Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week’s guest Shiv Rao founded Abridge after experiencing how unnerving it can be to go through a medical emergency with a loved one — even for a practicing doctor like himself. So he and the Abridge team created an app that doesn’t…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Let’s say you were Thevamanogari Manivel, a woman in Melbourne, Australia with an interest in crypto, and you allegedly used Crypto.com to request a refund of 100 Australian dollars, but instead received $10.5 million (about $7.2 million in U.S. dollars) by mistake. Would you immediately transfer the funds back? Or would you — again, allegedly…
A set of malicious Google Chrome extensions designed to monitor browsing activity have been installed on more than 1.4 million devices, researchers have reported. As described in a blog post from security company McAfee, the purpose of the scam is to modify the victim’s browser cookies each time they visit an ecommerce website, thereby netting…
Attorney General Merrick Garland. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images If DOJ decides to indict Trump, it will likely wait until after the midterms, Bloomberg reported. The move would be in accordance with longstanding policy that bars prosecutors from taking overt steps that could affect the outcome of an election. AG Merrick Garland also recently introduced…
720p displays are no longer the common product they once were. Grace Cary/Getty Images 720p, also referred to as high definition or HD, has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Displays with 720p screens are relatively uncommon today and mostly found in small budget TVs. 720p looks noticeably better than standard definition TV, but…
Private-equity associate recruiting for 2024 roles is underway, forcing junior bankers to compete under extreme stress. KrisCole/Getty Images Private-equity recruiting for 2024 associate gigs is underway at KKR, Apollo, and other firms. Every year the process has bankers interviewing past midnight for jobs that don’t start for two years. This year it’s taking place just…
President Joe Biden at a Lockheed Martin facility where Javelin anti-tank missiles are made, in Troy, Alabama, on May 3, 2022. Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Since Russia renewed its attack on Ukraine, the US has sent Kyiv more than $10 billion in military aid. The US is sending massive arms shipments despite a…
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The family dog, named Coconut, flew to Romania as a service dog with no problem. ABC7 A Bay Area woman received an alert prohibiting dogs from Lufthansa Airlines before her flight home. Lufthansa requested proof that ‘Coconut’ was a service dog despite flying him to Romania without it. ABC7’s ‘7 On Your Side’ stepped in…
The city with the lowest cost of living was a city in Texas. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images It can be extremely expensive to live in big cities like New York, San Francisco, or Los Angeles. However, living in places, like Fort Wayne, Indiana, or Brownsville, Texas, can be more affordable. Fort Wayne, Indiana, was named the city…