And we’re back! Yes, today was the second day of pitches from Y Combinator, a U.S. startup accelerator with global outreach that conducts demo days twice a year. This year’s Summer 2022 cohort gave us hundreds of batch companies to consider. For participating founders, it’s a critical day; for investors, it’s a buffet; for us…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Tesla said Thursday it is turning to the public to help determine where to locate its next Superchargers as the automaker continues to expand its network of EV fast-charging stations in North America, Europe and Asia. The company’s @TeslaCharging account wrote in a tweet on Thursday: “Supercharger Voting coming soon. Reply with location suggestions –…
Masks are no longer required during New York City Uber rides and it appears other cities, including Washington D.C., are next. After New York Governor Kathy Hochul dropped the statewide mask requirement on public transportation on Sept. 7, Uber updated its policy in New York City, making mask-wearing optional for riders and drivers on Sept….
Ever since I’ve posted a photo of the Apple Watch Ultra on my wrist, I’ve been getting questions from concerned smartwatch/fitness aficionados who worry that the new outdoor enthusiast smartwatch is simply too bulky. While I cannot say whether the Ultra will comfortably fit every wrist, I can assure you Apple’s new wearable is just…
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II is an unprecedented event. The 96-year-old was older than most people ever hope to be, and was both the oldest living monarch (as of 2015) and the second longest-ruling sovereign monarch of all time. What is also unprecedented is the infinite number of ways people heard about her death….
NASA’s new High-Performance Spaceflight Computer (HPSC) will be powered by a custom RISC-V-based processor, it has been revealed. The product of a collaboration between SiFive and Microchip, the chip will feature twelve RISC-V cores and is expected to offer 100x the performance of the BAE RAD750, the CPU used by NASA in previous missions. According…
A live stream of an old interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook made its way onto the YouTube front page by masquerading as an official company cryptocurrency event. As reported by The Verge, cybercriminals used the buzz around Apple’s latest product launches to trick victims into thinking they were watching Tim Cook talking about the…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Ben Rothstein/Prime Video “The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power” premiered September 2 on Prime Video. The show is an indirect prequel to “The Lord…
Ex Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, was paid $7M by the company just before filing a whistleblower complaint. The settlement included an NDA, though whistleblower complaints are one exception to such an agreement. Zatko’s complaint has become instrumental in Elon Musk’s…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Marvel Studios, Disney, Marvel Studios Now through September 19, new and returning subscribers can get a month of Disney Plus for only $2. It’s an excellent deal that includes access to new movies like “Thor: Love and Thunder” at no extra…