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Kik

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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

This new biodegradable plastic is made from cactus

Lots of caregiving work is unpaid labor. These new policies could change that

The story of how NASA created the first worldwide high-speed data network—in 1968

Creativity

5 things casual Pixar fans should know before seeing ‘Toy Story 4’

At Cannes, Amazon’s Twitch makes its pitch to advertisers

The new ‘Child’s Play’ tries (and fails) to be the ‘Black Mirror’ of slasher flicks

Co.Design

This construction company designed its own trailer for job sites, and it’s gorgeous

Ikea is now the world’s 6th largest food chain, and it’s testing delivery to your door

Man Repeller’s website is the most fun I’ve ever had online shopping

Work Life

I used to believe in hustle porn, and now I think it’s the antithesis of the American Dream

These are the top reasons why people quit their jobs

Here’s how you should prep before leaving for summer vacation