This startup is raising $7 million for a technology that can authenticate people based on their typing style

TypingDNA, a four-year-old startup that was founded in Bucharest, Romania and more recently moved its headquarters to Brooklyn, New York, looks to be raising $7 million in funding for something interesting: AI-driven technology that it says can recognize people based on the way they type, both on t…
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/03/this-startup-is-raising-7-million-for-a-technology-that-can-authenticate-people-based-on-their-typing-style/?source=Snapzu

The Untold Story of New Year’s Novelty Glasses

Three decades ago, two stoner musicians designed a product whose cheap imitations sold into the billions — but today, nobody knows their names
Read more: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-untold-story-of-new-years-novelty-glasses?source=Snapzu

U-Haul will no longer hire smokers in 21 states

U-Haul announced it will no longer hire nicotine users. The policy will take effect Feb. 1 in 21 states.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/02/u-haul-announces-nicotine-free-hiring-policy-set-take-effect-21-states/2796737001/?source=Snapzu

Greyhound is giving free tickets to runaways who want to return home

To get a ticket home, young people between the ages of 12 and 21 must call the NRS helpline (1-800-RUNAWAY). They must be named on a runaway report and be willing to return to their family. The family or guardian also needs to agree to receive them at home.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/31/us/greyhound-runaway-kids-home-free-ticket-trnd/index.html?source=Snapzu

How the Entertainment Industry Solved Piracy, Then Made It Popular Again

Streaming services are starting to look a lot like cable packages.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdpvp/how-the-entertainment-industry-solved-piracy-then-made-it-popular-again?source=Snapzu

Sonos gives a lame reason for bricking older devices in 'Recycle Mode'

Sonos has given new meaning to "programmed obsolescence" with its "Recycle Mode" trade-up program.
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/31/sonos-recycle-mode-explanation-falls-flat/?source=Snapzu

Hasbro Toy Company Now Officially Owns Death Row Records

It’s official. Toy company Hasbro now owns Death Row Records. On Monday (Dec. 30), Brian Goldner, Hasbro chairman and chief executive officer, announced the acquisition of Entertainment One, which owns Death Row Records, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.8 billion. The deal was made last summer, but now it's officially been closed.
Read more: https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/12/hasbro-death-row-deal-owns/?source=Snapzu