This Chinese tech giant just unveiled a stunning new line of smartphones
In an era when all smartphones start to look alike, innovation makes all the difference when it comes to picking a device. China-based technology company Lenovo is catching on.The company just...
View ArticleEtsy just moved into an office that's nearly twice as big as its old one —...
Etsy, the online marketplace where creative entrepreneurs can set up storefronts to sell their own products, launched in 2005 with the goal of creating an online retail space that would build a more...
View ArticleThis organic fast-casual salad chain has become a cult favorite
Fast-food is getting greener, fast.Washington, DC-based salad chain Sweetgreen is one of the leaders of the growing farm-to-table fast-food movement.With the company's marketing espousing...
View ArticleUkraine's stunning 'Tunnel of Love' has an intriguing Cold War history
In the centuries-old city of Klevan, Ukraine, a railroad track cuts through the trees shaping a tunnel, appropriately named the Tunnel of Love by locals. It's straight out of a fairy tale.Over the...
View ArticleRare behind-the-scenes photos show Muhammad Ali training for one of his most...
In August 1974, photographer Peter Angelo Simon ventured to Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, to document Muhammad Ali at his remote training camp, "Fighter's Heaven." At the time, Ali was prepping for what...
View ArticleWe tried the most popular Mexican food restaurant other than Chipotle — and...
Chipotle's largest competitor is growing quickly.Moe's Southwest Grill started in Georgia in 2000 and has grown to over 600 locations nationwide. That's still smaller than Chipotle, but it's not...
View ArticleGo inside NYC's giant jazz party where people pay up to $5000 to relive the...
For two days, Governor's Island was transformed into a 1920s scene full of singing, dancing, and elegant 1920s fashion — all thanks to the Jazz Age Lawn Party. The 11th annual Jazz Age Lawn Party took...
View ArticleRare photos from inside North Korea's mysterious buildings
For 10 days, architect, photographer, and architecture and design critic for The Guardian,Oliver Wainwright, traveled to Pyongyang, North Korea where he got tours inside buildings, with permission to...
View ArticleStunning images show Palm Springs in its Golden Age during the 1960s
Palm Springs has been known as a 'Playground for the Stars' since the 1930s.Nestled near the base of the San Jacinto Mountains in southern California, celebrities such as Judy Garland, Elizabeth...
View ArticlePhotographer reveals what it's like to sail to one of the most isolated...
Sailing to Antarctica may seem difficult, but photographer Rene Koster was up for the challenge. He sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina to the South Pole in three days."For me the harsh conditions on this...
View ArticleA drone captured these shocking photos of inequality in South Africa
For nearly 50 years, systematic racial suppression and segregation gripped South Africa. While the tides turned in the early '90s and laws were overturned, apartheid had already seeped into the country...
View ArticleThis rapidly growing fast-food chain is bringing Maine lobster to the masses
Lobster has successfully clawed its way to the fast-casual market.Luke's Lobster, the chain founded by Luke Holden in 2009 to rectify the dearth of affordable, good lobster rolls in New York City, is...
View ArticleHaunting and realistic images of a post-apocalyptic world
A dilapidated subway car full of sand, an abandoned shopping mall overgrown with trees, a tattered library covered in debris — these are scenes that a photographer would normally have to leave their...
View ArticleThis couple couldn't afford to live in San Francisco, so they're building...
In 2014, Heather Stewart and Luke Iseman could no longer justify spending $2,200 a month on rent in San Francisco. Fed up with the housing market, they bought a shipping container online for $2,300,...
View ArticleNurses share a side to their profession that most people don't see
Photographer Carolyn Jones has a new respect for nurses after conducting more than 100 interviews with the medical professionals."They see us holistically and with an intimacy that few other people...
View ArticleDevastating aerial photos of toxic waste all over the world
Industrial pollution has been a huge problem for many countries and is one of the primary sources for environmental contamination. Photographer J. Henry Fair has found a new way to bring attention to...
View ArticleThe tech boom turned this working-class San Francisco neighborhood into a...
On one of my earliest visits to the Bay Area, where I now live, friends and coworkers urged me to check out the Mission District, a bustling Latino neighborhood famed for its oversized burritos, arts...
View ArticleWe went to one of the largest marijuana business conferences in the world —...
Cannabis is a serious business. Currently, medical marijuana is legal in 25 states, with several more considering bills. The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research group, estimates that it's a $45...
View Article16 books that changed our lives
A good book grips you by the hand and doesn't let go. We asked the staff at Tech Insider to tell us the one book that changed their life. Senior editor Dave Mosher read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief...
View ArticleWhat it's like to stay at the most luxurious resort in the Galápagos Islands,...
The Galápagos Islands are not a destination for the novice traveler. It takes a long time to get there — no matter where you're coming from — and when done right, your trip will be jam-packed with...
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