Sriracha Fans Be Warned — Another Shortage May Be on the Horizon
Production of the hot sauce has been temporarily halted until Labor Day.
Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation
Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced Thursday that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation. Flock makes computer vision-enabled video surveillance technology used by law enforcement as well as businesses, property management companies, and so on. It’s best known for its automatic license plate recognition […]
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Infighting among fintech players has caused TabaPay to ‘pull out’ from buying bankrupt Synapse
A dust-up between Evolve Bank & Trust, Mercury and Synapse has led TabaPay to abandon its acquisition plans of troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse.
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Google built some of the first social apps for Android, including Twitter and others
The Twitter for Android client was “a demo app that Google had created and gave to us,” says Particle co-founder and ex-Twitter employee Sara Beykpour.
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Want to Start a Simple Business That Helps the Planet? After ‘One Night’s Worth of Research,’ He Started an Eco-Friendly Gig And Now Makes $200K a Year
Environmentally-conscious laws are picking up steam across the country. When one went into effect in Zach Cavacas’s home state, he saw a lucrative business opportunity. Chances are, a similar law is coming to your state, or is already there.
Google helped make an exquisitely detailed map of a tiny piece of the human brain
A team led by scientists from Harvard and Google has created a 3D, nanoscale-resolution map of a single cubic millimeter of the human brain. Although the map covers just a fraction of the organ—a whole brain is a million times larger—that piece contains roughly 57,000 cells, about 230 millimeters of blood vessels, and nearly 150…
How to Ensure High-Quality Patent Filings — 5 Key Steps for Portfolio Managers
Portfolio managers face challenges in selecting drafters who balance cost with quality, amidst complex patent jargon. This article aims to make it easier for portfolio managers to get the quality applications drafted.
3 Ways We Can Help Eliminate Waste by Creating a Circular Economy
Circularity, a practice to reduce e-waste, drives humankind’s quest for a circular economy and reshapes sustainable resource use.
Hulu, Disney+, and Max Are Combining to Make One Giant Streaming Bundle — Here’s When the Big Changes Begin
The companies did not disclose the new pricing model for the combined service but announced it is set to launch this summer.
WhatsApp’s latest update streamlines navigation and adds a ‘darker dark mode’
WhatsApp is updating its mobile apps for a fresh and more streamlined look, while also introducing a new “darker dark mode,” the company announced on Thursday. The messaging app says that over the years, it has primarily focused on adding utility to the app and that while the product continues to grow, its design needs […]
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Plinky is an app for you to collect and organize links easily
Plinky lets you solve the problem of saving and organizing links from anywhere with a focus on simplicity and customization.
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