Stock-trading startup Public has acquired the brokerage accounts of Carta’s secondaries business, TechCrunch has confirmed.
Investing and Stocks Read on TechCrunchAn ongoing legal row over accounts allegedly spreading disinformation has escalated between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court.
Politics Read on WIRED BusinessRedfin is responding to a new startup that is hoping to upend the way people search for and buy homes by offering a flat-fee service. On August 29, TechCrunch reported that a startup called Landian had emerged from stealth to offer homebuyers a way to tour and make offers on homes through a flat-fee service, […]
Business Read on TechCrunchApple moved to terminate the Appstun developer account after multiple rejections of its app that Apple says violates its App Store guidelines.
Business Read on TechCrunchBy Rotation has a partnership with Airbnb to let those who’ve booked an Airbnb receive a complimentary outfit rental.
Lifestyle Read on TechCrunchSpaceX’s Crew-9 mission will launch to the International Space Station with only NASA’s Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard, according to an update on Friday. Crew-9 will launch “no earlier” than September 24th, with plans to bring delayed Starliner astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams back to Earth next February. Wilmore and Williams arrived at the ISS in June and were only supposed to stay for about a week while conducting tests. However, helium leaks and valve issues on Boeing’s Starliner delayed their return, and NASA gave up on sending them back on the spacecraft altogether. The agency decided to bring Wilmore and Williams home on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule with the Crew-9 mission instead. NASA says the other...
Politics Read on The Verge ScienceLAION, the German research org that created the data used to train Stable Diffusion, among other generative AI models, has released a new dataset that it claims has been “thoroughly cleaned of known links to suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM).” The new dataset, Re-LAION-5B, is actually a re-release of an old dataset, LAION-5B — […]
Crime and Courts Read on TechCrunchYou’ve decided to join the ebiking boom, and so have your kids. Congrats! Here’s the gear and advice you need to ride safely.
Environment Read on WIRED Top StoriesThe North Korean hackers’ attack started by tricking a victim into visiting a web domain under the hackers' control.
Crime and Courts Read on TechCrunchSome stories emerge and die in a matter of days. Others require us to stay tuned for more, and this week brought us several of these.
Politics Read on TechCrunchA battery-powered electric mower for people who don’t want to think too much about their lawn.
Environment Read on WIRED Top StoriesShop these end-of-summer deals on REI, Nemo, MSR, Coleman, and other outdoor brands.
Politics Possible ad Read on WIRED Top StoriesFree emulator software can give an old device new life as a classic video game system. For bonus points, hook up a controller and stream games to your TV.
Entertainment Read on WIRED Top StoriesKeen to try the latest wellness trend, I dipped out of my comfort zone. These are my favorite cold-water plunge pools for any budget.
Health Read on WIRED Top StoriesIn a letter to Congress, the Meta CEO echoed what many right-wingers have claimed for years: that some of the company’s content decisions amounted to censorship.
Politics Read on WIRED BusinessThese WIRED-tested hearing aids are affordable, audiologist-approved alternatives to prescription devices. No doctor’s appointment necessary.
Health Read on WIRED Top StoriesGet grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and free-range chicken delivered to your door no matter where you live.
Business Read on WIRED Top StoriesBorrowing from Apple’s MagSafe, Qi2 enables faster, more efficient magnetic wireless charging.
Business Read on WIRED Top StoriesGoing back to the days of “on fleek,” creators have had a hard time benefiting from their memes. TikTokker Jools Lebron is poised to change that.
Entertainment Read on WIRED CultureA few hours before the opening ceremony, we spoke with the former sprinter, who today is the European Space Agency’s first para-astronaut.
Environment Read on WIRED ScienceI’ve folded an alarming number of sheets. Here’s my favorite folding method, with no complicated steps required.
Lifestyle Read on WIRED Top StoriesThe 3D-printed lighting company has a new color customization system—with up to 4,000 combinations—that it hopes will light the way for other industries.
Entertainment Read on WIRED Top StoriesMeta announced a new partnership this week in the hopes that geothermal energy can help it reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Meta and startup Sage Geosystems struck up a deal to develop new geothermal power plants. If they make it to the finish line, the plants would provide carbon pollution-free energy that Meta needs for new data centers in the US. The company has struggled to keep its carbon pollution down since it pledged in 2020 to reach net zero emissions by the end of the decade, its latest sustainability report published yesterday shows. The race to develop more powerful AI tools has raised the stakes, triggering the development of new energy-hungry data centers. So, Meta is putting its faith in next-generation geothermal...
Environment Read on The Verge ScienceForget your phone. These compact, pocketable point-and-shoot cameras are more fun and take better pictures.
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