Hundreds got tattooed for Domino’s lifetime pizza promotion before it got axed
After an overwhelming number of participants inked Domino’s tattoos, the chain had to cancel a pizza promotion in Russia.
BY Conor Grant ON September 18, 2018
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Hundreds got tattooed for Domino’s lifetime pizza promotion before it got axed
After an overwhelming number of participants inked Domino’s tattoos, the chain had to cancel a pizza promotion in Russia.
BY Conor Grant ON September 18, 2018
Moviepass competitor Sinemia brings the all-you-can watch movie plan back to theaters
A month after MoviePass stomped on everyone’s movie-loving hearts, Sinemia has entered the US and other markets with a more sustainable (more expensive) monthly unlimited movie plan.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON September 18, 2018
Saudi wealth fund invests $1B in a little-known EV startup (AKA, not Tesla)
Saudi Public Investment Fund pours $1B into Lucid, an aspiring electric vehicle startup that dreams of competing with the likes of Tesla -- with this new funding, that dream could become a reality.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON September 18, 2018
Salesforce founder buys Time for $190m to become tech’s latest media mogul
Two years ago, trendy tech tycoons touted Teslas. Two months ago, they compared chicken coops. Today, they’re parading new prized possessions: print publications.
BY Conor Grant ON September 18, 2018
Here’s one autonomous vehicle that seems to be making some headway: the bus
Las Vegas now holds the largest autonomous bus pilot program in the US, as it now looks to improve infrastructure for the real thing.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON September 17, 2018
The Weather Channel built a viral storm simulation — how did it get so good at AR?
Using data from IBM’s Weather Company, The Weather Channel is making some crazy visualizations.
BY Conor Grant ON September 17, 2018
Staples acquired Essendant for $482.7m to corner the unforgiving office supply market
Staples’ parent company shelled out $482.7m to acquire office supply competitor Essendant to extend its advantage over the declining office supply market.
BY Conor Grant ON September 17, 2018
Interactive Brokers becomes first company to list its stock on new exchange, IEX
The billionaire founder of Interactive Brokers looks to buck the very system he helped create by moving his company over to a brand new, hotly debated stock exchange.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON September 17, 2018
Street-mapping startup Mapillary scores a mysterious Amazon Rekognition partnership
A Swedish company called Mapillary partnered with Amazon to build municipal mapping tools to rival Google Street View -- but Amazon’s plans for the partnership are unclear.
BY Conor Grant ON September 14, 2018
iHeartMedia continues push into podcasts with acquisition of Stuff Media
iHeartMedia continues to double down on podcasting with its acquisition of Stuff Media, owner of OG podcasting empire HowStuffWorks.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON September 14, 2018
Brazilian scooter startup Yellow raises $63m in Latin America’s largest ever Series A
Brazilian e-scooter and bike company, Yellow, raised $63m in Series A funding as they join the scooter wars that are quickly cruising into Latin America.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON September 14, 2018
