Blog

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are expected to have a combined 20,000 workers in New York City by 2022, mostly concentrated along Manhattan's West Side (Matthew Haag/New York Times)

Matthew Haag / New York Times: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are expected to have a combined 20,000 workers in New York City by 2022, mostly concentrated along Manhattan’s West Side  —  Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will soon have 20,000 workers in New York City, many in offices on the West Side. Amazon, Apple,

Read More
Crypto in 2010s: Bitcoin survived and became the best performing asset of the decade, exchanges captured most of the value, crypto became a regulated industry (Brian Armstrong/The Coinbase Blog)

Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog: Crypto in 2010s: Bitcoin survived and became the best performing asset of the decade, exchanges captured most of the value, crypto became a regulated industry  —  It was December of 2010 when I first read the Bitcoin whitepaper, while at home visiting my parents for the holidays. Crypto in

Read More
This thermometer is smart enough to automatically adjust a Whirlpool oven’s temperature

Yummly Smart Thermometer | Image: Whirlpool This new smart thermometer is completely wire-free — so you won’t have to deal with any cords coming out of your oven door. And, it’ll eventually be able to adjust an oven’s temperature automatically. Digital recipe platform Yummly has announced its wireless smart meat thermometer, which will be available

Read More
A look at how cities around the world have been experimenting with app-based on-demand bus services, often with little success (Flavie Halais/Wired)

Flavie Halais / Wired: A look at how cities around the world have been experimenting with app-based on-demand bus services, often with little success  —  Helsinki, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Singapore, and other metros have been experimenting with on-demand buses—and not seeing a lot of success. A look at how cities around the world have been

Read More