in court on Tuesday to argue that the company must comply with a previous court order to bypass the security features built into iOS and also build a version of iOS with a back door accessible to the government. Apple has been strongly opposed to the order and now several key Apple engineers are saying they could simply quit the company instead of being forced to work to weaken the security of software and devices they helped build, reports the New York Times.
March 17, 2016
Alphabet May Sell Famed Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics, which Google bought in 2013, could be acquired by Toyota or Amazon, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Google parent company Alphabet is allegedly putting Boston Dynamics, the robotics company behind the humanoid robot Atlas, up for sale, Bloomberg reports. Acquired by Google in 2013, Boston Dynamics may be scooped up by Toyota or Amazon, sources told Bloomberg.
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