Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner’s Kirsten Green
Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine.
A device that revives eyeballs from dead donors could make eye transplants possible
It’s not easy to transplant a whole human eye. The surgery is difficult. And the eyes themselves start to degenerate as soon as they’ve left the body. When surgeons attempted it a few years ago, the newly-transplanted eye wasn’t able to see. But researchers believe they might have a solution: a device that maintains and…
Researchers are getting organoids pregnant with human embryos
At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining of the uterus and then grips tight, burrowing in as the first tendrils of a future placenta appear. This is implantation—the moment that pregnancy officially begins. Only none of it is happening inside a…
Gen Z Is Buying Themselves Toys in Record Numbers This Holiday Season. Here’s Why.
Experts blame the ‘Peter Pan Effect’ for young adults collecting plush toys like Labubu dolls and Jellycat.
Why This Business Model Is Opening the Door to Entrepreneurship for People With Almost No Capital
Micro-franchising helps people with limited resources become business owners by offering low-cost and proven franchise models.
How This Pair of Dermatologist Brothers Set Out to Fix Hair Loss Treatment in America
Doctors Ben and Sean Behnam built an alternative to one-size-fits-all solutions with their new company, Happy Head.
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp
The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others.
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech
Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image.
France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack
France’s postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline.
This Shake Shack Exec’s Family Didn’t Believe Hers Was a ‘Real Job.’ Here’s How She’s Bringing Innovation to the Brand.
Steph So discusses how she blends hospitality with technology, why curiosity drives her decisions and how Shake Shack keeps innovating without losing its soul.
‘We Don’t Control the Weather’: How This Airport CEO Keeps Calm in Chaos
Christina Cassotis, CEO of Pittsburgh International Airport, says the first step in dealing with pandemonium is embracing it.