Y Combinator-backed Intrinsic is building infrastructure for trust and safety teams

December 21, 2023

A few years ago, Karine Mellata and Michael Lin met while working at Apple’s fraud engineering and algorithmic risk team. Both engineers, Mellata and Lin were involved with helping to address online abuse problems including spam, botting, account security and developer fraud for Apple’s growing customer base. Despite their efforts to develop new models to […]

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The new American Dream is to get MrBeast to pay off your debt

December 21, 2023

A woman in a blue tracksuit is on the floor of a bright asylum-like room, stretching in a pigeon yoga pose when she turns to the stranger she plans to live with for 100 days. “What are you going to do with this money?” she asks. The two contestants in MrBeast’s newest video, Suzie Taylor […]

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The Download: recreating the early internet, and 2023 in climate data

December 21, 2023
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. Recapturing early internet whimsy with HTML  Websites weren’t always slick digital experiences.  There was a time when surfing the web involved opening tabs that played music against your will and sifting through walls…

What to Do the Five Years Before You Retire

December 21, 2023
Ideally, you’ll start planning and saving for retirement decades before you actually retire. And during retirement, you’ll need to think carefully about how you manage your finances and how you…

3 A-Rated Oil & Gas Stocks to Buy for December

December 21, 2023
The energy sector is capitalizing on a robust demand, augmented by an escalation in domestic gas utilization. Therefore, quality oil and gas stocks Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP), CrossAmerica Partners…