GitLab announces $268 million in Series E funding, at a valuation of $2.75 billion ~tech Article 516 words 13 votes
Amazon changed its search system to boost more-profitable listings, including its own brands ~tech amazon Article 19 votes
Kickstarter’s year of turmoil - Multiple employees involved with a "Kickstarter United" effort to unionize have been fired over the past week ~tech Article 2611 words 13 votes
Analysis of PC game sales on Steam in 2019, by Mike Rose (founder of publisher No More Robots) ~games Link 13 votes
European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash in Arctic Norway last month ~transport Article 281 words 7 votes
The rise and fall of Iceland's tourism miracle – the widespread decline of tourism across the country presents intractable problems ~finance economics business Article 5860 words 8 votes
Recipe for disaster: The meteoric rise and ongoing demise of Blue Apron ~finance business Article 2628 words 7 votes
Sacklers would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma under US settlement proposal ~health medicine Article 1022 words 11 votes
Will the millennials save Playboy? ~news usa journalism Article 2721 words, published Aug 2 2019 10 votes
Runaway story or meltdown in motion? The unraveling of the WeWork IPO ~finance business Article 4570 words 10 votes
Coalition of fifty US attorneys general launch antitrust investigation into Google ~tech google Article 453 words 17 votes
The people who built Etsy dreamed of remaking commerce with their bare hands. Fifteen years later, its sellers are being asked to compete with Amazon. ~tech Article 7046 words 11 votes
Facebook is under investigation for antitrust violations by a coalition of the attorneys general of 8 states and DC, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James ~tech facebook social media Link 10 votes
Exxon Mobil has agreed to sell its Norwegian oil and gas assets for up to $4 billion – ending its production in a country where it started operations more than a century ago ~finance business Article 103 words 5 votes
IKEA has committed to becoming a circular business by 2030 – by eliminating waste and reusing resources ~enviro sustainability Article 1496 words 8 votes
US Senator says Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg should face ‘possibility of a prison term’ ~tech social media Article 309 words 14 votes
Swedish cashless app Swish is teaming up with six other companies to form a European network of mobile payment solutions ~finance business Article 395 words 5 votes
Hans Rausing, head of the family that became Britain's richest thanks to his father's invention of Tetra Pak food containers, has died aged 93 ~finance business Article 310 words 4 votes
Why Norwegian Air is failing – since the start of 2019 the airline has hit a near-constant spell of turbulence ~transport Article 1115 words, published Aug 21 2019 6 votes
Telltale Games' assets have been purchased and some developers re-hired, with the goal of re-releasing select games from Telltale's back catalog and developing new games ~games Article 721 words 8 votes
'Walk away': ACCC finds franchisors failing to outline rent, wages ~finance business Article 533 words 2 votes
How Elon Musk fooled investors, bilked taxpayers, and gambled Tesla to save SolarCity ~finance business Article 4825 words 19 votes
In retrospect, it was probably not a fantastic idea to leave Iceland's economic fortunes tethered to an airline called WOW ~transport Article 1148 words 7 votes
Les Moonves, Kevin Tsujihara and the art of Hollywood self-sabotage ~movies Article 912 words 2 votes
Amazon ends controversial practice of using tips to meet drivers’ wage guarantees ~tech amazon Article 559 words 8 votes
Tech billionaires haven’t killed Burning Man’s anti-capitalist spirit—but influencers might ~misc Article 3402 words 6 votes
The weaponisation of information is mutating at alarming speed ~tech privacy social media internet Article 887 words 11 votes
Apple under fire for allegations of controversial business practices ~tech apple Video published Oct 9 2018 3 votes
LumiThera raises cash for medical device that uses light to fight vision loss ~health healthcare Article 367 words 4 votes
Helsinki has revealed a first-of-its kind website meant to empower citizens, businesses and tourists to make more sustainable choices ~enviro sustainability Link 3 votes
Denmark's second-biggest city is home to the world's biggest wind-turbine maker and a thriving hub for power trading ~enviro energy.renewable Article 3 votes
Linux Journal is ceasing publication, all staff laid off ~comp linux open source Article 996 words 22 votes
The Great Escape - The origin, business, and attraction of escape rooms ~games Article 5270 words 7 votes
As warming temperatures dramatically reshape Iceland's landscape businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit ~enviro climate change Article 1719 words 4 votes
Uber quarterly results show $5.2 billion loss and slowest-ever revenue growth rate ~transport Article 504 words 7 votes
Why Finland leads the world in flexible work – Nordic nation has embraced agile hours for decades ~life work Article 2370 words 6 votes
Up to 40% of retail stores in Finland could go bust by 2030 – competition from online retailers will bring major upheaval ~finance business Article 417 words 7 votes
US Feds told Tesla to stop making “misleading statements” on Model 3 safety ~transport Article 711 words 10 votes