Month: May 2020
‘Crisis Schooling’ and the New Rhythms of Pandemic Parenting
The past few months have given parents a crash course in becoming an educator. We’re not really up to the task, and that’s OK. Source
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All the Gear You Need to Throw a DIY Karaoke Party
Put together a sing-along for the whole crew—or just practice solo—using gadgets you already have or can pick up at a big-box store. Source
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How Facebook’s past acquisitions could haunt its purchase of Giphy
On Friday, Facebook made its fifth-largest known acquisition ever. The company bought Giphy, a database and search engine for the short looping videos known as GIFs, for $400 million. Today let’s talk about some of the reasons, stated and unstated, that Facebook bought Giphy, and then consider what might come…
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Lessons we can learn about data backup from “The Tiger King”
If you’ve not watched it, you’ll definitely have heard about it. Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, “The Tiger King” has taken the Internet by a storm. Watched by more than 34 million people in the first ten days of its release, the story of the flamboyant self-proclaimed “Tiger King,” Joe…
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70% of Indian startups will run out of money in less than 3 months
More than two-thirds of startups in India need to secure additional capital in the coming weeks to steer through the coronavirus pandemic, according to an industry report. 70% of startups in India, home to one of the world’s largest startup ecosystems, have less than three months of cash runway in…
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The next Netflix movie you need to watch is Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
The next Netflix movie you need to add to your watch list is Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, which is coming to the service on June 12. It’s Lee’s first film for the streaming service (although he did direct Netflix’s TV version of She’s Gotta Have It), and his latest…
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