by Dominica Y. Wambold | Jun 30, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog, Tech
Note: This post is originally from TechCrunch. Posted by Kristen Hall-Geisler (@kristenhg) Black Caucus urges Airbnb to take reports of racism seriously While we are many years away from an autonomous utopia, where cars pick us up and drive us where we need to go...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Jun 22, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog, Media, Tech
Slate Money on rogue trader Jérôme Kerviel, Peruvian vulture funds, and Scottish alcohol pricing. Note: This is originally from Slate Money. By Cathy O’Neil, Felix Salmon, and Jordan Weissmann Listen to Episode No. 109 of Slate Money: Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Jun 15, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog, Media, Tech
Note: This blog post is from TechCrunch. Please check them out to see more news and information! Posted 16 hours ago by Greg Kumparak (@grg) Once a year, Apple stops its Worldwide Developer Conference to recognize a handful of apps for being particularly well...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Jun 14, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog
With a first-of-it’s-kind report, the Department of Education has called Chronic Absenteeism “a hidden educational crisis”. The definition of “chronic absenteeism” is more than 15 days in the school year. And the results of this report are shocking. In the school year...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Apr 25, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog, Film, Media
The Sundance Film Festival has morphed from a small event, that attempted to attract more filmmakers to Utah, to the largest independent film festival in the United States. It is held on an annual basis and showcases new work of independent filmmakers from all over...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Mar 24, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog, Tech
The United States Department of Defense has been branching out in their strategy towards growth. They are turning to the Internet to help adapt to, create, and quickly implement new technologies. Most notably in this plan lies Eric Schmidt, former chief executive of...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Feb 23, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog
The largest traditional cab company in San Francisco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. While they did not cite San Francisco startups Uber or Lyft outright, the papers that they filed spoke of worsening business conditions as a reason for the bankruptcy. The...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Jan 26, 2016 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog, Film, Media
Beasts of No Nation is a motion picture by Cary Fukunaga. And when I say “by”, I mean that every aspect of this film has his fingerprints. With experience in both film and television (he has credits on everything from Jane Eyre to True Detective), Cary Fukunaga...
by Dominica Y. Wambold | Dec 18, 2015 | Dominica Y. Wambold's Blog
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