Hollywood often requires a level suspension of disbelief from its audience, especially in TV shows like Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan re-re-re-re-reboot on Amazon.
But the titular character’s navigation of our nation’s capital is a stretch of the imag…
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Women-only co-working space The Wing is launching an app to help its members stay connected
The Wing is bringing the physical world it’s created for professional women through its co-working spaces to the digital world, with the launch of a social networking app, slated to become available later this month.
The co-working company created the app to connect its members and keep them up to date on The Wing’s programming. For now, the app will only be available to paying Wing members.
View More Women-only co-working space The Wing is launching an app to help its members stay connectedRiskRecon’s security assessment services for third party vendors raises $25 million
In June of this year, Chinese hackers managed to install software into the networks of a contractor for the U.S. Navy and steal information on a roughly $300 million top secret submarine program. Two years ago, hackers infiltrated the networks of a vendor servicing the Australian military and made off with files containing a trove […]
View More RiskRecon’s security assessment services for third party vendors raises $25 millionSquare now lets developers use its Reader to build custom checkout experiences
Square, the company you know from your favorite coffee shop’s checkout counter, is opening up its Reader hardware to developers. Using the new Square Reader SDK, developer swill be able to build their own custom checkout and point of sale experiences, no matter wether that’s a self-ordering kiosk, a mobile app for waiters or any […]
View More Square now lets developers use its Reader to build custom checkout experiencesActivists push back on Facebook’s decision to remove a DC protest event
A number of activists and organizers in the Washington DC area are disputing Facebook’s decision to remove a counter-protest event against a rally organized by Jason Kessler, the white nationalist figure who planned the deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Facebook removed the event, “No Unite the Right 2-DC,” after discovering that one account connected to […]
View More Activists push back on Facebook’s decision to remove a DC protest eventIn a bid to corner supply, Bird locks in exclusive deals with the biggest scooter vendors
It seems like all is fair in love and scooter wars. In the battle royal to become the last dock-less scooter startup standing (and un-besmirched by poop), Bird has inked what it is characterizing as exclusive deals with Ninebot (the parent company of Segway) and Xiaomi (yes, that Xiaomi), for rights to their supply of […]
View More In a bid to corner supply, Bird locks in exclusive deals with the biggest scooter vendorsIs America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?
Jamie Metzl Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Metzl is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security at the Atlantic Council. More posts by this contributor Homo Sapiens 2.0? We need a species-wide conversation about the future of human genetic enhancement Eleonore Pauwels Contributor Share on Twitter Eleonore Pauwels is Director of the Anticipatory Intelligence […]
View More Is America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?Bird expands to San Francisco, San Jose and Washington
The smash dockless scooter rental startup, Bird, is expanding beyond its Southern California nest with a new rollout in San Francisco, San Jose, Calif. and Washington, DC, the company said today. And as his company makes its migration across the country, Bird chief executive Travis VanderZanden is determined not to make the same mistakes that […]
View More Bird expands to San Francisco, San Jose and WashingtonMusicians, actors and influencers plan social media takeover to support #MarchForOurLives
Some of the biggest names in music, movies and social media are plotting an Instagram takeover in support of Saturday’s #MarchForOurLives. At noon Pacific today, celebrities including Snoop Dogg, A$AP Ferg, Bebe Rexha, Julia Michaels, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, The Chainsmokers and more will post the following message across their social media channels. Protect kids, not […]
View More Musicians, actors and influencers plan social media takeover to support #MarchForOurLivesSorry LA, here’s where experts think Amazon will put its second headquarters
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The search for a site for Amazon’s second headquarters has been narrowed down to 20 cities — and according to several experts, the frontrunner among them is Atlanta.
But it has some formidable competitors.
“I think that Atlanta is still the top contender, although the field is narrowing,” said demographic expert Bert Sperling. In November 2017, back when there were more competitors, Sperling also had Atlanta as number one. But now, he believes “things might be changing.”
Fourteen of the 20 finalists — including New York City, Boston, and Miami — are in the Eastern time zone. “That’s pretty tough to argue with,” he said of their location on the East Coast. Read more…
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