Courtesy of Sameera Raziuddin(NEW YORK) — Starbucks prides itself on the personalization opportunities of its drinks, something its customers have really taken to heart. The past few weeks have brought news of coffee enthusiasts taking advantage of the “My Read More
Airbnb(NEW YORK) — When Airbnb unveiled its new logo, netizens went wild trying to pin down what the simple scribble looks like. But the rent-a-room service says the logo — which resembles a pretzel shape or an upside-down heart — is symbolic of Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It turns out having your dog’s name as your password isn’t such a bad idea after all. New research from Microsoft says Internet users are better off recycling weak, memorable passwords for accounts of low importance. Complex Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims are still falling, decreasing last week by 3,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department. For the week ending July 12, the number of people filing for benefits dropped to 302,000. The Read More
Starbucks(BOGOTA, Colombia) — Caffeine chain Starbucks payed homage to one of its major coffee sources Wednesday with the opening of its first store in Colombia. Officials debuted the three-level store in Bogota where employees are set to serve 100 percent Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Can an employer regulate the number of bathroom breaks that workers take? A Teamsters union in Chicago thinks not and claims workers have been disciplined for taking what the company says is an “excessive” number of breaks. Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Wall Street stocks closed higher Wednesday after strong second-quarter earnings reports and news of mergers and deals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record, up 78 points to finish at 17138.20, the Nasdaq Composite added 10 Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Taxi drivers in Washington state are getting lessons that they hope will give them an edge against startups such as Lyft and Uber. The first four-hour training on customer service took place Tuesday in Tukwila, outside Seattle, after the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Americans have spoken, and they’re saying coffee-flavored potato chips are what they want. Out of more than 14 million entries in Lay’s “Do US A Flavor” contest, the brand whittled down the final four flavors to Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The honor of being in the first Instagram snap, which was posted four years ago on Wednesday, went to co-founder Kevin Systrom’s dog. At the time, the photo sharing network hadn’t gone public and went by a Read More
