Official: Christie transportation commissioner to step down – WFMJ

By MICHAEL CATALINIAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Gov. Chris Christie’s transportation commissioner will resign this month as federal investigators continue a wide-ranging probe into Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which he previously lobbied on behalf of United Airlines. Jamie Fox’s departure…

Leading Digital Publisher Axel Springer to Acquire Stake in Thrillist Media Group – Business Wire (press release)

BERLIN & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axel Springer SE, the leading digital publisher in Europe, today announced it intends to acquire a minority interest in New York City-based Thrillist Media Group (TMG), a leading digital media company and lifestyle destination for millennial men. The investment is an…

Lee Founders Weekend 2015 celebrates 20 years with expanded events – Berkshire Eagle (subscription)

LEE — A milestone, cemetery tour and an aerial drone fly-over highlight a revised and expanded Lee Founders Weekend this year. Festival Latino of the Berkshires celebrates its 20th anniversary as one of the premier events during the tradition three-day celebration in September to promote…

GamesBeat 2015 snares Magic Leap’s Graeme Devine as a new speaker – VentureBeat

Our latest speaker, Graeme Devine looks like a character from Game of Thrones. The chief creative officer and vice president of games at Magic Leap is one more among the cast of characters from gaming who will talk at our GamesBeat 2015 conference at the Grand Hyatt…

Kanye West’s Pan Am Games gig shows Toronto dreaming big – Canada – CBC … – CBC.ca

Kanye West has been awarded more than a dozen Grammy Awards, sold millions of albums and married into America’s reality TV royalty. But, for some Canadians, the rapper’s resumé is missing one key word to qualify him as a headliner for the Pan Am Games’ closing ceremony — Canadian. The organizers’…

Silicon Valley company starts to take court disputes online – WRCB-TV

By SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Imagine working out a divorce without hiring an attorney or stepping into court or disputing the tax assessment on your home completely online. A Silicon Valley company is starting to make both possibilities a reality with software…

Columbus’ Identity Crisis: Who Are We, Anyway? – Columbus Monthly

Live music booms from within the Battelle Grand Ballroom at the Columbus Convention Center late one morning in March. Inside, hundreds of professionals in suits and skirts mingle while nibbling hors d’oeuvres, glancing politely at one another’s name tags. They’ve left their offices to network…