WeWork tenants warned about phone booths with formaldehyde for months - Business Insider
WeWork tenants complained about noxious chemicals in the phone booths as early as August, leaked emails obtained by Business Insider show.
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Oct 14, 2019
Oct 14, 2019
Facebook's public push back on Elizabeth Warren's criticism backfires - Business Insider
Facebook tried to make a point about freedom of speech, but Warren shot back and said "It's up to you whether you take money to promote lies."
Oct 14, 2019
DoD reveals military communications in rough shape in new study - Business Insider
More than half of the Defense Department officials surveyed said they lack the connectivity they need to effectively achieve their mission objectives.
Oct 14, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg has been holding private dinners with conservatives - Business Insider
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting private dinners and private dinners with conservative leaders, pundits, and journalists since July.
Oct 14, 2019
Family of missing tech CEO call off search after police find a body - Business Insider
A body that may be Erin Valenti, the CEO of a Utah-based app development company, was found this weekend near San Francisco, her family said.
Oct 14, 2019
Contradicting Trump, US officials Turkey-backed forces released ISIS - Business Insider
Trump had no evidence to back up the suggestion the Kurds released ISIS detainees, and US officials said it was actually Turkish-backed forces.
Oct 14, 2019
Bernie Sanders may make 4-day workweek part of 2020 campaign platform - Business Insider
Sanders' openness to cutting the number of hours in the workweek of Americans could transform the debate around an issue at the fringe for decades.
Oct 14, 2019
Photos show why James Cameron and Victor Vescovo are public feuding - Business Insider
"Titanic" director James Cameron is arguing very publicly with a fellow multi-millionaire explorer about which one of them dove deeper. Here's why.
Oct 14, 2019
Inside Bustle Digital Group: staff cuts, diversity concerns, bad press - Business Insider
Nearly two dozen current and former employees told Business Insider that Bustle Digital Group is undergoing massive changes in direction and values.
Oct 14, 2019
The Trump administration says more China tariffs could be imposed in December
The Trump administration says more China tariffs could be imposed in December
Oct 14, 2019
Hulu rolls out 4K content to Xbox One, with Amazon Fire TV and others coming 'soon'
Hulu this summer finally brought back 4K content to its service, after abruptly removing it in 2018 while it focused on other priorities. Initially, its 4K content was only available on Apple TV 4K and Chromecast Ultra. Today, Hulu says it’s available on Xbox One devices, with support for Ama…
Oct 14, 2019
Jackson Square Ventures just closed its third fund with $193 million; here's how it plans to invest it
Jackson Square Ventures (JSV), an eight-year-old, San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm that takes its name from the neighborhood in San Francisco where it’s headquartered, has closed its third fund with $193 million in capital commitments — a sizable step up from its first two f…
Oct 14, 2019
Announcing TechCrunch Robotics & AI on March 3, 2020 at UC Berkeley
Robotics is back! We are excited to announce that on March 3 next year TechCrunch will host its fourth annual TC Sessions: Robotics & AI at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. Last year, 1500 founders, technologists, engineering students and investors turned up for a day of main stage interviews wit…
Oct 14, 2019
Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments
Uber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization, marking what the company says is its third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said to employees today in an email obtained by TechCrunch (full…
Oct 14, 2019
Founder’s guide to the pre-IPO secondary market
The increase in activity in the pre-IPO secondary market means that founders, early employees, and investors are receiving liquidity much sooner in a company’s lifecycle than ever before...
Oct 14, 2019
Daily Crunch: Facebook has a weak stance on political ads
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Facebook should ban campaign ads. End the lies. Facebook recently formalized its approach to …
Oct 14, 2019
Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware
Shipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. The company said in a statement that its systems were hit by a “malware attack that encrypted information” on its systems, more commonly known as ransomware. “At this time, the company has seen no evidenc…
Oct 14, 2019
Disney+ tweets all the movies and shows coming to its streaming service
In an impressive bit of pre-launch marketing, Disney today announced basically every movie and TV show coming to its upcoming streaming service Disney+ by way of a massive Twitter thread. The thread, which was posted in chronological order starting with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, reve…
Oct 14, 2019
Google updates its Titan security keys with USB-C
Google has revealed its latest Titan security key — and it’s now compatible with USB-C devices. The latest Titan key arrives just weeks after its closest market rival Yubico — which also manufactures the Titan security key for Google — released its own USB-C and Lightning compatible key, but …
Oct 14, 2019
Fortnite's black hole stunt is the kind of alpha energy we're here for
As you are likely already aware, Epic Games is pulling a massive PR stunt that has shrunk the world’s most popular game down to a single black hole. As part of Fortnite’s Season 10 live event, called “The End”, the entire Battle Royale Island was sucked into a black hole, wi…
Oct 10, 2019
CNCO perform 'De Cero' for EW's <em>In The Basement</em>
The boy band stopped by EW's studios to perform ahead of their new EP
Oct 14, 2019
Stephen Amell reflects on his <em>Arrow</em> journey: 'I f—ing care a lot about it'
The 'Arrow' star looks back on an 'opportunity of a lifetime.'
Oct 14, 2019
Sarah Silverman lands late-night series pilot, stand-up comedy special at HBO
Emmy-winning comedian Sarah Silverman will front a new stand-up comedy special and late-night variety series at HBO.
Oct 14, 2019
<em>Ballers</em> just ended, so here are all the questions I wish I could ask Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson was unavailable to discuss the end of his HBO series 'Ballers,' so here's hoping we somehow get the answers to these burning questions.
Oct 14, 2019
Watch Kelly Clarkson put a jazzy spin on The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face'
The Kelly Clarkson Show host does her own take on The Weeknd's first No. 1 hit, making it jazzier in a way that gets her audience on their feet dancing.
Oct 14, 2019
<em>Grey's Anatomy</em> actor Alex Landi on breaking Asian stereotypes as a stripper in <em>Insatiable</em>
In season 2 of Netflix's 'Insatiable,' the 'Grey's Anatomy' actor plays a stripper named Henry who hooks up romantically with the show's protagonist Patty Bladell (Debby Ryan).
Oct 14, 2019
<em>His Dark Materials</em> star Ruth Wilson unpacks the beguiling Mrs. Coulter
'The Affair' veteran explains how the show fills in some of the gaps from the book.
Oct 14, 2019
<em>The Purge</em> TV show producers tease a very 'different' season 2
The new season of the USA series will show what the world is like between Purges.
Oct 14, 2019
<em>Succession</em> star Brian Cox on season 2's shocking ending: 'I have a killer!'
Brian Cox shares his thoughts on Kendall's big move and your theories on whether Logan wanted that to happen.
Oct 14, 2019
Aaron Paul and Vince Gilligan reveal two alternate endings to <em>El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie</em>
'El Camino' star Aaron Paul and director Vince Gilligan reveal a few different ways the 'Breaking Bad' movie could've ended.
