Best known for: Snapchat, Instagram Quote: “To have an actual COO role in one of many companies that is disrupting the communications arena is one I could not pass up.” Coming from Instagram, Emily White was an obvious choice to take the role of Chief Operating Officer at Snapchat – but her journey through Silicon Valley began well before then. White started out by working on emerging businesses at Google
Among U.S. cities, New Orleans stands out as a wonderfully unique destination. The sights, the sounds, and most notably, the food, all reflect and encapsulate the city’s multicultural influences, including Cajun and Creole, as well as it’s singular history. But with more than nine million visitors a year, New Orleans has swelled with tourist traps designed to trick you out of a truly authentic experience. With practical tips and guidance
Home to beautiful gardens and perfectly restored nineteenth-century architecture, Victoria has long been known for its charm, but today there’s so much more than just its aesthetic appeal to enjoy. The city now possesses a dynamic energy thanks to its status as a thriving technology hub, one that has attracted young people and entrepreneurs from far and wide. Meanwhile, breweries and cafés are everywhere, access to nature couldn’t be easier, and
The A7R II is Sony’s top compact system camera, though in appearance it looks like more like a small DSLR. It uses a mirrorless design, so the viewfinder on the top is electronic rather than optical. The A7R II is designed for professional photographers and movie makers, and it’s a major upgrade over the original A7R, launched in October 2013. The big story with the A7R II is its sensor.
Twitter has always had a problem with bullying and hasn’t often been seen to act quickly on the issues. That’s all set to change after Chief executive Dick Costolo pledged back in April to crack down on abuse on the platform, and now the company has announced its first step: shared block lists. You’ll soon be able to select a ‘block all’ list where users submit people who have abused
Changing your SSID. Keeping track of devices connected to your network. Turning off those annoying blinking lights. To some, tasks like these can be daunting as our routers aren’t exactly the most user-friendly. Vodafone is looking to change that though with its new Connect router, launched yesterday alongside its new broadband service. The white, square box is palatable, but it’s the accompanying smartphone application (available on Android and iOS) where
By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book business on Thursday, opening yet another front in mounting EU scrutiny of America’s global tech giants. The Commission said it would look in particular into certain clauses included in Amazon’s contracts with publishers. The Commission said this could violate EU antitrust rules that prohibit abuses of a dominant market position and restrictive business
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – At least two Apple Inc retail store workers complained directly to Chief Executive Tim Cook that the company’s policy of checking retail employees’ bags as a security precaution was embarrassing and demeaning, according to a court filing made public on Wednesday. The employee complaints, which a judge ordered unsealed, are part of a 2013 lawsuit alleging Apple should compensate employees for the time
Playing down the threat to his business from the world’s most valuable company, the founder of music streaming service Spotify said the industry was big enough for several players and his firm did not have to be number one. “To me it is enough to be among the top three,” Daniel Ek told Swedish business daily Dagens Industri in an interview published on Thursday, his first since Apple launched its
A digital pen that allows users to document and share a digital copy of a scribble, sketch or note written on any surface has been developed in Israel. When paired with a smartphone, ‘Phree’ frees users from the need to write on paper or the screen itself. Resembling traditional hand-held pens in size and shape, its developers say that Phree’s appeal is in preserving the ancient act of writing or
