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Money Diaries Is Getting A Few Upgrades!
It’s been more than two years since we launched Money Diaries on Refinery29. We had no idea when we first published A Week In NYC On A $65,000 Salary that the series would take on a life of its own. A...
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New Details Revealed In Gender Discrimination Case Against Microsoft
Microsoft is the latest tech company to face a gender discrimination and harassment-based lawsuit, following similar claims against Uber and Google.The lawsuit in question, Moussouris v. Microsoft...
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The Creator Of The Cronut Is Behind Today's Pi Day Google Doodle
For the 30th anniversary of Pi Day, Google went straight to the kitchen: The search engine enlisted Instagram-famous baker Dominique Ansel to bake and build today's homepage Google Doodle using (what...
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The Remake Of A Cult Classic Offers Up A Different Version Of The Female Hacker
Mr. Robot might be the most well-known pop culture reference for hacker culture right now, but an earlier portrayal of the community is making a comeback: The 1983 cult classic WarGames.The original...
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With New Features, Fitbit Aims To Become A Hub For Women's Health Data
Every year, Fitbit conducts a survey with its user base to see what new features they want the most. The consistent chart toppers — ones relating to longer battery life and additional music options —...
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You Can Watch Student Walkouts Across The Country On Snapchat's Snap Map
Today, thousands of high school students across the country walked out of classrooms demanding gun control following the Parkland school shooting. Many are documenting their protests on Snapchat's Snap...
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The 20 GIFs Most Likely To Get You A Response On Tinder
We've been able to send GIFs on Tinder for just over a month now — and already, more than 20 million have been exchanged between users. The results are in: GIFs are a highly successful way to mack on...
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Want To Know When Someone Unfollows You? Download These Apps
Unfollowing someone on Instagram is the social media equivalent of giving them the cold shoulder. It can be subtle, even unnoticeable at first, until that person realizes you're no longer Liking their...
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Today's Google Doodle Honors Renowned Philanthropist George Peabody
Today’s Google Doodle honors George Peabody, a man you may not be familiar with, but whose work created a foundation for modern philanthropy efforts. The illustration adorning the search engine’s...
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How Netflix Comes Up With Its Oddly Specific Category Names
After watching a lot of Mad Men, Robin Runyan, 39, started noticing a common thread on her Netflix homepage: suggestions for "emotional" movies.Listen, Netflix, we need to talk about these categories...
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18 Amazing Tricks Only Netflix Pros Know
Photo: Courtesy Netflix.Spend a good portion of your free time cuddled up in front of Netflix? Hey, us too! You'd think all those minutes in front of the screen would translate into becoming a Netflix...
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Google Doodle Pays Homage To Saint Patrick's Day
Today, Google dropped a special Doodle in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day. Irish artist Ross Stewart illustrated his rich heritage with a special historical nod that pays homage to writing.On the landing...
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That Ad About Slapping Rihanna Reportedly Cost Snapchat $800 Million
On Thursday, Rihanna showed the world that domestic violence is no joking matter when she called out an offensive advertisement with serious results. Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, experienced...
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Cambridge Analytica's "Expectation Violation" Is The New Normal In Elections
Cambridge Analytica, a voter profiling company with a link to Donald Trump’s campaign, collected private information from over 50 million Facebook users without their permission, The New York Times...
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These Are HQ's Most Savage Questions Yet
A standard game of the popular app HQ Trivia goes something like this: Questions one and two are almost embarrassingly easy, leading newbies to wonder why everyone doesn't walk away with a share of the...
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What You Need To Know About 3rd-Party Apps Connected To Facebook
When you download and open a new app, it's now standard practice to be presented with two options: Connect to Facebook or manually create an account by entering information such as a username and...
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As Bumble Faces A Match Lawsuit, CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd Looks To The Future
For the second time this month, Bumble is taking a strong, public stance on an issue. Open The New York Times or Dallas Morning News today, and you'll find a full-page ad from the company with the...
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Venmo Makes Me Feel Bad About All The Plans I Don't Have
On my Venmo feed, a dude named Mikey just paid his friend Samson back for “BLW March,” which could have something to do with Big League Weekend in baseball (something I know nothing about), or be a...
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4 Things You Need To Know Before Deleting Your Facebook Account
If you've been following any of the reporting on the Facebook data drama in the past 48 hours, you might be feeling a little uneasy about your account's security. The misuse of Facebook user data by...
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Today's Google Doodle Celebrates Legendary Astronomer Guillermo Haro
A starlit sky decorates Google's homepage today in honor of the Mexican astronomer Guillermo Haro. The search engine's Doodle depicts an observatory and spells out the Google letters with blue and red...
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