From the most recent Doctor Who short. Illustration: YouTube/BBC/Christopher Jones “She asked me if I knew what mercy was.” Doctor Who continues its lockdown life with a new YouTube short, this one designed as an epilogue to a villain from Doctor Who’s past. Set to follow from “Human Nature” and “The Family of Blood”, two
Month: April 2020
“I didn’t know what the term ‘freight forwarder’ meant until a year into starting the business.” Considering his shipping logistics startup Flexport was last valued at $3.2 billion, that quote from my first interview with CEO and founder Ryan Petersen back in 2016 seems even more surprising now. But it also hints at why he’s
FP TrendingApr 26, 2020 19:14:54 IST Messaging app Telegram has said that it has now reached 400 million monthly users, which is a rise of around 100 million users in the last one year. At least 1.5 million new users register on the platform every day. The company is also working on launching secure group
Tips and tricks, challenge guides, user guides, and more Animal Crossing: New Horizons might be the perfect game for this moment in history. The slightly campy, always cute life simulator is back with its first game in nearly eight years, and while it sticks to what’s likable about the series, it also has the kind
The final addition to the Final Fantasy VII Remake party will be Aerith Gainsborough, who is a champion healer and mage. Aerith is introduced to players as a flower girl who Cloud runs into. Right off the bat, it becomes clear that Aerith is the only person, other than Cloud, who can see the Mako-fueled
Announced out of nowhere and released shortly after, XCOM: Chimera Squad continues the long-running turn-based series. Described as neither a sequel or expansion, it’s fair to ask, “What is XCOM: Chimera Squad?” In this guide, we’re going to give you the rundown on the series’ latest spinoff. What is XCOM: Chimera Squad? XCOM: Chimera Squad
A staple of the Animal Crossing franchise for years, the beloved money tree makes a return in New Horizons. If you’ve never played any of the previous titles, you might be surprised to find out that money does, in fact, grow on trees. There’s a bit of nuance to planting your own, but with some
The Dutch sea captain Willem de Vlamingh never imagined in his wildest dreams that black swans could exist. He never saw or heard of one in Europe. In January 1697 he and his crew sailed up a river, later named Swan River, in Southwestern Australia to explore it. And much to their utter amazement they
Dyson said on Friday that the UK government had told the company that it no longer needed its new ventilator, the CoVent, to treat covid-19 patients. Photo: Karoly Arvai (AFP via Getty Images) Dyson has been one of many manufacturers that have tried to help address the ventilator shortage in the UK during the covid-19
Bigscreen continues to grow by launching on-demand movies and events. Since its launch on PC VR headsets back in 2016, socialVR entertainment platform Bigscreen has seen thousands of people from all around the globe jumping into VR to enjoy 3D films like Star Trek: Into Darkness and Interstellar alongside both friends and total strangers.. It’s
Mark Mills Contributor Mark Mills is the author of the book, “Digital Cathedrals: The Information Infrastructure Era,” and is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, and a partner in Cottonwood Venture Partners, an energy-tech venture fund. An epic number of citizens are video-conferencing to
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles –Sun Tzu, Chinese general and military strategist, Art of War, 50 BC From mitigation to suppression strategy: India U-turns and grinds to a halt Epidemiologists date the first case of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan to
Photo: Unsplash On Friday the online education company Coursera announced it’s pulling down the paywall on its 3,800-course catalog for workers who now find themselves unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement Federal, state, and local government agencies that serve the unemployed can apply here to provide free access to Coursera’s courses—an offer
Laura Behrens Wu Contributor Laura Behrens Wu is the co-founder and CEO of Shippo, which is building a shipping platform for 21st century e-commerce. Since moving to the United States, I’ve come to appreciate and admire the United States Postal Service as a symbol of American ingenuity and resilience. Like electricity, telephones and the freeway
For pre-seed startups, precarious times are baseline until they secure their first customer, first hire and first check. But no matter how built-in turbulence might be for a pre-seed founder, we’re entering a period where stresses are amplified and outlooks are unpredictable. In light of the new market conditions, a harder fundraising market and slower
These days, if you’re in the market for a new smartphone, there are so many options it can make your head spin. Two of the newest phones released — the OnePlus 8 and the iPhone 11 Pro — have captured the spotlight with their innovative designs and advanced specifications. Neither is what you’d call a
Mother’s Day is on May 10 and if you want to gift your mom something unique, we’re rounding up the must-have gifts and gift ideas for this special holiday. Though we should celebrate the wonderful superwoman in our life every day, Mother’s Day just comes once a year, and finding a gift can be super
PayPal will not charge fees for its in-app cash-a-check feature so that people won’t have to leave their homes to cash their coronavirus stimulus checks. The online payments platform usually charges a 1% fee for cashing payroll and government checks with a preprinted signature. But from April 24 to May 31, cashing stimulus checks will
We know that for many people, Apple’s iconic white AirPods are the first thing they picture when you mention “true wireless earbuds,” and there’s no doubt, those earbuds almost single-handedly defined the category. But there’s no need to drop $159 (or $199 for the wireless-charging model) to get a decent set of true wireless buds
We’ve reviewed hundreds of headphones in our time, and after factoring in several aspects like comfort, audio quality, battery life, and noise cancellation, we’ve concluded that Sony’s WH-1000XM3 are simply the best wireless headphones you can buy. The WH-1000XM3 are so good, they currently take the top spot on not just this list, but also
Amazon’s Alexa has changed the way we live and play with tech. She tells us the weather, controls our lights, plays our favorite tunes, helps us organize our schedules, and even safeguards our homes like a mindful junkyard-dog while we’re off visiting the in-laws. All of these actions and behaviors are enabled by “skills” that
New additions include private listings, wishlists, and SideQuest badges. I think most of us can agree Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset would not be wear it is today without the support of SideQuest. This past year the popular indie marketplace has served as a breeding ground for innovative VR content, allowing developers to publish full games
Matt Ocko, co-founder of venture firm Data Collective (DCVC), was among a small group of VCs viewed as alarmists when they began tweeting about the coronavirus’s imminent appearance in the U.S. back in January. In retrospect, those individuals were prescient, so we spoke with Ocko last week about why he was so certain the U.S.
Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. Founder and CEO Kevin Czinger
Suzanne Borders Contributor Suzanne is the CEO and co-founder of BadVR. She thrives at the intersection of data, art, technology and poetry. As a small business owner, I was excited to learn about the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that offers low-interest loans to firms impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However,
In a small suburb of Melbourne, two entrepreneurs are developing a technology that could mean big changes for the packaging industry. Stuart Gordon and Mark Appleford are the co-founders of Varden, a company that has developed a process to take the waste material from sugarcane and convert it into a paper-like packaging product with the
Photo: Getty Since Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential primary last month, Joe Biden has been making noise like he’s trying to win over the climate movement. This week, he won endorsements from dozens of climate scientists and Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who was a climate champion in the Democratic primary race. But
Smart light switches allow you to remotely control your lights by voice command or with your smartphone. They have an advantage over smart bulbs because you can turn your existing lights and ceiling fans into smart devices. Once installed, you will turn your lights on and off effortlessly, leaving your hands free for more important
Actor, filmmaker, and co-founder of HitRecord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic to drain his creative juices — and he’s grateful to be in a position to stay at home. “I’m feeling very lucky to have a place to be and that I’m able to work from home, certainly a lot of people are
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. The crew at Bessemer released their new, yearly cloud report this week. It’s a useful lens into how venture capitalists are thinking about cloud and SaaS startup performance metrics. Bessemer’s cloud and SaaS exits include
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