Why generalist investors will always win
How can a generalist compete with a specialist when it comes to customer introductions, or tactical advice? We can’t, but we don’t need to.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
Communication using thought alone? Unbabel unveils AI project to give us superhuman capabilities
Sitting in a meeting room in a startup office in Lisbon, I silently typed the answer to a question only the person opposite would know the answer to. What kind of coffee had I asked for when I’d arrived at the office? A short moment later, without even moving or opening his mouth, the reply […]
Netflix inks deal with Reliance’s Jio to expand India presence
Netflix has inked a “first-of-its-kind” deal with Jio Platforms, India’s largest telecom operator, to bundle the streaming service with the carrier’s two pay-as-you-go plans as the American giant pushes to expand its subscriber base in the key Asian market. A Netflix mobile-only plan will come bundled with Jio’s 1,099 Indian rupees (or $13.2) plan, whereas […]
Private vs. Federal Loans: Which is the Better Choice for Your College Financing?
Figuring out the best ways to manage your college expenses can be overwhelming! As you brace up for your college days, you must already have applied for your scholarships and…
A chemo drug storage shows the vulnerability of the healthcare supply chains
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. If you’ve been following health headlines in recent months, you may have heard that many prescription drugs are in short supply. Yesterday, the New York Times…
Is Now the Time to Invest in Realty Income (O)?
Realty Income (O), The Monthly Dividend Company, has a solid record of increasing the dividend more than 120 times since its stock market debut. However, is the stock the right…
This UK startup engineered a clever way to reuse waste heat from cloud computing
Using heat generated by computers to provide free hot water was an idea born not in a high-tech laboratory, but in a battered country workshop deep in the woods of Godalming, England. “The idea of using the wasted heat of computing to do something else has been hovering in the air for some time,” explains…
Tiny faux organs could crack the mystery of menstruation
In the center of the laboratory dish, there was a subtle white film that could only be seen when the light hit the right way. Ayse Nihan Kilinc, a reproductive biologist, popped the dish under the microscope, and an image appeared on the attached screen. As she focused the microscope, the film resolved into clusters…
Threads app’s latest update gives more prominence to reposts
Threads haven’t launched a web version yet, but the app has shipped a new update to give more prominence to reposts on the social network. Meta has changed two things regarding reposts on the app. First, there is now a dedicated “Reposts” tab on the profile page, so people can quickly scan through all reposts […]
Twitch will let streamers block banned users from watching streams
Twitch’s chat ban tools have been around for ages, but the platform is about to hand streamers a way to control who can watch a stream to begin with. In Twitch’s latest episode of Patch Notes, its monthly product update show, the company announced that it would soon let streamers block banned users from watching […]