A great majority of Americans go online every day, and 21 percent use the Internet “almost constantly,” according to a survey by Pew Research Center. Of the 87 percent of survey respondents who reported going online at all, the most common option chosen was that they go on “several times a day,” with only 6 percent reporting not going online ... Read More »
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has followed a major business announcement with some big personal news. She gave birth to identical twin girls Thursday, the day after unveiling plans to hatch a new company to control Yahoo’s Internet business. This is the second time that the 40-year-old Mayer has given birth since Yahoo hired her as CEO in July 2012. She ... Read More »
There is “widespread discrimination” on Airbnb against renters with African-American-sounding names, according to a working paper from Harvard researchers. Overall, users with names like Latoya and Darnell were 16 percent less likely to be accepted as guests than those with names like Allison or Greg, according to the study. Unlike booking sites like Expedia and Priceline, Airbnb users create profiles ... Read More »
Amazon is getting into the holiday spirit, adding booze to its one-hour delivery service in Manhattan. Until now it was only Seattle, the company’s hometown, which could imbibe within 60 minutes via Amazon. The company would not say Thursday if it was expanding that convenience elsewhere. The one-hour delivery costs $7.99, but it’s free to members of Amazon’s $99 annual ... Read More »
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