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· Laura Dang
Former Employee Who Survived Cancer as a New Mom Calls Out Amazon’s CEO
In a new essay, former Amazon employee Julia Cheiffetz offers CEO Jeff Bezos feedback on how Amazon treated her when she gave birth to a baby and was diagnosed with cancer six weeks after. In her story posted on Medium, Cheiffetz recalls weeping in her chair after reading the…
· Riley Schatzle
Amazon’s New Service Will Deliver Alcohol to Your Home Within an Hour
Amazon Inc. announced on Tuesday that they will be introducing a new service called “Prime Now” that will concentrate on on-demand services including news, TV, video and, most interestingly, alcohol. For the first time ever, the massive online retailer is expanding from an…
· Laura Dang
Angry Wife of a Former Amazon Employee to CEO: Work Schedule Was ‘Almost Unbearable’
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been at the center of criticism following the release of a New York Times exposé that highlighted his company’s “brutal” work environment and controversial management practices. In response to Jeff Bezos’ memo to employees on Monday, one spouse of a…
· Laura Dang
Amazon’s CEO is Not Impressed With What the New York Times Had to Say About His Company
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is fighting back against accusations from a recent New York Times exposé that decried the company as a “bruising” place to work. The Times article questioned Amazon’s leadership principles by highlighting the company’s unreasonably high demands and its…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s a Comparison of Amazon and Walmart Just in Time for ‘Prime Day’
Tomorrow, July 15, is “Prime Day,” Amazon’s one-day shopping event that’s been advertised as having “more deals than Black Friday.” To make things a little more interesting, Walmart has initiated a sale rivalry with Amazon, potentially making tomorrow one of the biggest shopping…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Amazon Fighting Walmart Over Who Has the Best Sale is Great News for Shoppers
Walmart is going head to head with Amazon by offering “Black Friday deals” on July 15, shortly after Amazon declared their own “Prime Day.” Last week, Amazon, the behemoth online e-tailer, announced that it would slash prices on many items on Wednesday, July 15, just as they do…
· Max Chang
Alleged Amazon Employee Warns Interns to ‘STAY THE F–K AWAY from Amazon’
If you are considering applying for a job at Amazon, specifically at their headquarters in Seattle, you may want to read one man’s controversial advice first. A new post gaining steam on Reddit from “amzn_vet_throwaway,” who claims to be “an old man who has been at Amazon way…
· Sebastian Dillon
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ New Rocket Looks a Lot Like a Penis
Does Jeff Bezos’ new rocket look like a dick, or what? Yesterday, almost by surprise, rocket company Blue Origin, founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2000, launched their spaceship, New Shepherd, from their West Texas launch base, ushering in another company that will…
· Editorial Staff
This Insanely Huge Robot Can Be Yours for a Cool $1 Million On Amazon
If you had a million dollars, what’s the first thing you would buy? If you said, “a 5-ton, 13-foot-tall, 5 mph-capable, wearable robot,” then you’re not only ultra rad, you’re also in luck. On sale on Amazon Japan is the Kuratas, the invention of Kogoro Kurata, a Japanese…
· Benny Luo
Amazon Introduces Drones That Will Deliver Packages in 30 Minutes or Less
During tonights episode of 60 Minutes, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduced Amazon Prime Air, a new delivery system that intends to deliver packages via unmanned aerial drones. The goal of this project is to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less.
· Editorial Staff
This is ‘The World’s Strongest Coffee’ and It’s Called Death Wish
For those that rely on their coffee addiction to get them through the day, you may want give “the strongest coffee in the world” a try. It’s called Death Wish Coffee, and was started by Mike Brown in 2011. Having worked in the coffee industry for the better part of a decade,…
· Laura Dang
Should Self-Driving Cars Kill Their Passengers For the ‘Greater Good’?
An ultimate ethical dilemma is now being directed towards smart, self-driving cars: in a hypothetical collision, would a self-driving car sacrifice the driver’s life in order to save the lives of 10 other people, or vice versa? A team of researchers, led by Jean-Francois…
· Editorial Staff
Old Pin-up Photos Show When ‘Duck Face’ Was Originally Created
Prior to Photoshop, photo manipulation was a much more difficult process than it is today. Artists would often have to use photographs as the framework of a project to create a more colorful and eye-catching image. In the 1940s, the process of painting photographs led to the…
· Laura Dang
This Woman’s Instagram Food Pics Are So Good She Quit Her Job and Got a Book Deal
Instagram has proven to be a game-changer for a statistician-turned-food-artist. Ida Skivenes, 30, is a former government employee in Norway who turned into a deliciously successful Instagrammer and author of the book “Eat Your Art Out.” She is known for her creative yet…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Man Who Tempted Death for 45 Minutes at the Top of the World Trade Center
Frenchman Philippe Petit is arguably the world’s best high-wire performer. He inspired and dazzled the world with his acts before the age of internet virality. In 1971 at the age of 21, he performed his first walk between the towers of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,…
· Sarah Lesnar
A Japanese Company Got Cristiano Ronaldo to Endorse This Bizarre Face Slimmer
A rather interesting commercial has surfaced showing soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo endorsing a strange flapping contraption for your mouth that’s meant to slim down your face. It’s called the Facial Fitness Pao and commercials for it play on TV in Japan. The Pao, which is made…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s What $200 Billion Looks Like in One Photo
What does $200 billion look like when it’s all in one place? Look no further than the picture above (click to enlarge), which features 28 technology executives along with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The photo opportunity arose when Xi, along with a large Chinese delegation,…
· Sebastian Dillon
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Once Built an Actual Fake Bomb in High School
One Apple co-founder took ridiculous fake-bombs-in-school threats to the next level back in the day. When young evil genius Steve Wozniak was in high school, he purposefully built and programmed a fake bomb which ended up scaring the crap out of his school principal. His stunt…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the Epic Festival Silicon Valley’s Elite is Obsessed With
Burning Man is the annual epic festival that combines art, technology, fashion anarchy, partying, drugs, free expression, self-realization and religious experiences into an experimental, innovative and temporary community established in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. A photo…
· Laura Dang
Here’s How Much Cash Americans Blow When Shopping Online
Americans love to spend money, and the infographic below shows exactly how much people are spending every second. Created by digital marketer Frankie Rendón in collaboration with CouponBox, the infographic “US Consumption in Real Time” allows spectators to “watch what U.S.…
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Amorepacific · Beauty · KRX:090430
A skincare sale only matters if people come back for the second bottle.
The first sale matters less than the repeat routine.
Explainer · Amorepacific
K-beauty won the Amazon cart. The real prize is your second bottle.
The first sale matters less than the repeat routine. If a product sticks, the brand can keep winning on replenishment, retail placement, and cross-market demand.