Drone couriers and virtual faces among Alchemist Accelerator’s demo day highlights

January 30, 2024

Today is demo day at Alchemist Accelerator, which focuses on very early stage startups from technical founders. 15 companies are presenting in this batch, but here are four we thought worth a closer look. Alchemist also scored an additional $2 million from Mayfield to keep investing like this, so they must be doing something right. […]

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Watch SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the ISS


January 30, 2024

SpaceX is teaming up with Northrop Grumman today to deliver more than 8,000 pounds of cargo, fresh food and scientific experiments to astronauts on the International Space Station. The NG-20 resupply mission will take-off from the Space Force’s Cape Canaveral in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at around 12:07 PM EST. Northrop’s Cygnus […]

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What if Christensen was wrong about disruption?

January 30, 2024

If you build a truly great product, people will happily pay for it. Just check out how well Apple and Tesla have done.

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Studio’s new online school for musicians uses AI to create custom curriculums

January 30, 2024

Masterclass rival Studio launched today its first AI-powered online school for musicians, songwriters and producers to learn from top artists in the industry, create new songs, get feedback from like-minded peers and access Studio’s AI coach that keeps them on track with personalized schedules and deadlines. The waitlist is officially open starting today. Studio offers […]

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Instagram Threads triples downloads in December, reaching the top 10; X falls to No. 36

January 30, 2024

Instagram Threads is gaining traction after growth stalled last year, which had some prematurely wondering if the app was already dead. New data indicates that’s not the case — in fact, Threads is continuing to grow, having tripled its downloads month-over-month in December, which gave it a place in the top 10 most downloaded apps […]

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