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Etsy is inviting manufacturers to join a new marketplace that will provide sellers with means of production.

Etsy, an online marketplace for artisanal goods, announced Monday that it was launching Etsy Manufacturing, a new service that will match manufacturers with Etsy sellers who need help to produce their wares. Heather Jassy, SVP of members and community at Etsy, wrote in a company blog post that the new marketplace will “make it easier for our sellers to source responsible production assistance when they need it.”

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Cheaper plane tickets, better Amazon deals, movies you’ll actually like, and more.

When you were a kid, you leveraged a Magic 8 Ball to help you make decisions. Now that you’re all grown up, you have technology on your side—and hopefully your Magic 8 Ball tucked safely away in your closet, just in case.

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Apple’s radio play may get all the attention, but DJ Skee’s baby is growing fast.

When Apple introduced its revamped Apple Music ecosystem in June, one of the most intriguing features was Beats 1, a live, 24-hour, human-curated Internet radio station featuring top talent. Beats 1 eschews firm playlists and computer algorithms in favor of an old-school, expert-led, handcrafted listening experience, using lean, internet-only technology. Observers have hailed it as a “serious threat” to both traditional and satellite radio as well as other streaming services, and analyzed its content for secrets to Apple’s grander musical agenda.

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We got a VC’s take on the pitch decks of five now-billion-dollar tech companies. Here’s what they got right (and wrong) from the start.

Is it impossible now to imagine life without an Airbnb, LinkedIn, or YouTube?

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How two entrepreneurs from Guinea are working with tech companies and the UN to fight the spread of disease.

In early 2014, every major network across the globe was discussing the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. At one point, there were more experts on CNN discussing Ebola in the U.S. than there were people with Ebola in the U.S. Then, suddenly, everyone stopped talking about the disease and the aftermath, until a new Ebola case emerged recently in Sierra Leone, where the country’s last patient was discharged a week prior. As of August 23, 2015, 28,041 Ebola cases and 11,302 deaths had been reported worldwide.

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In Re/code, the ex-Reddit CEO explains why she is dropping the case she brought against her former employer, Kleiner Perkins.

Since 2012, Ellen Pao, the embattled former CEO of Reddit, has pursued a high-profile gender discrimination suit against her one-time employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. When the case went to trial earlier this year, the court ruled in favor of Kleiner Perkins, yet Pao pressed on in hopes of appealing the decision. But no longer: In a Re/code column published Thursday, Pao announced that she was “moving on” and would be dropping the case.

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The tech giant has introduced a new Google Wallet, minus all the NFC functionality.

Google Wallet, the company’s NFC payment option that competes with Apple Pay and more conventional rivals like Paypal, is getting a facelift. As reported back in March, the tech giant is splitting its NFC payment capability into a new app called Android Pay—which means Google Wallet now looks a lot like Venmo.

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What would a bike by Claude Monet, or Frank Stella look like? To celebrate a museum’s 100th birthday, Handsome Cycles tried to find out.

There’s no shortage of bike museums around the world, but there aren’t too many bikes that are displayed alongside paintings by Claude Monet and Frank Stella. But these bikes by Handsome Cycles are an exception: they are designed specifically to complement three showcase pieces in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA).

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The chart-topping artist talks about those epic VMA ads, his relationship with Apple Music, and the art of being a brand.

On the song “Tell Your Friends,” The Weeknd sings, “Last year I did all the politicking/This year, I’m a focus on the vision.” And since his voice first mysteriously dropped online back in 2010, it’s been clear the 25-year-old Toronto native has had a shrewd strategy all along. From no pictures or interviews at the start, to building his name and spreading the word through key associations with artists like Drake and Ariana Grande, then appearing on soundtracks for blockbusters like The Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey—all bricks in the foundation for becoming one of the biggest acts in music.

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But can pressure sensitivity really beat Google’s mind-reading AIs?

Let’s say you want to take a selfie, or hail an Uber, or send a new email. How many taps does it take you? How many screens do you have to visit? It depends on what you’re trying to do, but the answer’s going to be “more than one.” This is mobile’s shallow UI problem; everyone from Google to Apple is feeling the pinch.

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