Monday February 13, 2017 7:35 AM PST by Mitchel Broussard Google Maps today updated its iOS and Android apps with a listing feature that lets users save and add their favorite locations to customized lists, which they can subsequently share to friends and family. Once a list is created, users […]
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Instant apps: next step in mobile?
9th Feb 2017 Remember like back in the 2000s we thought that nothing would surpass the popularity of web sites? Well, some 15 years later we all face the fact that mobile apps have already become a more popular thing and people spend more time in apps rather than on […]
How mobile ordering is reinventing the drive-thru experience
Feb. 8, 2017 | by Elizabeth Friend The drive-thru is a cornerstone of the chained fast food experience, so much so that 53 percent of fast food sales in the US went through the drive-thru in 2015. While penetration in other global markets varies widely, drive-thru value is still growing steadily […]
Hashtag Revolution: Coming Soon
HASHTAG REVOLUTION is a 5 part series examining black culture and history through the evolution of the hashtags #blackgirlmagic #blacktravel #melanin #carefreeblackboy and #sayhername. Series coming soon to Fusion. By Bethany Mollenkof and Sophia Nahli Allison
Can this ‘blind’ hiring app help solve Silicon Valley’s diversity issue?
Chantel McGee — Jan 30 at 6:00AM | Last updated Jan 30 at 9:08AM Stephanie Lampkin isn’t the typical tech CEO. As a black woman, she is somewhat of a rarity in Silicon Valley, where over 83 percent of tech executives are white and nearly 80 percent are male. The […]
‘It’s time for us to … start owning our identity’: The state of blacks in Chicago tech
by Cheryl V. Jackson Blue Sky Innovation “It’s time for us to clearly start owning our identity,” said Fabian Elliot, founder of Black Tech Mecca and an advertising technology consultant at Google. (Kristen Norman / Blue Sky) Cheryl V. JacksonBlue Sky Innovation Privacy Policy A new study says more blacks are […]
‘Where Does Cloud Storage Really Reside? And Is It Secure?’
By QUENTIN HARDYJAN. 23, 2017 A reader asks: “Where does cloud storage really reside? And is it secure?” Quentin Hardy, The Times’s deputy technology editor, considers the question. _____ “Cloud” data is stored on hard drives (much the way data is usually stored). And yes, it’s probably more secure than […]
Mobile and YouTube drive Alphabet’s 4Q growth
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported $26.1 billion in total revenue, up 22% year over year (YoY) and 3% above consensus estimate of $25.2 billion. For the sixth straight quarter, mobile search was the main driver of growth for the company, reflecting Google’s dominance in advertising. Alphabet’s revenue is broken into […]
This App Will Be a Game-Changer for Getting Birth Control without the ACA
Some of Nurx’s 20-person staff, including medical director Jessica Knox, back row, middle, and co-founders Hans Gangeskar, back row, second from left, and A. Edvard Engesaeth, front row, left. If I told you there was a delivery app for birth control, you might disregard it as just another Silicon Valley-based […]