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August 3, 2015
Quirky CEO Ben Kaufman Steps Down
CFO Ed Kremer is taking over as the new chief executive of the platform for inventors.
Ben Kaufman, founder of crowdsourced invention platform Quirky, is stepping down as CEO, the company announced Friday in a blog post. "Ben continues to believe in Quirky's core mission to make invention accessible and believes that mission will live on," the company wrote.
Soylent Is Now Available Pre-Mixed And Bottled
A full day's worth of Soylent 2.0 will run you $12.
Soylent, the powdered drink that touts itself as a meal replacement, has funneled its formula into grab-and-go bottles. The company's latest product, dubbed Soylent 2.0, tweaks the composition of its original powder—using algae oil for half of its fat calories—and comes in recyclable bottles, pre-mixed with water and ready to drink.
July 31, 2015
LinkedIn Wants To Syndicate Content From Top Influencers
The professional social network hopes to spread its most popular content (and LinkedIn branding).
LinkedIn's most popular posts are often penned by its "Influencers," who are usually notable entrepreneurs and public figures—and, in some cases, their ghostwriters. That content has thus far been republished to digital outlets manually, on a case-by-case basis, but LinkedIn's latest idea is to move those posts past the confines of its site in a more official capacity. According to Re/code, the professional networking service is looking to syndicate content from Influencers to other sites around the world.
Uber Is Now Worth More Than $50 Billion
Uber's valuation matches that of Facebook in 2011, the only other startup to have topped $50 billion.
Five years after its launch, Uber is valued at more than $50 billion. The ride-sharing company just announced a new funding round, in which it raised nearly $1 billion.
10 Charming 8-Bit GIFs Depicting Every Day Life In Japan
Toyoi Yuuta's subtly immersive animations perfectly capture the dichotomy of Japanese culture.
Part of the beauty of Japanese culture is the integration of the modern with the traditional. Bullet trains, robotics, and some of the most cutting-edge technology being developed in the world exist alongside feudal architecture and age-old customs. Even inside the brightly buzzing cities, there's an underlying sense of tranquility in Japanese lifestyle and aesthetic.
Pinterest Hires Mac Design Legend Susan Kare
The creator of the Macintosh's early typefaces and icons will join Pinterest as product design lead.
Susan Kare, the legendary designer behind the original Mac's icons and fonts (and, more recently, a killer set of pixel art tits for Cards Against Humanity), is hoisting her pirate flag at a new Silicon Valley company: Pinterest
Black Caucus To Silicon Valley: Hire More Minority Talent
The Congressional Black Caucus is meeting with some of Silicon Valley's biggest names.
The tech industry's hiring practices are attracting government attention. Next week, the Congressional Black Caucus's diversity task force is meeting with executives from Apple, Google, Bloomberg, Intel, Kapor, Pandora, and SAP to demand the companies hire more African-Americans.
This Fake Coral Sucks Up Mercury Pollution For A Cleaner Ocean
Mercury kills coral. This eats it before it gets the chance.
Every year, yellowfin tuna get a little more poisonous to eat. Since 2008, the amount of mercury found in the fish has gone up 3.8% a year, and that trend will probably continue—the amount of the toxic heavy metal in the ocean may double by 2050. But now there may be a good way to start taking it out.
Anti-Doping Regulations Come To Esports: A Q&A With Electronic Sports League's Michal Blicharz
Pro gamers will find it more difficult to seek a competitive edge...if such a thing even exists.
Last week, the esports giant Electronic Sports League (ESL) announced its plan to add anti-doping regulations, making it the first international esports league to do so. Rumors about performance-enhancing drugs in competitive gaming have surfaced 
Uber Will Invest $1 Billion In India By 2016
The move marks its expansion into yet another global market: In June, Uber said it would invest more than $1 billion in China.
Last month, Uber unveiled plans to spend more than $1 billion this year on expanding in China, even calling the country its "number one priority." The ride-hailing service is now matching that investment in another lucrative market: Uber is looking to drop $1 billion in India within the next nine months, to bring its services to new cities and beat out local taxi-hailing platform Ola.
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