Blue Apron shares trade down 9% after disappointing earnings
Blue Apron just can’t catch a break. The New York-based cooking kit business released its third-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday. The results were mixed. The company handily beat revenue expectations, but its losses were also worse than expected. Revenue was $210.6 million, a 3% increase from the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by Yahoo Finance had been… Read More
Justin Trudeau explains why Canada really ‘gets’ AI and smart cities
At Google’s Go North event today in Toronto, which features a slate of speakers focused primarily on artificial intelligence, Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt spoke to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (and actually asked him some tough questions on NAFTA negotiations and his feelings about Trump, surprisingly). Trudeau talked a lot about the Canadian perspective on innovation, and about… Read More
A scientific deep dive into the Marvel movies’ most hilarious trope: the shirtless scene
/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F639649%2F98c2b72f-1663-4f3e-beb7-97f6832022df.jpg)
Whether it’s Iron Man fiddling with his arc reactor or Star-Lord getting hosed down, you can almost always count on the hero of any given Marvel movie to lose his shirt — it’s practically a trope.
At this point —17 films and nine years into the Marvel Cinematic Universe — the “shirtless superhero” scene is up there with Stan Lee cameos, post-credits scenes, and 30something blond men named Chris in terms of reliable franchise staples.
Such serious commitment on Marvel’s part, then, would seem to warrant some serious analysis on our part. And we do mean “serious.” This isn’t just an excuse for bald-faced objectification — goodness, no. Read more…
More about Movies, Marvel, Captain America, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Thor Ragnarok
View More A scientific deep dive into the Marvel movies’ most hilarious trope: the shirtless sceneThe Wing continues its women-only co-working/social club takeover
/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F636514%2Fc14c363d-a4dd-4728-a53b-4fa784e243e6.jpg)
When The Wing launched its first New York space a year ago, it offered something a lot of women didn’t even know they wanted.
The coworking space/social club in the Flatiron district lets women network across fields, freshen up between meetings, and make calls, all in a perfectly curated, relaxing, pastel space. There’s also evening programming, including bartending classes, food-banking, and panels of women small business owners.
The Wing saw so much demand for its 21st-century revival of 19th-century women’s clubs that the waitlist for its $2,350 annual membership ran 8,000 people long.
A year later, The Wing is ready to get those women off the waitlist. The club opened its second space—three times the size of its first—in Soho this week. Locations in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. are planned for winter 2018. Read more…
More about Women In The Workplace, Coworking Spaces, The Wing, Business, and Startups
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ takes us to a weirder, goofier corner of the Marvel Universe
The posters and trailers for Thor: Ragnarok promised something different — a movie that’s a little more psychedelic than your typical Marvel film, a little more retro, while taking itself a lot less seriously. Ragnarok mostly delivers on that promise. The film, which officially opens tomorrow in the U.S., is directed by Taika Waititi, best known for the comedies What We Do In… Read More
Make your own Egg McMuffin at home with this kitchen device
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.
Ever gotten stuck in line at the Mickey D’s drive thru on your way to work because you just had to have your morning Egg McMuffin? Why not have you…
This Airbnb is made entirely out of LEGO and you can spend the night
Turns out all that time spent playing with LEGO was time well spent.
SEE ALSO: These wireless blocks are your kid’s newest coding teacher
Airbnb and LEGO had revealed that they are offering one group of master builders the chance to stay overni…
Peak 2017: Someone Made a Real Fidget Spinner Phone
Read more…More about Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, Tech, and Consumer Tech
View More Peak 2017: Someone Made a Real Fidget Spinner PhoneRallyteam raises $8.6 million to keep employees at companies
How can companies stop the best employees from leaving? Money is one solution. A good corporate culture is another. But some people are dissatisfied with the skills they’re gaining in their roles. Rallyteam has found that talented millennials are often leaving companies because the jobs aren’t challenging enough or leading them to their desired career path. The startup is working… Read More
Waymo’s latest partnership hints at major expansion
Waymo is one of the biggest players in the self-driving development race, but it’s not equipped to service its rapidly growing number of driverless vehicles. As the Google spinoff increases operations beyond its limited pilot programs in California, …
View More Waymo’s latest partnership hints at major expansionPrep for National Novel Writing month with these online writing courses
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.
November is National Novel Writing Month and if you’ve been kicking a novel idea around for a while this is your official invitation to just write …
This new Breve smartphone champions self-destructing content
In the modern lexicon, it’s obvs all about the abrevs.
In all seriousness, brevity has its benefits, especially in today’s fast-paced, tech-infused society. Younger generations are enamored with acronyms, shorthand, and self-destructing content…