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Snapchat’s Black History Month story asks users to share why they are ‘Young, Black and Proud’
Image: snapchat Snapchat is taking new steps to celebrate Black History Month in its app. The app is rolling out a set special geofilters and launching a new “Our Story” called “Young Black and Proud,” which encourages Snapchat users to share their experiences and what makes them proud, to commemorate Black History Month. SEE ALSO: […]
Wearable tech: This dress uses graphene to light up when you breathe
(CNN)The little black dress just got revamped. Together with scientists, fashion designers have used graphene — a Nobel-Prize winning material that’s tougher than diamonds — to give their LBD a high-tech cut. “We are trying to showcase the amazing properties of graphene,” Francesca Rosella, the co-founder of fashion company CuteCircuit, told CNN. “If you look […]
Baileys Prize: Why do book awards keep changing their name? – BBC News
Image copyright PA Image caption Lisa McInerney won the 2016 Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction for The Glorious Heresies It’s all change in the world of literary prizes. This year will be the last Women’s Prize for Fiction has the word Baileys attached to it. The liqueur company, owned by Diageo, said it had “regretfully […]
The Weather Channel takes on stereotypes in STEM
Female meteorologists have a simple request: Stop labeling us educated, highly trained scientists as “weather girls.” And maybe stop commenting on our dresses and lipstick and start asking about our forecasts. “Women on television can also be scientists. It’s that simple,” said Ginger Zee, a meteorologist on Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight. […]
It’s called virtual reality for a reason
Tim ChangCrunch Network Contributor Tim Chang is a partner at Mayfield who champions entrepreneurs creating companies that leverage new media/tech platforms, populist commerce and digital health. More posts by this contributor: · The Attention Economy And The War Over Measurement · Changing The Rules Of E-Commerce How to join the network It all started with a fish […]