Here’s How to Save on Fast Food This Summer — And Even Score Some for Free
Following months of complaints about rising prices related to inflation, several fast-food chains have announced new value deals. Here’s how to take advantage of the savings.
These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda
Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government. The payment reports have been…
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‘I Can’t Pretend to Be That.’ Mayim Bialik on Life After ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘The Big Bang Theory.’
Mayim Bialik discusses the launch and growth of her media company devoted to helping people on their mental health journey.
Computing and shielding startups join forces to put AI-capable chips in space
Sophisticated spacecraft often run on shockingly outdated computing systems: consider that the Perseverance rover runs on a PowerPC 750, the processor famous for running on iMacs in the late 1990s. San Francisco-based Aethero is aiming to bring more powerful computing systems to orbit, and their first payload launches this month on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 rideshare mission. […]
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Sensorita uses digital twins to help waste management companies streamline construction waste
The amount of waste produced by the construction industry adds up to more than a third of the overall waste produced each year in the European Union. And it’s no better in the U.S. Stateside, the construction industry produces more than double the waste that households do each year. Sensorita wants to help the construction […]
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As the AI boom gobbles up power, Phaidra is helping companies manage datacenter power more efficiently
Electricity demand is booming on account of AI. In a May 2024 report, Goldman Sachs predicted that data centers will use 8% of the U.S.’s total power supply by 2030, up from 3% in 2022, as cloud service providers expand to meet the demand for AI infrastructure. Assuming the current trend holds, U.S. utilities will need to […]
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Husband-and-wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands
Samyr Laine and Ayanna Alexander-Laine now put their grit and determination to work for founders wanting to launch and scale consumer brands.
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Industry Ventures raises a $900M fund for investing in small, early-stage VCs and their breakout startups
The venture fundraising trend in 2024 is fairly clear by now: Large, established VC firms are continuing to attract capital from limited partners, while smaller, newer funds are finding it more difficult to raise. But Industry Ventures’ latest fundraise should offer a dash of good news for emerging managers. On Tuesday, the 24-year-old firm announced […]
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Beauty tech startup Boldhue raises capital to ship its at-home custom makeup dispenser
Boldhue’s device essentially scans your face and dispenses a customized foundation formula that matches your skin tone.
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The Download: mind-controlled prosthetics, and the price of AI training data
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. People can move this bionic leg just by thinking about it What’s new: When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most prosthetics are…