The Waitlist for This Sushi Spot Numbers in the Hundreds. Here’s the Secret Ingredient of Its Success.
Royal Izakaya’s Jesse Ito discusses the power of apprenticeship, following in his father’s footsteps, and creating a unique restaurant vibe.
The Download: trustworthy humanoid robots, and Anduril’s latest project
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. Will we ever trust robots? The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only…
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20 Side Hustle Ideas for Summer 2024: Part Two
Here are 10 more side hustle ideas that will get you ready to make extra income this summer.
SeatGeek’s new tools help fans resell tickets at the best price
Ticketing platform and resale marketplace SeatGeek is introducing three features to simplify the ticket-selling experience for users wanting to resell, including a tool that recommends the best price, automatic tags that list extra perks (like padded cushions or exclusive club access), and the ability to list tickets to multiple events at once. SeatGeek’s latest product […]
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Initia raises $7.5M seed round to simplify blockchain development
It’s hard to keep track of crypto’s technical development, but one thing hasn’t changed much: blockchain applications are notoriously hard to build. This stems in part from their decentralized nature, resulting in a lack of uniform standards across different infrastructure pieces. Initia, founded by a group of developers in their late 20s, is trying to […]
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Confirmed: Photoroom, the AI image editor, raised $43M at a $500M valuation
Photoroom, the AI-based photo editing app out of Paris that has been growing like a weed targeting people doing business online while also attracting a lot of casual users to boot, has confirmed that it’s closed its latest funding round: $43 million at a $500 million valuation, according to CEO and co-founder Matthieu Rouif, who […]
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Sony is laying off 900 employees from its PlayStation unit
Sony is laying off around 900 employees in its PlayStation division, the company announced on Tuesday. The cuts will impact 8% of the division’s global workforce, as Sony becomes the latest company to announce major cuts in recent weeks and months. Sony also announced that it will be closing its London Studio in the U.K. […]
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Spain’s Embat, which has raised $16M, plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting
For obvious reasons, financial teams can spend a great deal of time on corporate treasury management, accounting and bank reconciliation, so anything that speeds up that process usually garners a lot of interest. Today Embat, a Spanish fintech which does what they call “real-time treasury management”, has closed a financing round of $16 million Series […]
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Go Ahead, Play Hooky
Take a moment and reflect on your childhood. Did you ever lie about being sick to get out of school? I sure did. I guess that many of you did…
Earning Other People’s Respect Comes Down to These 3 Things
Respect at work doesn’t automatically come with a fancy job title, according to the new book, “Stop the Shift Show.”