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Pre-empting any efforts by the incoming Trump administration, a group of technology workers in Silicon Valley released a signed pledge on Dec. 13 refusing to cooperate with potential proposals build a Muslim registry or aid in “mass deportations” of people targeted by the US government. The 60-person group includes engineers, designers, and business executives it […]

For Edward Snowden, who is currently seeking asylum in Moscow, Twitter is one of the few connections that still exists to the public around the world. On Dec. 13, the Pardon Snowden campaign organized a Q&A session between Twitter’s chief executive officer Jack Dorsey and Snowden over Twitter-owned video broadcasting site Periscope. The conversation initially […]

Bain & Co. predicts that by 2020, India will surpass Europe and Japan to become the world’s third-largest market for diamond jewelry, trailing only the US and China. But first, a speed-bump. De Beers, the world’s largest diamond supplier, reports that business has slowed since the Indian government pulled R500- and Rs1,000-denomination notes out of […]Read More

The reality of the Holocaust, one of the world’s worst historical cases of racial genocide, is not up for debate. Except, there are a handful of people that to this day continue deny the Nazi execution of Jews during World War II and perpetuate anti-semitic stereotypes by blaming Jews for fabricating or exaggerating the traumatic […]

Even before Saurabh Arora got his online healthcare platform off the ground, the former Facebook data scientist had an inkling of what Indians might want to ask doctors—especially if they could send questions via a smartphone app and in complete privacy. The low-hanging fruits, as Arora described them, were mental health, women’s health, and well-being […]

Real estate barons are used to turning to Wall Street to finance their grandiose ambitions, and Donald Trump is no exception. When Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn came into his Trump Tower office on Nov. 30 with a Wall Street-inspired plan for financing big-ticket government infrastructure investments, the US president-elect was smitten. They’ve met three […]

A stone’s throw away from his famous masterpieces at the Louvre, a newly discovered drawing by Leonardo da Vinci is causing a stir in Paris. A long-lost 530-year old pen and ink sketch has been attributed to the Renaissance genius, according to auction house Tajan who unveiled it yesterday (Nov. 12). The drawing, with two […]

We at Quartz are on Yeezy 2020 watch, dissecting Kanye West’s every move before he runs for president as promised in four years. Today, the would-be 46th president met with the 45th president at his home in New York. When asked about the unexpected meeting this morning with West and what they talked about (paywall), […]

It looks like Airpods aren’t going to make it in time for Christmas for most online shoppers—or even the new year. Apple’s first wireless earphones debuted on Apple’s online store today. Within the first couple hours of the announcement, the estimated shipping date slipped from Dec. 21 to Dec. 29. Not long after, it got […]Read More

Leadership tends to be a singular thing. We like to have one person in charge. One president, one head coach, one king. And almost always, one CEO. The co-chief executive officer structure, never widespread, is increasingly falling out of favor. Yesterday, Chipotle said longtime co-CEO Montgomery Moran will step down, leaving remaining CEO Steve Ells […]

For Italian banks, bad news is good news. UniCredit, the country’s largest bank, unveiled an aggressive three-year restructuring plan today, featuring 14,000 job cuts, nearly 1,000 branch closures, and sour-loan selloffs at deep discounts. The bank’s share price surged by more than 15% following the news. Italian banks are weighed down by some €350 billion […]Read More

Conservatives have in recent times been measured by their ability to list departments of government worth eliminating, a habit that infamously came to a head during the 2012 presidential primaries, when Republican candidate Rick Perry failed to remember the name of the third agency he proposed to scrap. That there were at least three worth […]