New York’s new law takes more air out of the cashless bubble
The Big Apple just joined other big cities in taking cashless off the table.
BY Nick DeSantis ON January 23, 2020
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In the tax clash of the century, Team Microsoft dealt Team IRS a black eye
After the IRS opened up an audit on Microsoft for avoiding taxes by shifting profits offshore, Microsoft got the rest of the business community to help it change the rules.
BY Conor Grant ON January 23, 2020
Coming soon to Tinder: a panic button
The companies behind popular dating apps are getting more serious about physical safety IRL.
BY Nick DeSantis ON January 23, 2020
Sonos wanted to phase out some speaker software. Consumers ask: ‘Can they do that?’
Customers are criticizing Sonos for ending support of its old products, but it’s really a common practice.
BY Conor Grant ON January 23, 2020
Exclusivity just got an experiential makeover
Prada is hosting private, pop-up clubs to cater to its growing private member groups -- a sign that experience-based events and pop-ups could be the future of high fashion.
BY Conor Grant ON January 22, 2020
An app turns the second screen into a cash machine
A British company racked up sales through its companion app for a reality TV show
BY Nick DeSantis ON January 22, 2020
Envelope, please: Google wants to kill your smartphone habit
Curing your smartphone addiction could be as simple as printing out a sheet of paper.
BY Nick DeSantis ON January 22, 2020
A new vet subscription shows pets really are just like us — they’re suckers for good branding
A startup called Small Door is the latest pet tech startup to model a pet-focused business on a trendy human startup.
BY Conor Grant ON January 22, 2020
The Athletic receives new funding and a $500m valuation
Alex Mather once said he wanted to “suck (newspapers) dry.” His company is now valued much higher than most legacy media orgs.
BY Mark Dent ON January 21, 2020
You can straighten your teeth yourself. But what if it doesn’t leave you smiling?
SmileDirectClub is facing a rising tide of lawsuits and consumer complaints.
BY Nick DeSantis ON January 21, 2020
Can a snack-slinging startup deliver big profits? SoftBank hopes so
A startup called GoPuff raised $750m from SoftBank last summer, and now it has to figure out if it can play with the big dogs.
BY Conor Grant ON January 21, 2020
How does Rotten Tomatoes work, anyway? (Hint: It’s not all algorithms)
Rotten Tomatoes reviews are mostly curated by a small team of people, but -- thanks to a series of acquisitions -- they have still become the authority.
BY Conor Grant ON January 21, 2020
