Pinterest is acquiring The Yes, the AI-powered personalized shopping platform with a site and app, co-founded by e-commerce veteran and former Stitch Fix COO Julie Bornstein and technical co-founder, Amit Aggarwal. Deal terms were not disclosed, but the acquisition will help to establish a new strategic organization within Pinterest to help drive the company’s shopping efforts, including […]
If you missed picking up your free doughnut at Krispy Kreme for National Doughnut Day last week, don’t worry: the chain is also giving everyone ample opportunities to score free doughnuts every day, all summer long. From now until Labor Day, the brand is offering what they’re calling their “Sweet New Deal,” a chance to score […]
A veteran meteorologist who helped lead Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and oversaw the National Hurricane Center during an onslaught of record-breaking storm activity in 2020 will now take the helm of the National Weather Service, the agency announced Tuesday. Ken Graham, the four-year director of the National Hurricane Center, will begin his tenure as NWS […]
So just in case you didn’t get enough donuts on National Donut Day, on June 8th comes along National Jelly-Filled Donut Day! So if you ate a chocolate or strawberry frosted donut for the prior holiday, now you can celebrate donuts again by eating a jelly-filled one! Although many people in the U.S. think of […]
Apple’s WWDC isn’t an event that traditionally packs in several hardware announcements, but not so this year, as a new MacBook Air took the stage during the keynote. According to The Verge, the new 2022 model has been designed around the more powerful M2 processor, and its design comes closer to that of the 14-inch […]
Just in time for Summer’s relaxed vibes, Levi’s has tapped Los Angeles fashion brand No Sesso to create an inclusive denim collection. Celebrating and empowering people of all colors, shapes and identities, the range features all-new, gender-inclusive designs. Inspired by lingerie, the garments feature lace-up details that allow each style to be transformed into different […]
Last Thursday, the White House announced that the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 is expected to become available in the next few weeks. The Biden Administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, Dr. Ashish Jha, shared in a briefing an estimated timeline for when kids ages 6 months to 4 years old around the country could be […]
The New York state legislature has passed the United States’ first “right to repair” bill covering electronics. Called the Fair Repair Act, the measure would require all manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” within state borders to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available to both consumers and independent shops. Having passed the legislature, […]
Derek Berry has certainly found his niche in the hospitality industry, specializing in pop culture (and typically nostalgia-tinged) themed pop-up restaurants. His projects have been inspired by the likes of 90210‘s Peach Pit, Breaking Bad, and, most famously, Saved by the Bell. According to Food and Wine, that latter “Saved by the Max” restaurant proved so popular it traveled […]
Tourists on Lake Powell captured astounding video of massive red rocks on the side of the reservoir toppling over into the water, generating a wave powerful enough to capsize a small watercraft. As reported by AccuWeather, Mila Carter and her husband Steve were out boating on Lake Powell — a human-made reservoir on the Colorado […]