‘A Hell of a Round’: Tiger Woods Severs Partnership With Nike After 27 Years
The athletic wear company signed a multi-year deal with Woods when he first became a professional golfer in 1996.
The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects
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. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…
Another proptech startup crashes and burns, citing ‘current interest rate environment’
Here, a fractional short-term vacation rental marketplace, has shut down after just over two years of operation. The Miami-based startup, which had raised a known $5 million in funding, posted on its website on January 3 that it was ceasing operations “due to the current interest rate environment and economic conditions.” Fiat Ventures led its […]
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander suffers propulsion issue, making moon landing unlikely
After a successful launch on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket this morning, Astrobotic Technology said its lunar lander has encountered critical issues with the propellant system that have likely taken a moon landing off the table for good. In a devastating series of updates earlier today, the Pittsburgh-based startup said a “failure within the […]
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How to Lead a Multigenerational Workforce to Success
Companies that explore age differences through a positive lens can fuel creativity, effective knowledge transfer and revenue, while nurturing happier and more fulfilled teams.
Real Assets Outperform S&P 500 Consistently
In the financial world, various investment options claim to yield unprecedented returns and outperform others over time. However, not all of them can stand the test of time and ensure…
YouTube cracks down on AI-generated content that ‘realistically simulates’ deceased children or victims of crimes
YouTube is updating its harassment and cyberbullying policies to clamp down on content that “realistically simulates” deceased minors or victims of deadly or violent events describing their death. The Google-owned platform says it will begin striking such content starting on January 16. The policy change comes as some true crime content creators have been using […]
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As Twitter/X rivals explode, news aggregator SmartNews struggles to retain users
News aggregator app SmartNews had a tough 2023, beginning with widespread layoffs in January and wrapping up with a leadership change that saw co-founder Kaisei Hamamoto assume the role of CEO after the abrupt departure of former CEO Ken Suzuki last month. More alarming, as the landscape continues to shift dramatically, and sometimes unpredictably, for the […]
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An original App Store innovator, Clear relaunches its ‘swipeable’ to do list app with in-app perks
Over a decade ago, a simple to-do list app called Clear launched to much fanfare due to how it capitalized on the smartphone’s touch interface to build a new kind of app: one without buttons and menus and that is instead operated via gestures and swipes. Now Clear’s developer is debuting the next generation of […]
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5 Ways to Not Lose All Your Money (and Clients) In the New Year
The first quarter can be a timely opportunity to change how you do things with ample time to access, test, and adjust throughout the year. Your future success starts now.
Video: Icy Conditions Cause Massive 16 Car Pileup Near Popular Resort
Lake Tahoe residents and visitors experienced the first snowfall of the season this past weekend.