Score, the dating app for people with good credit, is back
Two years ago, a controversial dating app was launched and quickly shuttered: for people with good-to-excellent credit. Now, the founder is relaunching it, open to anyone.
The Download: an exclusive chat with Jim O’Neill, and the surprising truth about heists
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. US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change Over the past year, Jim O’Neill has become one of the most powerful people in public health. As the US deputy health…
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The myth of the high-tech heist
Making a movie is a lot like pulling off a heist. That’s what Steven Soderbergh—director of the Ocean’s franchise, among other heist-y classics—said a few years ago. You come up with a creative angle, put together a team of specialists, figure out how to beat the technological challenges, rehearse, move with Swiss-watch precision, and—if you…
US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change
Over the past year, Jim O’Neill has become one of the most powerful people in public health. As the US deputy health secretary, he holds two roles at the top of the country’s federal health and science agencies. He oversees a department with a budget of over a trillion dollars. And he signed the decision…
RFK Jr. follows a carnivore diet. That doesn’t mean you should.
Americans have a new set of diet guidelines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken an old-fashioned food pyramid, turned it upside down, and plonked a steak and a stick of butter in prime positions. Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again mates have long been extolling the virtues of meat and whole-fat dairy, so it…
Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline
Helion’s Polaris device hit 150 million degrees C recently, a milestone that nudges the company toward its commercial power plant that will sell electricity to Microsoft.
Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars
If a passenger accidentally leaves a Waymo door open, the vehicle can get stuck in place.
For $1 million, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longer
The longevity-obsessed investor Bryan Johnson is charging $1 million to sign up for his “Immortals” program.
Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT
Pinterest’s stock tumbles after an earnings miss, with higher-than-expected usage its only bright spot.
IBM will hire your entry-level talent in the age of AI
IBM plans to triple its entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026 but these jobs will have different tasks than in previous years.