The Side Hustle He Saw on YouTube Earned Him a Multi-Year Deal With Sony and Income Streams Generating Tens of Thousands
Ethan “Haze” Hayes, 22, picked up the hobby in college — then turned it into a full-time career.
Travis Kalanick reportedly starting a new self-driving company backed by Uber
Kalanick reportedly wants to be more aggressive in pursuing the technology than industry-leader Waymo.
Affirm Holdings (AFRM) vs. Intuit (INTU): Which Stock Is More Likely to Beat Earnings on Thursday?
The operator of digital commerce platform Affirm Holding (AFRM) and financial tech company Intuit (INTU) are scheduled to report their fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 results tomorrow after the…
The ‘US Cyber Trust Mark’ finally gives device makers a reason to spend big on security
Apu Pavithran Contributor Apu Pavithran is the founder and CEO of Hexnode. The Internet of Things (IoT) is in hacker crosshairs. Last year, more than 110 million IoT malware attacks took place — an 87% increase from the previous 12 months. And as connected devices take on more critical roles in the modern home and […]
Why New Graduates Should Think About Retirement Now
There’s no such thing as “too early” when saving for retirement. Some parents open Roth IRAs in their children’s names when they’re young to give their money as much time…
Big Profits from Low Priced Stocks
How low will stocks go? That is the question on everyone’s mind as the recent highs for the S&P 500 (SPY) seem like a distant memory as stocks have been…
As Better.com readies for its public debut, CEO Vishal Garg says he went through ‘a lot of leadership training’
Online mortgage lender Better.com is making its public debut Thursday on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbols “BETR” and “BETRW.” After merging with SPAC Aurora Acquisition Corp., the combined entity is called Better Home & Finance Holding Company. The deal unlocks about $565 million of fresh capital for Better.com, including a $528 million […]
Maria Shriver’s, Patrick Schwarzenegger’s MOSH noshes on $3M for retail expansion
The brain health brand took in its first institutional capital with plans to go into over 1,800 retail stores in the next year.
QIA invests $1 billion in Ambani’s Reliance Retail at $100 billion valuation
QIA, Qatar’s sovereign fund, will invest $1 billion in Reliance Retail for a 1% stake in India’s largest retail chain, the two firms said Wednesday. The investment values Reliance Retail, part of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, at $100 billion. Reliance Retail — which operates 18.500 stores and digital commerce platforms, selling everything from electronics to […]
The fascinating evolution of typing Chinese characters
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. The idea of downloading a third-party keyboard to your phone may seem unnecessary to most people, but in China it’s the norm. Chinese is the only modern language that’s logographic, meaning…
Job titles of the future: Chief heat officer
In Miami, extreme heat is a deadly concern. Rising temperatures now kill more people than hurricanes or floods, and do more harm to the region’s economy than rising sea levels. That’s why, in 2021, Florida’s Miami-Dade County hired a chief heat officer, Jane Gilbert—the first position of its kind in the world. Heat has been…