Back To The Drawing Board

While tech companies' racial and gender disparities are grave, Reveal found many firms haven't been held back by conventional excuses.

Digg Editions Morning · Tue, Jun 26

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MEET THE NEW BOSS THE PIPELINE NEEDS A PIPE Here's The Clearest Picture Of Silicon Valley's Diversity Yet: It's Bad. But Some Companies Are Doing Less Bad revealnews.org While tech companies' racial and gender disparities are grave, Reveal found many firms haven't been held back by conventional excuses. A GROWING PROBLEM Meet The 'Kratom Warriors' Who Say This Plant Will End The Opioid Epidemic buzzfeed.com Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis — or the start of a new one? FINALLY! WATCH: DARPA Literally Just Reinvented The Wheel digg.com The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is always inventing crazy new stuff. The Reconfigurable Wheel Track is crazy because it's two things — a wheel and a tread — and it can seamlessly switch between them. 100% A LUNCH FOR THE 1% Wall Street's Newest Hot Commodity: The $185 Wagyu Steak Sandwich bloomberg.com The cheapest, made from a hybrid of Japanese and American cows, Washugyu, will cost about $25. TECH WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED Slack Helps You Talk Less And Do More slack.com Slack integrates with the apps and services you already use every day. Pipe in performance data, support tickets, budget approvals, code reviews, sales leads, bug reports, press mentions — it all flows into the stream of conversation. SOMETHING AWFUL VERIFIED NIGHTMARE Terrible Brand Puts Up A Security-Guarded Mural In LA Just For Verified Social Media Influencers digg.com This is an outrage. NEFARIOUS NEIGHBORS The NSA's Hidden Spy Hubs In Eight US Cities theintercept.com Thousands of people pass by the buildings each day and rarely give them a second glance, because their function is not publicly known. OH, I KNOW: PEOPLE WHO MAKE $90K OR MORE Who Gets To Live In Silicon Valley? theatlantic.com Google and San Jose hope to make the city more affordable for working- and middle-class families. DIGG GIVEAWAYS Why Pay For $2000 A Gaming PC And Oculus Rift When You Could Win It For Free? dojomojo.ninja We're giving away a $1200 Acer Aspire gaming PC, a $400 Oculus Rift VR headset, a $300 Asus gaming monitor and a $100 gaming keyboard and mouse. Enter here to win. VIDEO OF THE DAY 'NEVER DO THIS TO A WOMAN' Reporter Firmly Dresses Down A Man Who Attempted To Kiss Her During World Cup Broadcast digg.com Julia Guimarães, a reporter with TV Globo and SporTV in Brazil, says this is the second time she has been sexually harassed during the Russia world cup. This particular incident occurred before the Japan vs. Senegal game. IN THE NEWS Border Officials Suspend Handing Over Migrant Families To Prosecutors Republicans Press Ahead With Narrow Fix To Migrant Crisis Created By Trump Harley-Davidson Will Move Some Production Out Of US After Retaliatory Tariffs With CBD, Marijuana-Based Medicine Gets Its First Greenlight From The FDA Do We Need Civility In Politics? DIGG PICKS An Automatic Toothbrush For People Who Are Curious (Or Lazy) indiegogo.com If you value dental hygiene but not enough to regularly floss or brush for the full dentist-recommended two minutes, there's CHIIZ. It's a sonic-powered, retainer-like automatic toothbrush that enables you to "optimize your morning" or "be as lazy as possible" depending on how you want to look at it. You don't need 20,000 followers to have a place in Digg's heart. <3 View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Do You Have A Problem?

Shri Thanedar is an immigrant entrepreneur with millions to spend and a rags-to-riches story to tell. He claims he's a progressive. So why are so many Democrats anxious and angry about his candidacy?

Digg Editions Morning · Mon, Jun 25

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BREAKOUT STARS ROUND TWO The Bizarro-World Trump Storming Michigan Politics politico.com Shri Thanedar is an immigrant entrepreneur with millions to spend and a rags-to-riches story to tell. He claims he's a progressive. So why are so many Democrats anxious and angry about his candidacy? UNDERDOGS How Senegal Became A Soccer Fan Favorite At World Cup 2018 qz.com Senegal's quiet campaign belies the talent in the squad. BLOCKCHAIN DRAMA Zcash: Life On the Crypto Roller Coaster techcrunch.com I'll say this for the cryptocurrency world: it's rarely boring, and for better or worse, Zcash may well be its least boring front. TOWELS WE DIGG | SPONSORED These Towels Are So Much Better Than Your Towels parachutehome.com Parachute towels are on another level. They're crazy soft, ultra absorbent and are made in Turkey by world-class craftsmen. They're also priced well enough that you can actually afford them. THE ROOTS OF THE PROBLEMS GOOD QUESTION How Can I Stop My Friends From Planning A Trip To My In-Laws' Lake House Without Me, And Other Advice Column Questions digg.com A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​ APOLOGY CULTURE Junot Díaz And The Problem Of The Male Self-Pardon slate.com Forgiveness is hard to give when it's never asked for. FINDING A SAVIOR Evangelical Fear Elected Trump theatlantic.com The history of evangelicalism in America is shot through with fear — but it also contains an alternative. VIDEO OF THE DAY NOPE An Albino Stingray Sucking Up Crabs For Dinner Is Supremely Creepy digg.com Listen, we're not usually big crab people, but right now we're on Team Crab. IN THE NEWS Erdogan's Election Win Gives Him Vastly Expanded Powers In Turkey Trump Calls For Speedy Deportations Clashes In Nigeria Between Farmers And Herders Leave 86 Dead Apple Aims To Appease Customers With Free Macbook Keyboard Repairs DIGG PICKS The Best A/C Units On Amazon digg.com If you're (already) tired of living in the humid hellscape that is your air conditionless home, invest in an A/C unit. Because no, those extra fans are not going to cut it. It's the first full week of summer. Dog bless. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Probing, Probing, Gone!

What The Rosetta Space Probe Saw As It Crashed Into A Comet, Robert Plant Reacts To That 8-Year-Old Girl Destroying Led Zeppelin On Drums, Both Apple And Google's 'Best App' Password Manager, Guy Throws Himself On Car To Commit Insurance Fraud, Fails To Notice The Driver's Dash Cam, Kid Eats An Entire Bottle Of Gummy Vitamins For Breakfast, The Results Are... Not Good, Why Pay For $2000 A Gaming PC And Oculus Rift When You Could Win One For Free? The Daily Digg Sunday, June 24, 2018 WHOA What The Rosetta Space Probe Saw As It Crashed Into A Comet digg.com The European Space Agency released this video, showing what the Rosetta probe saw as it crash-landed on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in September 2016. A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE FOR HER Robert Plant Reacts To That 8-Year-Old Girl Destroying Led Zeppelin On Drums digg.com Earlier this spring, a clip of a little girl absolutely shredding the skins on Zep's "Good Times Bad Times" impressed millions. Apparently, one of those millions was the legendary band's lead singer, Robert Plant. SECURITY WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED SPONSORED Both Apple And Google's 'Best App' Password Manager dashlane.com With all the accounts you have, remembering every single password is impossible. Dashlane protects your passwords and creates an easy, secure way to access all of your accounts on any device you own. And its free. GOOD TRY, GOOD EFFORT Guy Throws Himself On Car To Commit Insurance Fraud, Fails To Notice The Driver's Dash Cam digg.com If you're going to pretend to get hit by a car for that sweet settlement money, at least make sure that car's driver isn't recording your idiocy. WE'RE ROOTING FOR TJ Kid Eats An Entire Bottle Of Gummy Vitamins For Breakfast, The Results Are... Not Good digg.com Many of us have been tempted to pop these bad boys like candy, but as this video makes clear, that is a no-good idea. DIGG GIVEAWAYS Why Pay For $2000 A Gaming PC And Oculus Rift When You Could Win One For Free? dojomojo.ninja We're giving away a $1200 Acer Aspire gaming PC, a $400 Oculus Rift VR headset, a $300 Asus gaming monitor and a $100 gaming keyboard and mouse. Enter here to win. Get more stories on Digg.com 'WHO? ME?' "If I pretend that nothing's wrong, then the human has no choice but to believe I'm innocent. Or, I could just act guilty as hell." Credit: Via Storyful Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2018 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10002