Bill Gates Vehemently Defends Private Jet Usage: ‘Should I Stay at Home?’
The billionaire spoke about climate change and travel methods during an interview last week with the BBC.
The Download: greener steel, and what 2025 holds for climate tech
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The world’s first industrial-scale plant for green steel promises a cleaner future As of 2023, nearly 2 billion metric tons of steel were being produced annually, enough to cover Manhattan in a layer…
February 2023
Who’s afraid of diversity quotas?
“Diversity quota” has a stigma attached to it these days anyway, but could it at least motivate people to think critically?
Who’s afraid of diversity quotas? by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Ryse Aero’s one-person eVTOL is like a flying ATV
Air taxis make up most of the hype surrounding eVTOLs — electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles — despite their long path to market, steep upfront costs and plethora of regulatory hurdles. Ryse Aero Technologies, an Ohio-based startup building aircraft that are akin to flying ATVs, thinks eVTOL tech could be put to better use […]
Ryse Aero’s one-person eVTOL is like a flying ATV by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
The Best Time to Start Your Dream Business Is Now. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Timing.
Why now will always be the best time to start your business.
The Secret to Following Through With Your Resolutions
Most people set resolutions that they never accomplish. What is the secret to achieving your goals?
How to Align With Your Team to Overcome Any Obstacle
One way or another, we need alignment: Team effort is built upon it.
NFL considers a cheaper Sunday Ticket offering on YouTube with fewer games
YouTube recently became the exclusive streaming rights holder of the NFL Sunday Ticket, a sports package that was reportedly bid on by other tech giants, Apple and Amazon. While YouTube will likely charge a high price for the NFL Sunday Ticket, there may be a more affordable YouTube offering for viewers that want access to […]
NFL considers a cheaper Sunday Ticket offering on YouTube with fewer games by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Weee! grocery startup says customer data stolen in data breach
Weee!, a U.S. online grocery delivery startup that specializes in Asian and Hispanic foods, says it was hacked and that a year’s worth of customer data was stolen. In a brief statement published this week, the company said that cybercriminals stole the name, address, email address, phone number, order number, and order comments — such […]
Weee! grocery startup says customer data stolen in data breach by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
MrBeast’s blindness video puts systemic ableism on display
Recently, megastar creator MrBeast posted a video to his YouTube in which he spotlights numerous blind and visually impaired people who have undergone a surgical procedure that “cures” their blindness. As of this writing, the video has been viewed more than 76 million times, and the responses have been visceral in both praise and contempt. For […]
MrBeast’s blindness video puts systemic ableism on display by David Riggs originally published on TechCrunch
‘Thank You Does Not Come Even Close’: Teen Returns Woman’s Missing Wallet and Forms An Adorable, Unlikely Friendship
Delivontae Johnson, 19, pulled into an Arkansas Walmart to get his tire fixed when he noticed a wallet sitting on the ground.