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August 19, 2015
How Airbnb Adapted For China
Airbnb announced strategic partnerships in China on Tuesday, but it's been investing product resources in the country for about a year.
Airbnb announced new strategic partners in China on Tuesday that it hopes will, as CEO Brian Chesky said in a statement, "create a truly localized platform." But the company has also been investing its product and engineering resources toward this goal for about a year.
Intel—Yes, Intel—Develops A Reality TV Show About Makers
Think "Survivor" for the DIY crowd.
Intel is getting into the reality television business, according to the Wall Street Journal. The tech firm renowned for manufacturing semiconductors is creating a show in tandem with TBS called America's Greatest Makers.
August 18, 2015
Reddit Just Hired Its First-Ever CTO
Marty Weiner was a founding engineer at Pinterest.
Reddit just hired its first-ever CTO in the form of Marty Weiner—a founding engineer at Pinterest, who had been with that company for four and a half years, 
Watch These Uber Rides Turn Into Rolling Dance Parties Thanks To The Weeknd
Uber karaoke—sounds bad, but we can't stop watching.
Here's a bit of sunshine in Uber's seemingly never-ending slog through the muck of bad PR and legal battles: Uber karaoke!
Find Out What Colors Sound Like Through One Man's Incredibly Rare Condition
Neil Harbisson, a self-described cyborg, has gone from being completely color blind to hearing colors—and sensing much more.
The only time you've probably thought about the idea of "hearing colors" is when some medical expert talks about synesthesia or your friend regales you with their magical adventures on psychedelics. But one man's story of his incredibly rare condition will open your eyes and ears to a new way of connecting with objects and people.
Beleaguered American Apparel May Finally Have To Shut Down
With falling sales and legal troubles, the clothing retailer doesn't have enough cash on hand to make its debt payments.
American Apparel appears to be on the brink of bankruptcy, according to a regulatory filing from the company.
Google Launches Its Own Wi-Fi Router
At $200, OnHub is wireless, simple, and actually beautiful.
Google just announced in a blog post that it's entering the Wi-Fi router business with its own version of what used to be the most universally hated part of connecting to the Internet.
Wake Wants You To Share Designs As They Happen
Think of it like Pinterest for designers.
After weeks of hiding in plain site, Wake.io launches today as a timeline and sharing tool aimed at designers. Think Pinterest for designers, but private and secure.
"Constant Stress" At Amazon Centers Making Workers Sick, Says U.K. Union
A trade union's lead officer says Amazon employees face pressure to be "an above-average Amazon robot all the time."
In the wake of a scathing exposéof Amazon's workplace culture published by the New York Times this weekend, a British trade union is claiming that employees at the e-commerce giant's U.K. distribution centers are becoming mentally and physically ill due to difficult working conditions.
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