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Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Sam Yagan is a lifelong entrepreneur and exec. He is the cofounder of OkCupid, and was head of the dating site conglomerate the Match Group for seven years. His first company was SparkNotes, which he founded while at Harvard. Yagan told Business Insider that when SparkNotes first launched, the team got a flood of […]
Twitter/Libby Solomon Ellicott City, Maryland, was hit with a devastating flash flood on Sunday. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency, and rescue missions are underway. The same Baltimore suburb was hit with a deadly flood two years ago. A Baltimore suburb was placed under a state of emergency on Sunday as flash […]
As flash flooding rips through Maryland, knocking down cars and soaking the ground floors of buildings, locals trapped by the deluge have been posting videos and photos of the calamity. Videos showing muddy water running through the Ellicott City, which has been the hardest hit by the raging waters, have inundated Twitter. A video filmed […]
Lil Miquela may be fascinating in her own right, but the rise of digital humans in social media and elsewhere is just getting started. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae767a6c6901c5ee08405de/master/pass/LilMiquela.jpg
Finally, construction is finishing on the delayed barrier to protect the city from high tides. But how well will MOSE actually work? https://media.wired.com/photos/5ac569774738fe045ed850dc/master/pass/venice-914896102.jpg
NEW YORK — Demand for sport utility vehicles in the United States is booming, but the number of new models vying for a share of that market is growing even faster, threatening the fat profits automakers have enjoyed. At the New York Auto show this week, automakers will unveil another flock of SUVs ranging from […]
Westgarth, 31, beat Dec Spelman at Doncaster Dome on points on Saturday. Both men hit the canvas throughout the brutal fight and Westgarth needed paramedics in his locker room afterwards. Promoter Stefy Bull, who organised Saturday’s event, tweeted: “God bless Scott Westgarth. “To promote a boxing show and a young man doing a job he […]
In the wake of Wednesday’s Parkland, Florida school shooting Russian bots have taken to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a85badf263579570b6bfbf7/master/pass/GettyImages-918323872.jpg
Follow along our up-to-the-minute coverage of CES 2018, live from Las Vegas, Nevada. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a546d38175aad589689d5d4/master/pass/CES_J5A9701-Earbud.jpg
The European Union could face a massive influx of some 10 million refugees from Africa in the coming years if it does not change its policy, Czech President Milos Zeman has claimed in an interview with a local TV channel. Zeman, known for his fierce anti-immigration stance, once again blasted Brussels for its migration guidelines […]
