Company | Profile

Kik

Stories about Kik

Kik’s $100 million ICO for Kin cryptocurrency was “illegal,” says SEC

Crisis Text Line Is Using Chat Platforms To Proactively Offer Help

Using AI and better integration with popular apps, the peer-to-peer hotline is expanding its ability to find people in distress and offer help before the situation escalates.

Crisis Text Line Is Using Chat Platforms To Proactively Offer Help

Kik’s Big Bet On The Ad-Free, Cryptocurrency-Funded Future Of Chat

Kik raised $100 million in its ICO, and now it just has to convince you to start making cool stuff.

Kik’s Big Bet On The Ad-Free, Cryptocurrency-Funded Future Of Chat

WhatsApp Now Reaching 400 Million Monthly Users, Says Cofounder Jan Koum

Why Messaging Could Be Mobile’s Killer App

Could the next big platform fit inside a messaging app? Here’s why it might.

Why Messaging Could Be Mobile’s Killer App

The Messy, Fragmented World of Group Messaging Apps

Impact

Google just made the largest ever corporate purchase of renewable energy

Ikea has invested in enough clean energy to power all of its operations (plus extra)

You can now buy The Impossible Burger in grocery stores (if you’re in SoCal, at one specific grocery chain)

Creativity

Patagonia enlists teen activists to speak out for Global Climate Strike campaign

Burger King is melting down plastic toys to recycle them into something actually useful

So, the Navy just admitted the Blink-182 guy leaked actual UFO footage

Co.Design

This photographer turned his lens on the many, many cameras watching you

This typeface hides a secret in plain sight. And that’s the point

The creators of ‘Monument Valley’ are back with a game no one expected

Work Life

This one couple’s secret for (successfully) starting a business together

How to write a job description that attracts better candidates

How to train your brain to welcome constructive feedback