Kickstarter Celebrates 10 Years of Funding Your Crazy Ideas

The platform has helped artists and founders collectively raise over $4 billion for a variety of art projects, movies, hardware startups, and naughty board games.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/kickstarter-turns-10
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How to Land a Plane in 'Non-Normal' Situations

Print this out and bring it with you on your next flight. Just in case.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/how-land-plane-situations-that-are-non-normal
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Grocery startup Honestbee makes layoffs and cuts costs as it prepares to raise more money

Asia Pacific grocery delivery startup Honestbee has confirmed it is suspending business in half of the eight markets it operates in and laying off 10 percent of its 1,000 staff.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/honestbee-layoffs-cost-cutting/
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Garmin adds menstrual cycle tracking to devices

Garmin announced today that it will be adding menstrual cycle tracking to its line of trackers and smartwatches. The new feature gives users the ability to log symptoms, track cycles and offers up additional context by way of Garmin Connect, the company’s mobile app.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/garmin-adds-menstrual-cycle-tracking-to-wearables/
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UiPath nabs $568M at a $7B valuation to bring robotic process automation to the front office

Companies are on the hunt for ways to reduce the time and money it costs their employees to perform repetitive tasks, so today a startup that has built a business to capitalize on this is announcing a huge round of funding to double down on the opportunity.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/uipath-rpa-series-d/
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Is this whale a Russian spy? - BBC News

While friendly and cute, this whale has secrets.Found near Ingøya, Norway, it's believed to have been trained by the Russian navy and was wearing a camera holder.Though it mostly seemed interested in fish and playing fetch.Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

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L Train Slowdown: 1 Weekend Down, 15 Months to Go

It’s Tuesday. Get out the picnic basket: Governors Island opens on Wednesday, with daily ferry service. Ride free through Sunday! Weather: You might need an umbrella this morning, but by afternoon it will be mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower to mid-60s.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-news-subway-slowdown-l-train.html
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