High-intensity workouts get a lot of attention and can be great for health. But moderate physical activity may have metabolic advantages. Source: New York Times 36 total views, 36 views today
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Thursday: The Golden State was well-represented on Inauguration Day. Here’s what it meant. Source: New York Times 38 total views, 38 views today
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Soci, a startup focused on what it calls “localized marketing,” is announcing that it has raised $80 million in Series D funding. National and global companies like Ace Hardware, Anytime Fitness, The Hertz Corporation and Nekter Juice Bar use Soci (pronounced soh-shee) to coordinate individual stores as they promote themselves through search, social media, review platforms and ad campaigns. Soci said that in 2020, it brought on more than 100 new customers, representing nearly 30,000 new locations. Co-founder and CEO Afif Khoury told me that the pandemic was a crucial moment for the platform, with so many businesses “scrambling to …
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Continue reading Soci raises $80M for its localized marketing platform
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Anchor promised to find sponsors for small podcasts, but Spotify is footing the bill John Newman is the type of person companies like Spotify want to get involved in podcasting. He has a …
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is raising its estimate for the number of businesses that are considering closing permanently. Source: CP24 27 total views, 27 views today
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Continue reading CFIB raises estimate of small businesses at risk of closing permanently
President Biden and his inner circle wanted the ceremony to take place outside the Capitol as usual to show Americans and the world that democracy would endure despite attempts to upend it. Source: New York Times 26 total views, 26 views today
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Continue reading Photos From an Inauguration Day Like No Other
Apple is reportedly working on developing a high-end virtual reality headset for a potential sales debut in 2022, per a new Bloomberg report. The headset would include its own built-in processors and power supply, and could feature a chip even more powerful than the M1 Apple Silicon processor that the company currently ships on its MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, according to the report’s sources. As is typical for a report this far out from a target launch date, Bloomberg offers a caveat that these plans could be changed or cancelled altogether. Apple undoubtedly kills a lot of its …
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President Biden has a 21-page strategy to bolster production of vaccines, treatments and medical-grade protective gear while reaching out to communities of color. Source: New York Times 28 total views, 28 views today
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Continue reading Biden Unveils a National Pandemic Response That Trump Resisted
Roemie Hillenaar and Anca Stefan, the co-founders of Creative Fabrica Creative Fabrica is best known as a marketplace for digital files, like fonts, graphics and machine embroidery designs, created for crafters. Now the Amsterdam-based startup is planning to expand into …
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The white supremacist rally in 2017 prefigured the rise of right-wing violence in President Trump’s name. Now, as President Biden calls for national unity, residents say it requires accountability first. Source: New York Times 32 total views, 32 views today
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Continue reading Charlottesville Inspired Biden to Run. Now It Has a Message for Him.
