Новости за 14.03.2018

On Wednesday, Lyft announced a partnership with auto-parts supplier Magna to develop a self-driving car system. As part of the deal, Magna will invest $200 million into Lyft, tagging on to the ride-hailing company’s $1.7 billion recent funding round. Magna is a top North American car parts supplier. The company’s executives say that it sells …

Outdoor Voices, much like its fitness-fueled customers, isn’t slowing down. The cult athleisure label just raised $34 million in a series C round, totaling $57 million to date, reports CNBC. The latest round was led by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), which previously invested in Jet.com and Blue Bottle Coffee. Founded in 2014, Outdoor …

Casa Verde Capital, the venture firm cofounded by Snoop Dogg, closed its debut fund with $45 million, TechCrunch reports. The very on-brand venture firm makes seed and Series A investments on businesses working ancillary to the cannabis industry. Casa Verde Capital’s website says a cannabis business is considered ancillary when it is “not touching the plant,” even though the plant is …

The beer brand is trying to evolve past its iconic mascot with a broader scope on what it means to be “interesting.”

Boxed recently rejected a $400 million bid from grocery giant Kroger.

It has been reported for weeks that wholesale grocer Boxed is exploring an acquisition. Now CFO Naeem Ishaq is leaving the company. An internal email announcing his departure was sent out by Boxed’s leadership around 11 a.m. today, Fast Company has learned.

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Boxed recently rejected a $400 million bid from grocery giant Kroger.

It has been reported for weeks that wholesale grocer Boxed is exploring an acquisition. Now CFO Naeem Ishaq is leaving the company. An internal email announcing his departure was sent out by Boxed’s leadership around 11 a.m. today, Fast Company has learned.

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Today’s news coverage of the SEC’s decision to settle fraud charges against Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was marked by a somber tone, with the company releasing a simple statement saying it “is pleased to be bringing this matter to a close and looks forward to advancing its technology.” Holmes, who did not comment, …

Last week, Facebook waffled yet again about which #content people want to see on Facebook. Cue the launch of a new feature that lets publishers label one breaking news story a day. With Facebook experimenting with breaking news, it seems only fitting that Twitter would do the same. The company is now testing algorithmically delivered …

In the wake of last month’s mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, students at more than 2,500 schools across the United States are walking out of class in a nonviolent protest against lax gun laws. It is the sort of civil disobedience that is typically protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. However, when it …

The new standard combines the best of all the usual players–fair trade, humane, non-GMO–into one label that aims to set a new bar for sustainable, ethical agricultural production.

YouTuber Bill Smith adds “Shark Tank” to his list of “No Dialogue” video edits, and the results are beyond cringeworthy.

Elizabeth Holmes may have to think about a career change. The SEC today charged the Theranos founder, and its president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, with allegations of fraud. Holmes, the SEC says, has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty. She is also “barred from serving as an officer or director of a public company for 10 …

Earnings reports can be long, dry, and sometimes only slightly informative. It’s true they give shareholders a peek into how the company performed, but it can also be hard to parse all the PR speak. CB Insights is giving it an honest try. The analytics firm looked back at dozens of earnings reports, dating back …

Venmo (and PayPal, Zelle, Apple Pay, and Square Cash) may soon have a little competition from Amazon’s Alexa. CNET reports that biometric software company Daon, which helped MasterCard develop its “pay-by-selfie,” has come up with a way to let people send money using Alexa. Don’t get too excited, though: “It will prevent an annoying friend from yelling …

Today, thousands of students are taking to the streets to protest gun violence, imploring officials to do something, anything, after the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, last month. Starting at 10 a.m. this morning, students and others disenchanted by the unwillingness of U.S. lawmakers to enact sensible gun legislation left their classrooms and workplaces en masse, …

The fast-food industry is currently grappling with record employee turnover, and new technologies have a lot to do with it. According to MIT Technology Review, the turnover rate in the fast-food industry is 150%, the highest since researchers began recording data in 1995. While robots may eventually come to the fast-food world, Flippy, the burger-flipping …

An Amazon recruiter and new hire reveal what the recruiting process entails–and how to get offered the job.

The most creative teams at Herman Miller warm up in the morning by playing around with the tools of their craft.

Creator Laeta Kalogridis talks about fluid identity, living forever, and where the show cheated–just a little.

The show, which sources say will be in the style of CBS’s 60 Minutes or ABC’s 20/20, is reportedly in the early stages of development, says MarketWatch. An unnamed TV executive who recently worked with Netflix on a documentary series said: “Netflix have spotted a hole in the market for a current affairs TV show …

Science icon Stephen Hawking passed away this morning at age 76. The renowned British theoretical physicist, whose best-selling 1988 book, A Brief History of Time, made complex scientific theories accessible to the masses in easy-to-digest terms, was known for his philosophical musings and trenchant, sometimes sardonic quotes about science, religion, and the ultimate fate of humanity. Here …

The retail giant has announced that it will expand its online grocery delivery service to 40% of American households by the end of the year, reports TechCrunch. By that time, Walmart’s grocery deliveries will be available in over 100 metro areas–up from the six metro areas it’s currently available in. In total, Walmart will deliver …

Students from schools nationwide will walk out of their classrooms for 17 minutes at 10 a.m. local time today, reports the New York Times. The nationwide demonstration by the thousands of students expected to take part is intended to pressure Congress into passing gun control legislation and show solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman …

The German sportswear giant teamed up with environmental group Parley for the Oceans to help clear plastic from the world’s oceans and also put that plastic to good use, reports CNBC. The resulting plastic went into Adidas’s UltraBoost shoe line, with three UltraBoost models being made out of ocean plastic. Eleven plastic bottles were used …

The First Lady will meet with execs from Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Snap to discuss ways to combat online harassment, reports the Washington Post. The meeting will take place next week at the White House. Melania Trump wants to find out how the tech companies are, among other things, planning to combat the rise …