It’s one thing to talk about innovation, but another thing to actually make it happen. Driving actual change is all about timing — having the right idea at the right moment, according to Phil Komarny, chief innovation officer at an institution known for innovation: Maryville University. And that moment is now: Komarny sees COVID as…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Artistic rendition of the exoplanet TOI-1452 b, a small planet that may be entirely covered in a deep ocean. Credit: Benoit Gougeon, Université de Montréal. An extrasolar planet named TOI-1452 b was recently discovered by an international team of researchers led by Charles Cadieux, a graduate student at the Université de Montréal and member of…
One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is more people had flexibility to work remotely, and that meant they also had more flexibility to live where they wanted. As a result, more people chose to relocate — either temporarily or permanently — to other cities. For online rental marketplace Zumper, this meant a shift in user…
In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 0220, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 million for the debut investment vehicle – waitlist not included. Now, two years…
Google today launched AI Test Kitchen, an app that lets users try out experimental AI-powered systems from the company’s labs before they make their way into production. Beginning today, folks interested can complete a sign-up form as AI Test Kitchen begins to roll out gradually to small groups in the U.S. As announced at Google’s…
Video gaming might well qualify as the world’s favorite pastime. Experts project that global gaming revenues will surpass $235 billion in 2022 and $321 billion by 2026. So it’s not at all surprising that avid gamers, like any devoted hobbyist, are willing to spend money to improve their skills. Enter Metafy, a marketplace where aficionados…
In December, just ahead of Instagram head Adam Mosseri’s testimony before the U.S. Senate over the impacts of its app on teen users, the company announced plans to roll out a series of safety features and parental controls. This morning, Instagram is updating a critical set of these features which will now default teen users…
Benchling’s unicorn status didn’t come overnight. Some ten years after its founding, the company is worth more than $6 billion, and the founder sees the company going public in the future. The company’s future looks like its past: talking to customers and building for power users. To that end, Benchling announced today that it recently…
GET $25 FOR FREE: When you purchase a pair of Beats Fit Pro ($199.95) at Amazon as of August 25, you’ll also score a free $25 Amazon.com gift card. In the market for a pair of earbuds? The Beats Fit Pro feature top-notch audio, all-day comfort, excellent active noise cancellation, and a long-lasting battery. In…
Don DeLillo’s postmodern 1985 novel White Noise has been described, like many of the author’s works, as “unfilmable”, rendering screen adaptations difficult. But director Noah Baumbach has tackled the material, resulting in his own White Noise, made for Netflix. Starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, the movie is a contemporary satire, a blend of both…