Mailchimp is betting that you’d like brands to text you a lot more
The king of email marketing is acquiring Chatitive, a company focused on business communications via text messaging. Mailchimp, the Atlanta-based small business marketing service that’s expanded from...
View ArticleWalmart is piloting smart coolers to let you receive cold food outside
HomeValet coolers should be able to let Walmart customers receive cold deliveries even when they’re not available to answer the door. This spring, Walmart will start a pilot program letting customers...
View ArticleSecurity experts weigh in on how to prevent more right-wing violence on...
Between the coronavirus pandemic and the recent attack on the Capitol, this year’s inauguration will be unusually highly secured. Next Wednesday will see the inauguration of Joe Biden as president, but...
View ArticleThese 14 principles could help big platforms create healthier social media
A new study surveyed social media superusers on how their favorite platform stacks up against a set of characteristics that contribute to a thriving online space. Major internet platforms could do a...
View ArticleAmazon offers President Biden help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business sent a letter to Biden on the day of his inauguration. Amazon has offered to assist President Biden with distributing coronavirus vaccines in a letter...
View ArticleThese vital volunteer data efforts are tracking where you can get a vaccine
Frustrated with a lack of reliable, official information, people are coordinating mass phone campaigns and using tools such as Airtable and Google Sheets to track where the shot’s actually available....
View ArticleReport: Google wants to try fighting fires with drones
The company is seeking to use unmanned aircraft “for testing fire-fighting and monitoring operations” at a private property in California. Google has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for...
View ArticleReport: A hacker tried to poison the water supply of an entire Florida city
An intruder in a Florida water system’s network tried to pump lye into the city water supply, but an operator caught the attempt and prevented any harm. An intruder accessed a computer network in...
View ArticleReport: Scammers will offer you cheap food delivery on Telegram, then pay for...
Fraudsters are advertising discount food deliveries, which they provide by ordering food from delivery apps using stolen credit cards. Fraudsters are offering discounted restaurant and grocery app...
View ArticleZoom happy hour isn’t fun anymore. Try these 6 virtual team building...
Nearly a year into the pandemic, we still need engaging ways to connect with coworkers and clients that don’t rely entirely on Zoom. The coronavirus pandemic has kept many office workers away from...
View ArticleClassPass launches a map of clinics offering COVID-19 vaccines
Best known for helping people find exercise programs, ClassPass will now also help residents of Boston, Chicago, and New York figure out where to get vaccinated. On Wednesday, people looking for...
View ArticleHere’s what happens to your WhatsApp account if you don’t agree...
If you don’t say yes to the Facebook-owned app’s update, you’ll have limited access to your account. WhatsApp is updating its privacy policies, and if you don’t agree to the changes by May 15, you’ll...
View ArticleWhy this AI engineer is using sci-fi to unpack tech’s biggest problems
Data scientist S.B. Divya explains how her work influenced her new novel, and offers her thoughts on where technology is headed and why she remains optimistic. S.B. Divya’s new science fiction...
View ArticleHow Graphika fights misinformation by tracking it across social media
The social network analysis company thwarts online misinformation efforts before they have offline consequences. Social network analysis company Graphika has made a name for itself spotting targeted...
View ArticleTinder will integrate background checks to keep users safe
Tinder parent Match Group plans to roll out a feature in partnership with nonprofit Garbo to help people run background checks later this year, although details are still to be determined. Tinder...
View ArticleJack Dorsey sells an NFT of his first tweet for $2.9 million, says the money...
The Twitter CEO sold the token of his first tweet, which is also the first tweet ever published, to cryptocurrency exec Sina Estavi. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold a nonfungible token of his famed first...
View ArticleMozilla and Tor join calls to oust Richard Stallman from Free Software...
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling for Richard Stallman to be removed from positions of leadership in free software. More than 1,500 people, along with prominent software projects...
View ArticleIn a rare move, this transportation startup is adding equity experts to its...
Legal scholar Rashida Richardson and transportation consultant Tamika L. Butler will help shape the direction of Lacuna, which makes technology to help cities manage transportation issues in real time....
View ArticleHankering to meet new people? Try one of these virtual networking apps
With in-person opportunities to connect with new people still limited, these apps are helping people make connections digitally. During the coronavirus pandemic, design executive Trip O’Dell says he’s...
View ArticleDiscord and Slack are becoming potent tools for malware attacks
The attackers are using chat-app file sharing as a content distribution network for malware that they can link to from elsewhere online. Attackers are finding the file-sharing capabilities in popular...
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