Starbucks is expanding its partnership with Uber Eats to more than 2,000 stores in the United States next year, about a quarter of all of the company’s locations in the country. The relationship bolsters Uber’s mission for its on-demand food delivery service, Eats. Uber has said it plans to cover more than 70 percent of […]
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YouPorn bans Starbucks products from its offices after the cafe chain bans porn
Starbucks doesn’t want customers using each cafe’s free WiFi to look at porn. Now, YouPorn has apparently responded with a blanket ban on Starbucks products in its offices.
The coffee company confirmed on Thursday that a plan is in motion to prevent …
Pornhub responds to Starbucks porn ban with a clever new SFW idea
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Don’t worry, adult video aficionados. Even though Starbucks will soon begin filtering porn for customers using the chain’s in-store WiFi network, Pornhub has a workaround so you can still get your kicks while you sip your grande mocha.
Sure, the desire to watch pornography in such a public venue is a bit unnerving, but who are we to judge. Pornhub, who has as much to lose as anyone in this scenario, on Thursday announced its brand new “Safe For Work” category — specifically designed to help those of you who are just itching to surf to the site while visiting a public coffee shop.
“While we were aware some people’s preference in a sexual partner mimics that of their coffee, we were unaware that people were acting on such impulses when getting their caffeine fix,” said Corey Price, VP, Pornhub, in a statement. “To comply with Starbucks’ new policy, we’ve created an option that allow fans to still enjoy great content to which they are accustomed, but that is appropriate for consumption in public places.” Read more…
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Starbucks says it’s going to block porn on its public WiFi
If you’ve been pairing your peppermint mocha at Starbucks with a little porn, your time is up.
As of 2019, folks won’t be able to use the coffee chain’s public WiFI to watch porn, as first reported by Business Insider.
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Join us in ogling these Starbucks holiday drinks from around the world
The coffee giant has specials all over the world to celebrate the season. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Starbucks, Coffee, Holiday Season, and Culture
View More Join us in ogling these Starbucks holiday drinks from around the worldDeaf and hard-of-hearing customers in the U.S. celebrate Starbucks’ first ‘Signing Store’
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Starbucks took a big step toward inclusivity today by opening its first “Signing Store” for Deaf and hard-of-hearing customers in the United States.
The new Starbucks opened on Tuesday in Washington D.C., right next to Gallaudet University — the world’s only university designed to educate Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Though the “Signing Store” has the classic Starbucks look and feel, every employee, otherwise known as a partner, at the cafe is proficient in American Sign Language (ASL). To prioritize communication even further, Deaf partners wear aprons that display the fingerspelling of “Starbucks,” and hearing allies wear “I Sign” pins on theirs. Read more…
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View More Deaf and hard-of-hearing customers in the U.S. celebrate Starbucks’ first ‘Signing Store’Shujinko brings in $2.8M for its cloud security compliance platform
Shujinko is emerging from stealth today with $2.8 million in seed funding from Unusual Ventures, Defy, Vulcan Capital, PSL Ventures and Vas Ventures.
View More Shujinko brings in $2.8M for its cloud security compliance platformOn-demand trucking app Convoy raises $185M at $1B valuation
CapitalG, the growth equity arm of Alphabet, has led the $185 million round in Convoy, its first investment in the Seattle-based tech-enabled trucking network. The round brings Convoy’s total raised to $265 million and values the company at $1 billion. New investors T. Rowe Price and Lone Pine Capital participated in the financing alongside existing […]
View More On-demand trucking app Convoy raises $185M at $1B valuationItaly’s first Starbucks serves cocktails, ice cream, and a side of augmented reality
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The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Milan is the first of the company’s stores to open in Italy — and it’s really setting the bar high. Read more…
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Shopping with the Starbucks app is a game you won’t win
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To exist and succeed in this post-capitalist hyper-hell will sometimes require a Grande Pike, and, lord help us, the most convenient way to buy one is through the Starbucks app. You will not wait in line or talk to a person; it is pure, depersonalized consumerism.
I started using the Starbucks app this month. So far, the major consequence has been that I spend a lot more money on Starbucks, even when I don’t want to. It’s good for Starbucks and bad for me — or any consumer who uses the app to order their drinks before setting foot in one of the chain’s stores. Read more…
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Lyft hires Google veteran to build out business platforms
Lyft has hired Google veteran Manish Gupta as vice president of engineering to build out the ride-hailing company’s business platforms, including enterprise, partnerships and healthcare. Gupta will report directly to Peter Morelli. He will work alongside Ran Makavy, who heads up Lyft’s ride-share technology team, CFO Chris Lambert and Katie Dill, the company’s vice president […]
View More Lyft hires Google veteran to build out business platformsStarbucks is testing out vegan protein in their cold brew, so let’s see how this goes
Prepare to get your protein … in your coffee?
Starbucks is attempting to change the way we drink our coffee and vegans are going to be so here for it. On Tuesday the company announced two plant-based Protein Blended Cold Brews that are availa…