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In 2000, Luis von Ahn was starting his PhD in computer science when he attended a talk and happened to learn about one of Yahoo's biggest problems: automated bots were signing up for millions of free Yahoo email accounts, and generating tons of spam.
Read MoreBenedict Evans makes an interesting point regarding "the new normal" and post-COVID eCommerce stats: it's all about the denominator.
Read MoreFacebook is making a major new push into e-commerce. The company this week announced the launch of Shops, a way for businesses to set up free storefronts on Facebook and Instagram.
Read MoreAs an actual business, food deliver services don't make sense, but we're not going to talk about that. We're going to talk about pizza arbitrage.
Read MoreThe Hustle featured a newish concept this week that will leave you challenging everything you know about your new favorite local pizza joint.
Read MoreGrammy Award-winning artists the Chainsmokers are expecting to invest $50 million in startups, with a newly formed firm, Mantis.
Read MoreEpic Games, maker of Fortnite, released fresh details about its latest game engine, Unreal Engine 5, this week.
Read MoreI don't like being right about a startup failure. It sucks. But when the co raises billions of dollars pre-launch on the premise they know more about what you want than you do, it doesn't suck quite as bad.
Read MoreDresner Advisory Services’ published interim findings from their 2020 COVID-19 Impact Survey this week, providing a glimpse into business’ intentions regarding analytics and BI spending.
Read MoreAs one might guess, Etsy had a good quarter. With so many folks tinkering at home, the e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies is experiencing a boom.
Read MoreThanks to Danny Sheridan of Amazon, we all get to write like an Amazonian. I've included an image from his internal newsletter, Fact of the Day 1, including writing tips for those at Amazon.
Read MoreThe XFL has launched a Hail Mary to find a new owner, one month after the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Investment bank Houlihan Lokey is managing the process, with letters of intent due by June 12, according to a pitch deck obtained by Axios. Formal bids are due on July 6.
Read MoreUS bars and restaurants overtook grocery stores in April 2015, in terms of total retail sales. Their lead only great from that point - until last month. - Axios
Read MoreThe pandemic has fundamentally changed how people are watching films. With movie theaters shuttered since mid-March, consumers are turning to streaming and on-demand services.
Read MoreCommercial drones haven’t gone mainstream due to technical challenges, scalability, and regulatory barriers. But they’re in high demand during the pandemic.
Read MorePeloton is really a music streaming service (already low margin) with a complicated hardware component, a SaaS model, and a content curation engine.
Read MoreKeeping with this theme of newly-famous essays, John Luttig penned a piece this week that I suspect will gain a lot of traction in the coming weeks.
Read MoreThat’s the title of a recent essay by Marc Andreessen making a lot of noise in the tech world. Andreessen is first-and-foremost a living legend for having created Mosaic, the first web browser that supported graphics.
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