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June 12, 2015
Ex-Google Play Exec Launches A Music-Streaming Platform Powered By Mobile Gaming Lessons
On Tim Quirk's Freeform, albums are apps designed to engage listeners with free content and convert them to paying fans. How's that sound?
In the four years that Tim Quirk was global head of programming at Google Play, he was responsible for merchandising all of the platform's digital content. This work took Quirk far beyond the music industry he knew well as a former Rhapsody exec and frontman of '90s alt-rock everydudes Too Much Joy.
5 Free Apps for Mastering Your Next Meeting
No-hassle scheduling, inside info on attendees, easy-as-pie conference calls, and more.
Despite technological advancement after technological advancement, we still haven't been able to completely kill off meetings. They're resilient, like fax machines.
June 11, 2015
Amid Cuts, J. Crew Replaces Women's Design Head With Madewell Designer
The fashion retailer is also laying off 175 people.
J. Crew is struggling. The clothing retailer reported two quarters of losses, and sales plummeted 10% last quarter compared with a year ago. One of the problems? Bad design. Boxy, unflattering silhouettes and inconsistent sizing have repelled the brand's once fiercely loyal customers.
Detour, The Walking Tour Audio App, Rolls Out Stories In 6 New Cities
Travelers can now explore locales in New York, Berlin, Marrakech, and beyond.
Detour—the audio tour app released earlier this year from former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason—unveiled 10 new tours in six new cities today: New York, Barcelona, London, Paris, Berlin, and Marrakech.
The First-Ever Sum Of All The DNA On The Planet Will Boggle Your Mind
You'd need 1 billion trillion supercomputers to store all that code.
If you were to store all the information contained in all the DNA of every organism on Earth, you would need to find a pretty big data-farm. It would require the equivalent capacity of 1 billion trillion supercomputers, according to a a new estimate—the first to count all of the genetic code on the planet.
Whole Foods Targets Millennials With New Chain Called 365
The grocery chain takes on Trader Joe's and other millennial-friendly companies with its "fun and convenient" new brand.
Whole Foods has finally unveiled the name of its forthcoming millennial-centric chain of stores: 365 by Whole Foods Market. It's a name that loyal customers will likely warm up to quickly—a reference to the company's existing wallet-friendly line of "Everyday Value" products.
Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down as 21st Century Fox CEO
James and Lachlan Murdoch set to take the helm from their 84-year-old dad.
Slowly but surely, Rupert Murdoch is handing the reins of his media empire over to new (but not unfamiliar) hands.
EU Regulators Investigate Amazon's E-Book Practices
The move continues a trend of cracking down on the operations of major tech companies in Europe.
In recent months, European regulators increasingly have been scrutinizing the practices of U.S. tech giants that dominate their respective industries, focusing their investigatory efforts on Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Now, the European Commission is launching a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's e-books division to find out if the company is using its formidable position in the market to keep rival retailers at bay, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Google's Latest Ambition? Fix Broken Cities
The tech behemoth has unveiled an "urban innovation company" for tackling problems such as transportation and housing costs.
Google has conquered search, email, document-sharing, maps, and more (fashion, of course, remains a work in progress). Now, it's turning its eye to cities. The New York Times reports that Google is starting and funding Sidewalk Labs, a new independent company "that will pursue technologies to cut pollution, curb energy use, streamline transportation and reduce the cost of city living."
Is The Future Of Home Automation A Simple Black Cube?
If it only doubled as a coaster, we'd really have something.
Even the best designed smarthome apps can feel a little lifeless compared to flickable light switches and spinnable thermostats. Which is why German studio The Family of the Arts is working on a tactile alternative to the smarthome apps of today.
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