The 245W charger shown charging two laptops, a tablet, and a phone. | Image: Hyper After initially crowdfunding them via an Indiegogo campaign, the HyperJuice 245W GaN Desktop Charger charger and the 245W USB-C Battery Pack are now generally available for $200 and $250, respectively. Judging from this story from AppleInsider it looks like both…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is now allowing developers to access a preview version of its Microsoft Dev Box cloud-powered workstations. The software giant announced Microsoft Dev Box earlier this year, and it’s effectively an easy way for developer to spin up powerful cloud PCs for testing applications. Dev Box includes apps and services designed specifically for…
Dawn Wright, marine geologist and Esri chief scientist, embarked on a mission into the deep. Courtesy of Dawn Wright When Dawn Wright plummeted to the bottom of the world in a nearly indestructible chamber, the sable abyss of the ocean reminded her of the vast darkness of space. Deep in the middle of the Pacific…
Arc, a company that aims to give SaaS startups “a way to borrow, save and spend” in one place, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding. The raise comes seven months after Arc emerged from stealth with $150 million in debt financing and $11 million in seed funding. The startup graduated…
Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump was released 28 years ago, transforming “from film to phenomenon” since landing in cinemas in 1994. Robert Zemeckis’ film, based on Winston Groom’s novel, strung together themes of redemption, tradition, and hope, to create the sweet, iconic pop culture moment that would win hearts across countries and generations. Laal Singh Chaddha…
One of the oldest questions is what you’d do if you happened to stumble across some money lying in the street. In Netflix‘s End of the Road trailer, though, it isn’t just a little bit of money — it’s a whole bag. And rather than finding it in the street, a family finds it in…
Search “fertility awareness” or “natural birth control” on TikTok and you’ll find an endless scroll of videos — oftentimes with sparkle and flower emoji for emphasis. Fertility awareness methods (FAM), also known as fertility-awareness-based (FAB) family planning, is the use of physiological changes in someone’s body to determine whether they’re fertile. This non-hormonal method is…
Amazon’s air freight business is a part of its sprawling logistics network. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images Workers at an Amazon air freight hub in California staged a walkout on Monday. The workers say they want a $5-per-hour raise and better temperature control in the sweltering heat. The organizers said 160 staff walked out, while…
Alyssa Powell/Insider Welcome to “Founder Finances,” a new Insider series discussing founders’ monthly budgets. In this story, the founder of a subscription-box company shares her $24,000 monthly budget. She explains the importance of keeping the burn rate low to reach profitability. Zarina Bahadur was at the grocery store one night when she spotted an exhausted…
Average 30-year fixed mortgage rates have been hovering around 5% for more than a week now, a sign that rates could be settling in at their current levels. But future fluctuations are still possible, especially with the uncertainty over whether the US is heading for a recession. Other mortgage rates have been slightly more volatile…