The Download: solving the mystery of hunger, and the climate-tech boom

January 2, 2024

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. We’ve never understood how hunger works. That might be about to change. When you’re starving, hunger is like a demon. It awakens the most ancient and primitive parts of the brain, then commandeers…

Assessing the Trajectory of LUV and DAL in 2024 Travel Trends

January 2, 2024

The airline industry is positioned for growth due to the robust travel demand. Therefore, it could be wise to add fundamentally strong airline stocks Southwest Airlines (LUV) and Delta Air…

We’ve never understood how hunger works. That might be about to change.

January 2, 2024

You haven’t seen hungry until you’ve seen Brad Lowell’s mice. A few years ago, Lowell—a Harvard University neuroscientist—and a postdoc, Mike Krashes, figured out how to turn up the volume on the drive for food as high as it can go. They did it by stimulating a bundle of neurons in the hypothalamus, an area…

Fidelity marks down X valuation by 71.5%

January 2, 2024

Mutual fund company Fidelity has marked down its investment in X holdings — the parent company of X (formerly Twitter) owned by Elon Musk — by 71.5% from the original valuation of shares, according to a new disclosure. Fidelity spent $19.2 million to acquire a stake in X back in October 2022. The fund manager […]

Meta cuts prices for Quest 2 headset and accessories

January 2, 2024

Months after Meta launched its Quest 3 headset, the company is slashing prices for its older Quest 2 headset by $50 permanently. The 128GB version drops from $299 to $249 and the 256GB version drops from $349 to $299. Notably, the headset has been on sale at the new prices since Black Friday. However, Meta […]

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