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Instacart Makes Its First Acquisition With “Acqui-hire” Of App Maker Wedding Party
By Sarah Perez On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has made its first acquisition since raising hundreds of millions in venture funding for its growing business. The company is “acqui-hiring” the
In The Fight Against Tsetse Flies, Blue Is The New Black
By Maanvi Singh For some unknown reason, the insects that transmit sleeping sickness in sub-Saharan Africa are attracted to the color blue. So scientists think blue flytraps could help wipe
Slideshow: 8th Annual Mass Ave Criterium
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Berlin’s Zeotap Raises $6.4M To Let Telcos Sell Customer Data To Mobile Advertisers
By Steve O'Hear Apparently, telecom operators are sitting on a huge amount of unique customer data that could provide much-needed revenue by being packaged up and sold to mobile advertisers
Republic Launches New Platform To Send GOP To White House
By Danny Crichton Software is eating the world, and it is continuing its monstrous diet in politics. The traditional shoe leather approach of political campaigning has been replaced by rooms
Kobalt’s AMRA Inks Its First Licensing Deal: A Global Agreement With Apple Music
By Ingrid Lunden Two months ago, Kobalt — a startup whose technology tracks and collects music royalties from streaming music providers — acquired and revamped and royalty collection agency AMRA
Circus Tent Collapse Kills 2 During Storm In New Hampshire
By Bill Chappell “We lost two lives — a father and a daughter — at an event that was supposed to be fun,” Gov. Maggie Hassan says. At least a
Play Hard, Live Free: Where Wild Play Still Rules
By Eric Westervelt A California playground embraces the value of wild play. » E-Mail This …read more Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/04/425912755/play-hard-live-free-where-wild-play-still-rules?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us
So You Flunked A Racism Test. Now What?
By Maanvi Singh Scientists are working on ways to train our brains away from deeply held prejudices — including hacking your subconscious while you sleep. » E-Mail This …read more
Monsoon Flooding Kills Dozens In Myanmar, Prompting Calls For Help
By Bill Chappell More than 200,000 people have been displaced by floods and landslides, with at least 46 deaths reported. » E-Mail This …read more Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/04/429277147/monsoon-flooding-kills-dozens-in-myanmar-prompting-calls-for-help?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world
