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October 21, 2015
Indiegogo Rebrands Charity Division As Generosity.com
The crowdfunding site is relaunching Indiegogo Life, its personal fundraising platform, as a standalone site called Generosity.
Last December, crowdfunding site Indiegogo introduced a new section called Indiegogo Life, through which people could raise money for personal causes—say, medical bills for a cancer patient—without having to pay the fees that usually accompany listings on the platform. On Wednesday, Indiegogo said it was renaming the venture and devoting a separate site, Generosity.com, to its charity wing.
Five Things To Look For From Google's Q3 Earnings Report
Thursday's earnings report will be the last detailing Google's performance prior to reorganizing under the Alphabet umbrella.
Tomorrow, Google will report its third-quarter earnings, the first since the Internet giant's August announcement that it was creating a new public holding company, known as Alphabet. But this report will be the last that details the state of the company prior to the reorg.
White House, Michael J. Fox Foundation Team Up For Parkinson's Awareness
On "Back to the Future Day," Michael J. Fox talks precision medicine and hoverboards.
On "Back to the Future Day," the White House is publishing a letter by Michael J. Fox about the state of Parkinson's disease research. The letter details the latest research into Parkinson's and related conditions, and also touches on a series of online conversations the White House is holding about medical research.
New York City Is About To Plant Its 1 Millionth New Tree, Two Years Ahead Of Schedule
City trees do amazing things: from sucking pollution out of the air to filtering stormwater. The more the better.
When New York City first set a goal to plant a million new trees in a decade, it was more ambitious than any city tree planting project that had ever been attempted before. Now they've finished two years ahead of schedule.
October 20, 2015
Facebook Is Finally Rolling Out Instant Articles To All iPhones
Months after debuting Instant Articles, Facebook is making the feature available to all iOS users and introducing a beta for Android.
After months of anticipation, Facebook is at last expanding Instant Articles, its native publishing platform, in a big way. The social network is rolling out Instant Articles to all iOS users today, along with a public beta for Android. This is a major push for the new format, which Facebook has been aggressively pursuing through partnerships with publishers like the New York Times, BuzzFeed, and Washington Post.
Today in Tabs: Election Bae
"Somebody horked our seats!" cry the Conservatives.
a.footnote {vertical-align: super; font-size: 0.8em; text-decoration: none;}"The time to hesitate is through! No time to wallow in Stephen Harper's mire," Canadian voters announced yesterday with a landslide victory for the Liberal Party and its leader, maple-flavored Jim Morrison clone Justin Trudeau. Harper will step down as Conservative Party leader and, as is Canadian custom, will be stripped of his holdings in Canadian Tire money and jeered in all Tim Horton's for the next nine years. The other interesting Canadian, Drake, celebrated election day by putting on a baggy turtleneck sweater and doing the Carlton Dance in Don Johnson's neon spaceship, which everyone loved because, as Kara Brown explained, Drake is the best at being a dork.
Virgin America Partners With Spotify, New York Times
Fresh on the heels of its streaming video deal with Netflix, Virgin America has signed content agreements with Spotify and the Times.
Virgin America is teaming up with Spotify and the New York Times for your reading and listening pleasure. Under a short-term agreement lasting through March 2, 2016, passengers will be able to stream Spotify's entire catalog for free and read limited content from the Times website through the airline's Wi-Fi service. Travelers will still need a Times subscription to read all of the site's articles, but Spotify's library will be available in full.
Microsoft Speaks Out About EU "Safe Harbor" Policy
The tech giant is concerned about privacy issues in Europe and the United States.
Microsoft is requesting legal changes in response to a recent controversial political decision in Europe. Earlier this month, the European Union undid its long-standing "Safe Harbor" policy, which allowed foreign tech companies to store data about European users in data centers outside of Europe.
The New York Times Is Giving Google Cardboard VR Headsets To Print Subscribers
The New York Times is collaborating with Google for a virtual reality project called NYT VR.
If you subscribe to the print edition of the New York Times, keep an eye out in the coming weeks: The newspaper is distributing over a million of Google's Cardboard virtual reality headsets to subscribers as part of NYT VR, a new virtual reality initiative launched in collaboration with Google.
How Short-Shorts Company Chubbies Is Tackling Winter Wear
You can now top your thigh-baring shorts with loud (but cozy) half-zip sweatshirts.
The Chubbies Man needs more clothing on the weekend.
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