The crows play hide-and-seek with Nicole Steinke after her older kids head to school. She feeds a family of the birds from her apartment balcony in Alexandria, Virginia, twice daily (usually peanuts, but walnuts and cashews are valued treats). Once there’s no food left, they’ll look for her as she walks around her neighborhood. When…
Inefficiencies have marred Nigeria’s rental system for years, thus affecting how landlords and renters transact. Most landlords collect rent one to two years upfront, while renters struggle to find apartments as they deal with uncharitable agents. Several proptech startups are addressing such problems by providing better options to both stakeholders. One such platform is Lagos-based…
Twitter’s verification program has always been a complicated and controversial affair. The company has paused and resumed the application process many times to make it more streamlined. In the Elon Musk ownership era, the social media company could be looking to flip the script around verification: pay $20 per month and you will get a…
Hong Kong has proposed allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds and plans to conduct pilots in NFT issuance and CBDC as it looks to regain its status as a global financial hub. The city had earlier proposed limiting crypto trade to professional investors, a move that saw many crypto entrepreneurs…
Invygo, a startup operating in UAE and Saudi Arabia, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding led by MEVP as it works to scale its car rental service in the region. The Middle East-based startup, founded by Eslam Ahmed Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in 2019, has raised $14.3 million to date. Al Rajhi…
Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Wendell & Wild is a triumph of animation. From its themes to its art style, the film is a unique love letter to animated movies and all the ways they grip our hearts as kids and as adults. But above all, Wendell & Wild is a cornucopia of inclusivity, with…
TL;DR: As of Oct. 31, you can snag the 4-in-1 Smart Flash Drive for just $22.99, down from the usual $29.99. That’s 23% in savings. Transferring a lot of data between devices can be frustrating. You’ve got a lot of options for how it’s done, but many of them are time-consuming and rely on a consistent…
TL;DR: As of Oct. 31, you can grab a four-pack of 8-in-1 Maglight Mini Utility Flashlights for just $64.99 — that’s 39% off the usual price of $107.99. You never know when you might really need a flashlight, and it’s not always practical to carry a bulky one around. You may always have your phone on you,…
TL;DR: As of Oct. 31, you can pick up a refurbished MacBook Air (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for just $270.99 — that’s a 79% discount from its original cost of $1,299. If you’re shopping for a new computer, you may not need a brand-new machine that can run heavy-duty software if you’re just looking for…
TL;DR: As of Oct. 31, you can get a lifetime subscription to the Mindfulness.com Pro Plan for just $69.99 — that’s 82% in savings. At times, there may be ample reasons to be stressed, but there’s also a lot you may be able to do to alleviate some of that stress. Mindfulness.com is an app filled…