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February 11, 2016
Pandora Rakes In $1.16 Billion Ahead Of Its Biggest Changes Ever
Pandora made $1.16 billion last year. So why is this company charting a different course for 2016 and beyond?
Internet radio is officially a billion-dollar business. In 2015, Pandora made $1.16 billion from its 10-year-old personalized Internet radio platform, the company reported Thursday as part of its fourth-quarter earnings release. That's a 26% increase in revenue over last year. So why is the company looking to chart a very different course over the next few years?
How Do Bernie Sanders And Hillary Clinton Compare On Women's Issues?
Despite a growing divide in support among young women, the two candidates have almost identical positions on women's issues.
In recent weeks, the tension has ratcheted up between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters, especially among women in the wake of some recent comments by celebrities and the Vermont senator's overwhelming victory in the New Hampshire primary. Over the weekend, feminist icon Gloria Steinem was forced to apologize for calling Sanders supporters "young women who aren't serious in their politics," while Clinton supporter Madeleine Albright stirred up anger by claiming that "there's a special place in hell" for women who don't help each other, implicitly, by voting for the female candidate.
Zenefits Is Under Investigation In California
A few days after Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad resigned, the company is under scrutiny for its compliance with California laws.
Zenefits, the $4.5 billion health insurance brokerage startup whose CEO stepped down on Monday, is being investigated by California regulators, according to BuzzFeed News. The California insurance commissioner will make the news public on Thursday, BuzzFeed reports, though the investigation has been underway since last year.
Instagram Doubles Down On Video, Introduces Facebook-Style View Counts
Instagram users can now see how many people are watching their videos.
After focusing so much energy on beefing up its own video platform, Facebook is turning its attention to Instagram. Starting today, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app will begin displaying view counts on its video content, a feature already available for Facebook videos.
Why The Internet Of Things Hasn't Gone Cellular Yet
Particle CEO Zach Supalla on putting ordinary objects online from anywhere.
In the future that Particle CEO Zach Supalla envisions, you'll never lose your luggage, or find out too late that your basement is flooded. Production lines will recognize exactly when a single piece of equipment is about to fail, and city workers will automatically get notified when a garbage can needs emptying.
Report: Uber Could Face 13 More Class-Action Labor Lawsuits
After a California lawsuit was granted class-action status, new cases have cropped up across the country.
Following a decision last fall, in which a district judge awarded class-action status to a California lawsuit against Uber, a host of other suits have been filed nationwide, according to Ars Technica. Thirteen proposed cases in New York, Ohio, Maryland, Florida, Arizona, and Pennsylvania are attempting to follow the example set by O'Connor v. Uber (the California case).
Time Inc. Acquires Myspace Parent Company Viant
Viant will bring big data and ad technology to Time Inc., which owns more than 60 websites, including Fortune and People.
Over the past year, 94-year-old publisher Time Inc. has made several high-profile, digital-first acquisitions—including of HelloGiggles and xoJane—and now it's added another: Viant Technology, the parent company of 12-year-old social network Myspace. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Gmail Will Now Warn You If Incoming Messages Can't Be Encrypted
The company said in 2014 that about 40 to 50 percent of emails between Gmail and other providers weren't encrypted.
Gmail will now warn users when they're exchanging email with someone whose email provider doesn't support server-to-server message encryption, Google announced this week.
Sanders Out-Raises Clinton In Silicon Valley Despite Only Visiting 3 Times
In the last 3 months of 2015, Sanders raised $105,000 from the Valley compared to Clinton's $95,000.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders out-raised Hillary Clinton in Silicon Valley in the last three months of 2015, despite the fact that Sanders has only campaigned in the area three times and his last visit was back in August of 2015, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Valley is an area where Clinton has regularly campaigned.
February 10, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Out Against Marc Andreessen's "Deeply Upsetting" Comments
In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg distanced himself—and Facebook—from Andreessen's tone-deaf comments from earlier today.
Mark Zuckerberg did damage control through a pandering Facebook post this afternoon, in which he denounced Facebook board member Marc Andreessen's comments defending colonialism in India.
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