A former Gawker staffer shares how women are given invisible work and discouraged from speaking up about gender pay discrepancies.
Dayna Evans almost didn’t write this post in Medium that exposes gender bias and a wage gap at Gawker Media.
Apple’s Massive Solar Push In Singapore
Apple will use 100% solar power to run its Singapore offices and the country’s first Apple Store.
Apple has one of its largest overseas presences in Singapore. Starting next year, however, there will be a big change at Apple Singapore: All of Apple’s operations will be powered entirely by solar energy.
Today In Tabs: Fog Dot War
The battle of about dot me has just begun.
Friday, eight men associated with ISIS attacked six different locations in Paris, eventually killing 129 people and wounding 352 more. It’s possible you were there, or your loved ones were, and if so I hope you, or they, are safe and well. But for most of us, the attacks were primarily a media event, experienced on the France 24 live feed that everyone suddenly knew existed, and attended by the usual fog-dot-war of social media hoaxes. As Kelsey McKinney reminded us all:
New Law Would Benefit SpaceX, Virgin Galactic
Congress is debating asteroid mining and the oversight of private space exploration.
A new law expected to pass presidential approval this week would give the private spaceflight sector exemption from a wide range of government oversight. H.R. 2262, which is receiving final approval from the House of Representatives today, would exempt private space travel from federal regulation for the next eight years. The bill would primarily benefit companies like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin that fear that close oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or another government agency could seriously slow innovation.
A New Report Shows How Amazon Is Different Around The World
Amazon’s selection, prices, and features differ greatly among countries.
A new study shines a light on how Amazon positions itself differently in different countries. According to Forrester Research, which just released a report on Amazon’s Global Appeal, the e-commerce giant’s customer service techniques have gained praise worldwide, but the Amazon shopping experience can vary wildly depending on the country you’re in.
Pandora Acquires Rdio Tech And Talent (Look Out, Spotify)
Pandora is buying key technology and talent from streaming music service Rdio, which will be shutting down.
Another week, another shake-up in the digital music world. Pandora, the company that pioneered personalized Internet radio, is eyeing a leap into the on-demand music space dominated by Spotify, Apple Music and, until today, Rdio.
Elon Musk Powers Up: Inside Tesla’s $5 Billion Gigafactory
Elon Musk is venturing headfirst into the battery business. Here’s why it might be his boldest bet yet.
Elon Musk walks briskly onto the stage as hard rock blasts in the background. The guitar riff, which sounds like entrance music suitable for a professional wrestler or a minor-league cleanup hitter, fades out, and Musk surveys the crowd, nodding his head a few times and then sticking his hands in his pockets. “What I’m going to talk about tonight,” he says, “is a fundamental transformation of how the world works.”
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, And “Fast Company”: Six Cover Stories (So Far)
Eight years ago, we featured the 22-year-old creator of a site with 19 million users. 1.5 billion members later, the adventure continues.
In early 2007, Fast Company senior writer Ellen McGirt got a rush assignment from the magazine’s editor, Bob Safian. Both were newcomers to the publication, having recently decamped from Fortune. Safian, who had decided to kill the planned cover story for the May issue, asked McGirt to fly to Silicon Valley and do a piece on Facebook and its 22-year-old CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
Why The Promise Of Unlimited Cloud Storage Keeps Getting Broken
A worry-free online file repository makes sense on paper, but reality often gets in the way.
When it comes to unlimited cloud storage, history tends to repeat itself. Every so often, a cloud storage provider tries to promise boundless space for your precious documents. Put your files on our servers, they say, and you’ll never even have to think about what a gigabyte holds.
As Their Hardware Rivals Laptops, Mobile Operating Systems Must Grow Up
The iPad has long promised desktop-quality apps. But both iOS and Android have to catch up to their hardware to match desktop productivity.
Apple’s last financial quarter was yet another record-breaker. Its success was largely built on the the iPhone, but it also saw an increased role of the company’s first wearable, the Apple Watch. However, among the darker clouds in the company’s generally sunny picture was the iPad. The once red-hot device has seen its momentum fold like the laptop clamshells it once seemed poised to wipe out, with sales dropping 20% year over year.
