Smarter public transit comes at the cost of rider anonymity More digital payment options means more chances to collect sensitive data. Katie Malone Tue, Nov 21, 2023 Gary Hershorn via Getty Images Security experts were skeptical about the New York MTA’s switch to an OMNY tap-and-go system when it was first announced years ago. … Continue reading Smarter public transit comes at the cost of rider anonymity
Twitter bug makes some private Circle tweets public Jon Fingas @jonfingas Don’t count on your Twitter Circle tweets being limited to a close-knit group, at least for the time being. Users have discovered a bug that exposes at least some private Circle posts to outsiders. They frequently show up in followers’ For You recommendations, … Continue reading Twitter bug makes some private Circle tweets public
By Chris Stokel-Walker April 07, 2023 Twitter’s ongoing decline and chaotic confusion continues as the app has now introduced features that block or downplay in the algorithm any posts containing links to newsletter platform Substack. The change comes hot on the heels of Substack announcing Notes, a feature that allows Substack users to … Continue reading Twitter’s feud with Substack means we all lose out on the public square
Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 9, 2023 Google’s chatbot Bard, a conversational service for search, on Wednesday shared inaccurate information in a promotional video suggesting that Alphabet, the company’s parent, is losing ground to rival Microsoft. Bard’s error was discovered just prior to Google’s presentation. As of … Continue reading Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors
By Chris Morris January 26, 2023 Wall Street, it would appear, has more than a few doubts about e-sports. FaZe Clan, the digital gaming-and-e-sports-content platform that went public just over six months ago with a valuation of $1 billion, is already trading well below a dollar per share, putting the company at risk of … Continue reading FaZe Clan faces possible delisting from the Nasdaq—just 6 months after going public
By Elissaveta M. Brandon October 19, 2022 Back in 2010, a team of Bulgarian architects designed an urban transit concept for bike lanes in the sky. Known as Kolelinia (roughly translated as “bike line”), the proposal envisioned two kinds of wires stretched high above the street: a special cable for bike wheels to latch … Continue reading This wild public transit concept is Uber-meets-urban gondolas
By Michael Grothaus September 06, 2022 Volkswagen has announced that it will move ahead with the initial public offering of one of its (and the world’s) most iconic car brands: Porsche. But while the 91-year-old automotive luxury brand is expected to have one of the largest IPOs of any European company this century, its … Continue reading Porsche IPO: Stock will trade separately as Volkswagen takes the luxury car brand public
By Jenni Bergal August 24, 2022 Shudiara McMillian doesn’t have a car and relies on city transit in Wilson, North Carolina, to get wherever she needs to go, whether it’s to work or shopping or a medical appointment. Until about two years ago, that could mean a long wait at a bus stop because … Continue reading In some cities, on-demand public transit is replacing old-fashioned buses
72% are more likely to buy from socially responsible businesses. Constantine von Hoffman on August 11, 2022 B2B marketers take note: 72% of your buyers say they are more likely to buy from socially responsible businesses, according to a recent survey. That’s 17 points higher than the general public. Additionally, 48% of B2B buyers say … Continue reading B2B buyers are much more concerned about a company’s values than the general public
By Adele Peters June 14, 2022 More than 700 large public companies around the world, from Amazon and Apple to oil companies like ExxonMobil, now have targets to reach net zero emissions. That’s a 68% increase from the number that had made pledges just two years ago. But their plans aren’t strong enough yet to … Continue reading More than 700 of the world’s largest public companies have net zero goals. Are they greenwashing?
