Starbucks Coffee Company and Spotify have teamed up in a multi-year music program that makes the “barista the DJ”. Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, is basically allowing the coffeehouse company to run the in-store music. Starbucks. On Monday, every employee of Starbucks – about 150,000 got a complimentary Spotify Premium subscription to get ready for […]
The Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight is going to happen, and there has been a mad rush to get the tickets necessary. And, because of that, the marketplace has become a feverish. Frida, one ticket for the MGM Grand floor, listed by secondary ticket seller StubHub, is selling for $128,706. The cheapest seat […]
According to a new study, the color of light has a tremendous effect on the body’s clock, and how the brain uses it relative to time of day. The study, which hailed from the University of Manchester, looked at how light changes during dawn and dusk could actually help both animals and humans to figure […]
Martin Richard’s parents, the youngest Boston Marathon bombing victim, have urged authorities to remove the death penalty as a potential punishment option for the convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Denise and Bill Richard’s eight-year-old son Martin was one of the three people who died during the April 2013 explosion that happened at the finish line. Their […]
Apartment dwellers are going to find that, despite a rise in apartment construction, their rent is going to increase 3.3 percent this year, averaging around $1,161. It’s a little slower than last year’s 3.6 percent but still continues that upward trend of the last five years. Marcus & Millichap Chief Strategy Officer Hessam Nadji said […]
The U.S. west coast is experiencing the worst drought ever, and it could be caused by a mysterious Pacific Ocean “warm blob”. That’s according to a new study. The study said a blob was found in the ocean, with temperatures that are two to seven degrees higher than the temperature of the surrounding water. It’s […]
U.S. consumers may experience low gas prices during the summer, so long as the refinery maintenance finishes smoothly and crude oil stays cheap. For some people, $2 per gallon is possible… so long as there are no unanticipated issues. AAA doesn’t believe the national average is going to rise above $3 a gallon for the […]
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown announced strict and unprecedented mandatory water use restrictions to address the state’s horrifying drought crisis that’s approaching crisis levels. Gov. Brown said where they were currently standing for the press conference should have been five feet of snow, not dry grass. The citizens of the state must come together, saving water […]
Popular social networking website Facebook has turned its attention towards the e-commerce market, with the acquisition of TheFind, a start-up shopping search site based in Mountain View, Calif. While a deal has been reached, terms have not been made public. TheFind, which began in 2006, lets shoppers look through hundreds of different websites for various […]
A new petition is urging Facebook to get rid of its “feeling fat” status emoticon, claiming it’s hurtful. The campaign from “Endangered Bodies”, an activist group, claims the popular social network is endorsing body shaming and needs to remove the “fat” options from its present moods feature. Catherine Weingarten, writing on the petition page, said […]