Archives for October 2019

Source: Nike has picked up Russell Wilson’s Tally/TraceMe in a rare acquisition Nike has long been synonymous with premium sneakers and other sports gear, but now it seems that the company could be extending its brand into another area — digital media — thanks to the rumored acquisition of a Seattle-based startup. TechCrunch has learned […]

Apple creates its own TV studio, will produce WWII drama ‘Masters of Air’ While Apple has a long list of new programming lined up for its TV+ subscription streaming service, the company won’t actually own any of the announced shows — until now. That’s changing because Apple has formed its own in-house studio, which will […]

Alexa now speaks Spanish, including in multi-lingual mode At Amazon’s hardware event last month in Seattle, the company announced plans to launch multi-lingual modes for its Alexa devices in the U.S., Canada, and India, where the smart voice assistant would be able to speak a combination of English and Spanish, French and English, and Hindi […]

How Model Alexandra Cristin Turned Her Brand Into an 8-Figure Empire The Glam Seamless founder and CEO breaks down how she broke through as an entrepreneur. October 11, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Seven years ago, plus-size model Alexandra Cristin was watching her favorite YouTuber at her apartment […]

The Importance of Getting Advisors to Invest in Your Business Outside consultants can show true conviction with their capital. October 11, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I was sitting outside at Samovar Tea Lounge in the heart of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center. It was the middle of July, […]

Electric moped startup Revel could expand to Texas next Revel, the New York-based shared electric moped startup, appears to be preparing to expand into Texas, according to job listings first spotted and reported by Thinknum Alternative Data. The expansion into Texas would be Revel’s fourth market and its first west of the Mississippi River, a […]

How to Disrupt a Competitive Industry Jessica Abo sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Art of Sport. October 11, 2019 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Matthias Metternich, co-founder and CEO of Art of Sport, sits down with Jessica Abo to explain why he started a skincare line for male athletes […]

Instacart shoppers are organizing a nationwide protest Instacart has long been at odds with its shoppers — the people who go to the grocery store on behalf of customers. From November 3-5, thousands of Instacart shoppers plan to protest with three demands. They want Instacart to change the default tip amount to at least 10%, […]

4 Powerful Techniques to Lose Fat Fast (And Sustainably) In the following article, I will be covering several topics that ‘cutting fat’ encompasses. For example, I will present exercise as a modality, as I have done in the past, namely due to the fact that it has substantial research and evidence to back it’s clear […]

Polte raises $12.5 million to track devices using LTE signal Polte has raised another $12.5 million. The company is building a service that leverages 4G (and potentially 5G) signal to track things around for commercial and industrial use cases. The main advantage of that is that using cellular signal uses a lot less battery than […]

What Women Really Want From Their Employers Insights from four successful female leaders. October 11, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Last year, I received the iconic Turquoise Pantone 1837 Blue box as a bonus gift from a Fortune 500 company. Inside was a handwritten, congratulatory note and a gift certificate for […]

4 Travel Hacks This CEO Swears by to Stay Healthy and Lose Weight on the Road Business travel can break you down mentally and physically. Here are some CEO-tested tips to keep you healthy. October 11, 2019 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Staying healthy as a CEO is not […]

4 Tips for Aspiring Women Business Owners Reaping deserved financial rewards requires shaking off corporate gender bias. October 11, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The recent publication of Forbes’ “America’s Most Innovative Leaders” list, in which there was just one female executive featured, sparked backlash online and off. […]

Waymo and Renault to explore autonomous mobility route in Paris region Waymo and Renault are working with the Paris region to explore the possibility of establishing an autonomous transportation route between Charles De Gaulle airport and La Défense, a neighbourhood just outside of Paris city limits that plays host to a large number of businesses […]

The 10 Elements of Great Web Content How do you define great web content? Creating web content that attracts eyeballs can seem like an uphill battle, especially if you’re not a born wordsmith. Good news: You don’t have to be a professional writer to create web content that works. Here are 10 elements of great […]

Uber to acquire grocery delivery startup Cornershop Uber will acquire Cornershop, a grocery delivery startup that began life serving the Latin American market and recently shifted to offer service in Toronto, its first North American city. Uber announced on Friday that it expects that its acquisition of a majority ownership stake in Cornershop in early […]

IAC outlines its plans for a Match Group spinoff Digital media holding company IAC has taken the next step toward spinning off Match Group, with a proposal outlining what that process would look like. Match Group (which owns Tinder, PlentOfFish, OkCupid, Hinge and of course Match itself) is already a publicly-traded company, but IAC remains […]

Business Ideas You Can Start With Just a Few Hours a Week Your vehicle may hold the key to being your own boss in the on-demand economy. While driving for Uber or Lyft won’t replace your regular paycheck, it can bring in a steady stream of income. Just as with ride-sharing companies, delivery service drivers can set […]

Descartes Labs snaps up $20M more for its AI-based geospatial imagery analytics platform Satellite imagery holds a wealth of information that could be useful for industries, science and humanitarian causes, but one big and persistent challenge with it has been a lack of effective ways to tap that disparate data for specific ends. That’s created […]

Trump gets on Twitch The reelection campaign will be livestreamed. US president Donald Trump has joined Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch. Twitch is best known as a social video streaming platform for gamers but does host other content, including politics. The verified DonaldTrump Twitch account, spotted earlier by Reuters, has just one video in the recent […]