‘Wolf in Cashmere’ Bernard Arnault Has a Cutthroat Reputation. In a ‘Succession’-Like Drama, He’s Eyeing His Replacement — and It Might Not Be Family.
The billionaire, once the richest man in the world, is keeping his options open.
YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe
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A Stolen Van Gogh Masterpiece Was Just Returned by an Anonymous Tipster—In an Ikea Bag
A masked individual broke into the Singer Laren, a museum in the Netherlands, in March 2020 and made off with the now-returned Van Gogh.
Cruise reveals wheelchair-accessible robotaxi with testing to begin next month
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt revealed Thursday in San Francisco a prototype of a custom-built, wheelchair accessible, self-driving robotaxi and said that closed course testing of the driverless vehicle would begin in October. The vehicle, called the Cruise WAV, is the result of three years of product design, development and testing by Cruise and GM along […]
USDC issuer Circle expands Asia focus in push to enter the region’s flourishing payments ecosystem
How can Asian businesses send and receive payments cheaper, faster and more securely? Circle thinks the answer may come from blockchain and stablecoins.
The 7 best way to lose money as an angel investor
Investing at the earliest stages of a company is a high-risk activity, even with perfect information and context.
Why Do We Let Ourselves Get Scammed?
On this week’s episode of “Dirty Money,” psychologist Christopher Chabris shares tips to avoid getting taken in by expert financial criminals.
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Chromebooks will get updates for 10 years
Google announced today that Chromebooks will now receive automatic software updates for 10 years after the hardware platform’s release date (the platform in that case is a bit like a car platform). This move will help when it comes to increasing the longevity of those devices. The company said that users with Chromebooks released in […]
WordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon
In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others — with the acquisition of an ActivityPub plug-in that allows WordPress blogs to reach readers on other federated platforms. Now, the company is announcing ActivityPub 1.0.0 for WordPress has been released […]
Tugende takes first step towards repayment of defaulted $5M Goldfinch loan
Tugende, a venture-backed lender based in Uganda, and Warbler Labs, the company building Goldfinch, a decentralized credit protocol, have agreed on a loan restructuring plan that may lead to the recovery of the $5 million loan that the East African motorcycle taxi financing company defaulted months ago. Warbler Labs arrived at a restructuring “agreement in […]