Saturday, March 7, 2015

Weekly Wrap Up: March 1 - 7



Here's what you may have missed online this week:
  • Etsy Files For $100 Million IPO - Etsy, the online seller of hand-knit beard warmers, vintage Madras sportcoats and everything in between, filed for a $100 million initial public offering on Wednesday evening. The precise details of the transaction are subjection to revision and addition, but the basic outline of the Brooklyn-based company's financial details and strategy are unlikely to change much, if at all. Etsy generated $195.6 million in revenue last year, up 56.4 percent from 2013, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Vince Vaughn and Co-stars Pose for Idiotic Stock Photos You Can Have for Free - Stock photos have a bad rap. They're campy and cheesy and the butt of plenty of jokes. But what's great about them is they're often the catalyst for promotions or gags—sort of a comedic blank slate. Enter the new Vince Vaughn movie Unfinished Business, which comes out Friday. Twentieth Century Fox has teamed up with iStock by Getty Images to create a set of stock photos featuring Vaugh along with co-stars Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco and others.
  • IKEA Furniture Will Soon Be Able To Wirelessly Charge Your Mobile Device - The Swedish furniture giant announced at Mobile World Congress on Sunday that it is incorporating Qi technology into some of its product offerings. That means you'll soon be able to place mobile devices on the surface of some of its furniture to replenish your mobile device's batteries, eliminating charging stations and cable clutter.
  • Tech-Loving Drivers Are Trading in Cars as Often as iPhones - Upgrade envy has helped Apple Inc. sell millions of pricey iPhones. Now, it’s the auto industry’s turn, thanks to a raft of new technologies that make cars safer and easier to drive. Must-have features like parking assist and wireless Web access have helped automakers recover from the 2009 bust and charge record prices for their vehicles. 
  • A Woman Has Sent $1 Million Overseas To A Man She’s Only Met Online - A woman has defended her decision to send more than $1 million (around £650,000) abroad to a man she formed a relationship with online but has never met in real life. She tells Dr. Phil that she is “95% certain it’s not a scam.”
  • Google Confirms It Wants To Be A Wireless Carrier - Following nearly a year of rumors, Google confirmed on Monday that it plans to offer talk and data plans to customers. Sundar Pichai, senior VP at Google, said on stage at Mobile World Congress during a presentation that the company is working on a wireless service on a "small scale."
  • Twitter Joins Fortune's List of Best Companies to Work For - Fortune's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list has included tech companies for years, but for the first time, Twitter has made the list at No. 24. The No. 1 slot on the list is no surprise, however. For the fourth consecutive year, Fortune named Google as the best company to work for.
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