May 2, 2025

The Download: foreign disinformation intel, and gene-edited pork

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. A senior State Department official demanded records of communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort…

August 2023

Educating VCs on your lived experience with Rebecca Rosenberg from ReBokeh

August 1, 2023
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Rebecca Rosenberg, the founder and CEO of ReBokeh, a startup that created an app that applies filters that allow people with low vision to see better. Rebecca talked about how her own experience with having […]

Amazon expands its virtual health clinic nationwide

August 1, 2023
Amazon is expanding its Amazon Clinic virtual healthcare marketplace to all customers nationwide. The online retail giant announced today that customers in all 50 states and Washington, DC will be able to easily access licensed clinicians via video visits for more than 30 common health concerns, such as pink eye and urinary tract infections. Amazon […]

3 Outsourcing Stocks at the Top of Investors Buylist

August 1, 2023
The outsourcing and staffing services sector is well-positioned to witness significant growth, thanks to the rising need for affordable and effective recruitment processes, high demand for talented individuals across several…

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review

August 1, 2023
I will forever have a soft spot for the Galaxy Flip. It’s the device that made me believe that foldables could, indeed, be a viable path forward for the smartphone industry. Respect to the Fold for the tough path it blazed to become the first commercially viable entry, but the Flip flipped the script, as […]

Nile, which offers enterprise networks as a service, raises $175M

August 1, 2023
If you ask Pankaj Patel, there’s too much complexity in networks today — particularly enterprise networks. Complexity has been engineered into enterprise networks over a period of decades, in fact, he argues, and it’s happened because incumbents kept adding complexity to enable new functionality. “At some point, the incumbents lost sight of where they were […]

Fitbit is revamping its app with a three-tab layout

August 1, 2023
Google-owned Fitbit announced today that the company will introduce a new app with a refreshed design over the next few months. Fitbit said that it will start testing the new app in beta starting today with a select set of people. The company noted that the new app will have a three-tab structure. A “Today” […]

Snapchat is launching a new rewards program for AR Lens creators

August 1, 2023
Snapchat is introducing a new Lens Creator Rewards program to give AR creators and developers the chance to earn money for top-performing Lenses, the company announced on Tuesday. Creators could be rewarded up to $7,200 per month if their creation is a top performing Lens with high engagement in the United States, India and Mexico. […]