Monthly Archives: September 2022

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons

The treatment of Amazon employees has made headlines multiple times. Amazon Back in May, Amazon quietly named Dayna Howard as the new director of learning and development: the corporate branch dedicated to “improving the everyday experience of our associates” through “learning programs to guide and support employees’ career paths inside Amazon” according to Amazon’s official…

How Blaseball’s fantasy sports fever dream is embracing the future

A star pitcher is resurrected from the Hall of Flame. A Hellmouth swallows the state of Utah. Crows descend on Tastykake Stadium, pecking slugger Jessica Telephone out of a peanut shell. This is Blaseball, the absurdist baseball simulator that captured the most delightfully wacky corners of the internet when it launched in summer 2020. Developed…

Byju’s clears $230 million payment to Blackstone for $1 billion Aakash deal

Byju’s has cleared all its dues to Blackstone by paying $234 million it owed the global investment giant for the $1 billion acquisition of Aakash, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, addressing one of the criticisms levelled against the Indian edtech giant in recent months. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, valued at $22 billion, had…

Want a massive library of PC games? A Humble Choice membership can help you build it for just 12 bucks a month.

TL;DR: September’s Humble Choice Bundle includes Crusader Kings III, Just Cause 4: Complete Edition, Crown Trick, and other great titles. For just $12 per month, it’s a value-packed membership we recommend to any regular PC gamer. Editor’s Note: Humble Bundle is owned by Ziff Davis, Mashable’s publisher. Any Humble Bundle products or services featured on…

New Amazon Kindle update will change the way you read ebooks, and TikTok’s to blame

If you don’t closely follow Amazon Kindle news – or spend too much time on BookTok, the reading-centric community on TikTok – you might not be aware of the ongoing ebook-return drama going on. But now it’s prompted Amazon to change the way it handles its digital books. A TikTok trend encouraged readers to quickly…

Inside the 19-year relationship of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, who are about to have their 3rd baby together

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been married to his wife, Priscilla Chan, since 2012. The couple met during college and have since had two kids together with a third on the way. They’ve also founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and amassed a real estate empire. …

Opponents of old people dominating the government have an unlikely ally: baby boomers

kali9/Getty Images; Insider Baby boomers are unlikely advocates for tearing down the country’s gerontocracy, new polling indicates. Baby boomers surveyed by Morning Consult/Insider were wildly in favor of instituting congressional term and age limits. A hefty majority of baby boomers polled also said it would be good if more millenials and Gen Xers were in…

How to build wealth from real estate investing, according to 7 couples and individuals who have done it

Houses in row Calvin Lee/Getty With patience and the right strategies, real estate investing can be a path to financial freedom. Several people who have used real estate to build wealth told us how they got started. We compiled a list of our best stories about investors who earn passive income from real estate. With…