From Taipei to Yerevan, Armenia, these hubs are gaining in popularity with self-employed travelers.
From Taipei to Yerevan, Armenia, these hubs are gaining in popularity with self-employed travelers.
From pristine beaches in Indonesia to picturesque mountains in Armenia, more freelancers and entrepreneurs are escaping fluorescent-lit cubicle life for less traditional “offices” overseas. I’ve met them—and I am one myself.
There is a dark underbelly to the global cotton industry—and the organic, fair-trade bedsheets company Boll & Branch wants to change that.
There is a dark underbelly to the global cotton industry—and the organic, fair-trade bedsheets company Boll & Branch wants to change that.
In July, when the U.S. hit peak heat and humidity levels, Cotton Incorporated, the national trade association for cotton importers and producers, launched a campaign called #CoolerInCotton with a video about how the textile can alleviate sweaty summer woes. A young woman prances around on an old-fashioned Hollywood-style set singing: “It’s 95 degrees and in your pants it ain’t pretty” and “We should be able to go for dinner without sweating through that gown.”
Women in Machine Learning has been a vital network for a sorely underrepresented group of computer scientists for the past 10 years.
Women in Machine Learning has been a vital network for a sorely underrepresented group of computer scientists for the past 10 years.
The idea was born in a hotel room.
The star of Imperium and director Daniel Ragussis discuss “How To Make Friends and Terrorize People.”
The star of Imperium and director Daniel Ragussis discuss “How To Make Friends and Terrorize People.”
Several actors have donned the squiggly tattoos and shorn scalps of neo-Nazis in order to play against type at a key career moment. (Think Ryan Gosling in 2001’s The Believer, rather than Patrick Stewart in last spring’s Green Room.) Daniel Radcliffe is not one of them.
A new feature puts proof front and center that a campaign has a functional prototype.
A new feature puts proof front and center that a campaign has a functional prototype.
“There’s absolutely no question that the health of the Kickstarter platform is founded on trust and transparency,” says CEO Yancey Strickler.
The Facebook billionaire is rumored to be looking at housing as an issue to address with his new charitable organization. What could he be thinking?
The Facebook billionaire is rumored to be looking at housing as an issue to address with his new charitable organization. What could he be thinking?
Last year, when Mark Zuckerberg launched the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a limited liability company that he and his wife, Pricilla Chan, founded, they announced that their goal was to solve social issues with a startup-like mentality. The company, which will be funded by the bulk of Zuckerberg’s own Facebook shares, an estimated $45 billion, said it would focus on long-term bets to reshape the world. Their motto is “Advancing Human Potential and Promoting Equality.” They kicked off by leading a $24 million funding round for Andela, a group that trains elite software developers in Africa to match with top companies around the world.
The VR company’s new tools make it possible to control how you interact with people.
The VR company’s new tools make it possible to control how you interact with people.
Over the last couple of years, Altspace VR has become one of the leading social VR environments, and today the Redwood City, California, company has launched a redesigned UI meant to give users a lot more control over their social interactions.
As popular as Instagram and Twitter, musical.ly is the biggest app you may never have heard of. And it’s not just for lip-synching teens.
As popular as Instagram and Twitter, musical.ly is the biggest app you may never have heard of. And it’s not just for lip-synching teens.
If you have a teenager, have been near a teen lately, or are just young at heart, chances are you’ve heard of musical.ly. The almost 2-year-old app that encourages users to lip-sync to 15-second clips of songs has exploded in popularity, especially among millennials. Every day, users upload more than 10 million videos to the platform, which has held firm in the App Store’s top 40 since last summer, right beside the likes of Snapchat and YouTube.
An interview isn’t always the best place to learn what it’s really like to work in a new office, but there are ways to find out.
An interview isn’t always the best place to learn what it’s really like to work in a new office, but there are ways to find out.
Jocelyn Greenky really hates fluorescent lights, so when she started a new job years ago, she showed up with a floor lamp a few weeks in and dragged it over to her desk.
“It did not go over well,” she says. That’s how Greenky discovered that every office has its own culture—and as a result, how sometimes even the smallest acts can look like a rebellion.
The Olympics brought a moment of equality to women in sports, but don’t expect it to last.
The Olympics brought a moment of equality to women in sports, but don’t expect it to last.
During the 2016 Olympics, the U.S. enjoyed a brief, imperfect glimpse of a rare phenomenon in sports: gender equality.
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