Dangerous Plane Incidents Are Skyrocketing. I’d Know—I Just Went Through 3 in 1 Day
I survived three airline disasters in one day. This is what happened on my terrifying journey across the U.S.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Peloton Is Being Sued By a Woman Who Alleges Her Son Died During Workout After Severing His Neck, Face
Peloton is denying the allegations and dismissing the claims.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Tomorrow University’s $10M Series A deck
Decks for education-based startups are pretty rare. Here’s how Tomorrow University landed that $10 million.
TechCrunch+ Roundup: YC Demo Days, blockchain’s killer app, comparing seed investors
Most startups never get past the pitch deck stage, so getting an investor to say yes can become a founder’s all-encompassing desire.
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What Do We Tell Young Women Considering Entrepreneurship? Here are 6 Key Messages to Share
Women-owned businesses outperform the market in a number of key KPIs, including revenue, people retention and overall economic contribution.
Signs of life in the technology M&A market
Today we’re looking at where deals are getting done from a geographic perspective.
Reddit users on mobile can now translate posts into other languages
Reddit is giving users the ability to translate posts into other languages. There will be eight different languages available to start– including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and Swedish. To translate a Reddit post, users click on the “translate” button at the top underneath the Redditor’s username. Users must choose their preferred language […]
The Ridiculously Easy Guide to Internal Customer Service Training
Eight internal customer service training insights you can put to use at your company today.
America’s Largest Private Employer Is Reducing Starting Pay for New Workers. Here’s Why — and What It Means for Retail.
Most new hires will now earn the lowest possible hourly wage for their respective store, unlike when they previously had the potential to earn more than other store workers in certain roles.