Mobile GIF platform Tenor is out with the list of its top 5 gifts this year. The company's co-founder and CEO David McIntosh explains what they say about sentiment in 2017.
The top five GIFs of 2017 are the guy blinking, baby crying, Jonah Hill's "yay," Shaq laughing, and Obama's "Oh yeah." McIntosh says negative emotion searches went up 31 percent in 2017. Meanwhile, positive emotions decreased 18 percent.
"We can get a great sense of how people are actually thinking and feeling," says McIntosh. Though GIF searches were more negative overall, searches for "laughing" nearly doubled since 2017.
Grocery delivery has a new player in Los Angeles: Milk and Eggs. This service connects consumers with farmers and food producers, and the food is delivered straight from the source, made fresh for every order. Kenneth Wu, CEO and founder of Milk and Eggs, said that unlike Walmart and Amazon, his company is able to completely eliminate the grocery store.
The burrito chain is rolling out a rewards program in three markets in 2019 in an effort to better connect with customers and ease their minds after several health scares. Chris Brandt, chief marketing officer at Chipotle, said food safety is the chain's number one priority, and it's taken the necessary steps for its customers to enjoy Chipotle without fear of getting sick.
Acclaimed music producer, DJ, and entrepreneur Steve Aoki is dipping his toe into comic books. At New York Comic Con Aoki debuted 'Neon Future,' his comic debut.
A landmark report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Monday warned that there could be irreversible damage caused by climate change in as little as 12 years. Andrew Freedman, science reporter at Axios, said the effects of this could be even hotter heat waves, sea-levels rising that could wipe out coastal cities, food shortages, and more.
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Elon Musk's infamous "funding secured" tweet spawned a now-settled SEC lawsuit, but will his latest "Shortseller Enrichment Commission" one open it back up? Elizabeth Lopatto, deputy editor at The Verge, said the Tesla CEO doesn't seem to want to give up his Twitter fingers just yet, but that could hurt the company in the long run.
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VR may have trouble finding its foothold with the general public, but esports could give it new life. Frank Soqui, vice president and general manager for Intel's gaming division, said it is difficult to get virtual reality technology into the hands of everyone, but esports is making it more accessible.
Alison Brie is the star of the Netflix original series "Glow." But the actress isn't most proud of being picked up for a third season. She's most excited by the fact that Netflix provides a platform that allows people to break down barriers and raise the voices of those who usually don't get heard in Hollywood.
The company formerly known as Weight Watchers is shedding its image as a weight-loss company and is now "WW," with a focus on overall wellness. CEO Mindy Grossman said if Amazon is for shopping, Netflix is for entertainment, and Spotify is for music, then WW is for everything about well-being.
