Amazon’s long-rumored move into healthcare took a big leap forward on Tuesday with the launch of an employee-focused health service, Amazon Care. According to the Amazon.care website, Amazon Care provides in-app video visits with medical professionals for advice, diagnoses, treatment or referrals; in-app text chat for health advice and answers; in-person treatment at home, in…
Inc. Makes History with The Wing CEO Audrey Gelman
The Wing’s CEO Audrey Gelman made history last week as the first visibly pregnant woman to appear on the cover of a business magazine. The Inc. article accompanying the cover profiled Gelman and The Wing, which brought in $118 million in funding. “I am humbled by what we all go through together collectively to change…
A Group of Google Contractors Has Voted to Unionize
Employees of HCL Technologies who do work for Google in Pittsburgh voted to join the United Steelworkers, a rarity for white-collar tech workers.
After the Thomas Cook Collapse, Dust Settles at Airports and Travel Agents Remain Optimistic
LONDON–The unexpected closure of British travel business Thomas Cook Group, which operated an airline and tour group, brought disarray to airports from England to Mallorca. But at London’s Gatwick Airport, the craziness had largely died down by Tuesday afternoon. Arrivals was busy–but with newly arrived passengers heading to the taxi stand or Gatwick Express train…
Messaging App Kik Is Shutting Down as The Company Focuses on Cryptocurrency Kin
The jury may still be out on cryptocurrency, but one company is going all-in, as Ted Livingston, founder and CEO of messaging application Kik and cryptocurrency Kin, revealed that he is shuttering the former to focus on the latter. The most recent data for Kik indicated that it had 300 million registered users as of…
Comscore Pays $5 Million to Settle Securities Fraud Charges
The media measurement and analytics firm Comscore and its former CEO have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding investors by overstating company revenue by about $50 million over a two-year period and making false statements about the health of the company. From February 2014 through February 2016, Comscore and its…
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Is Out After Disastrous IPO Attempt
A week after WeWork postponed its IPO, CEO Adam Neumann has reportedly resigned. However, Neumann will remain in his role as the non-executive chairman of the We Company, the parent company of the shared office company. WeWork vice chairman Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson, co-president and chief financial officer, have been promoted to co-CEOs as…
9 Expert Tips to Make Networking Easier at Industry Events
Picture yourself at an industry conference wrapping up for the day–the panels are done, and cocktail hour is about to begin. You’ve grabbed your drink and spotted an open table, but just as you get there another group reaches it at the same time. It’s time to break the ice and have a productive conversation….
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism Goes Independent
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, which was established in August 2017 by Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft and Twitter, provided a progress update Monday on its commitments to the Christchurch Call to Action. The Christchurch Call to Action is a nine-point plan that was agreed to by tech companies, local governments and the European Union…
Jefferson Airplane on a Cruise Ship? Lucky Generals Gets Psychedelic for Celebrity Cruises
Eschewing the bright and sunny, carefree look of a run-of-the-mill cruise line commercial, Celebrity Cruises and London-based creative agency Lucky Generals turned to ’60s psychedelia and every owner of a black light’s favorite piece of literature for their new campaign, “Wonder Awaits.” While it’s not clear what induces the surreal trip (a vacation without children,…