The landmark 50th season of Survivor — packed with returning players like Cirie Fields, Benjamin “Coach” Wade and Mike White — premiered last week on CBS with a three-hour episode. Former castaways continue to vie for $1 million and the title…
Tinder-owner Match Group announced on Thursday that it will eliminate the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), which means Hesam Hosseini will be out of a job after 18 years with the dating app giant. The move comes as the dating-app industry…
Petrol prices began rising even before the conflict in Iran drove oil prices higher. Australia imports around 80% of its fuel, which means prices can spike when geopolitical shocks ripple through supply chains.
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has unveiled a major breakthrough in EV battery technology that could dramatically reduce charging times. The company introduced its second-generation Blade Battery alongside new “Flash Charging”…
Why do you see the results you do when you search for information online? It’s a complex mix of what the source is, its relationships to other sources online, and your own past browsing history and device settings.
Researchers have developed photonic computing chips that overcome key limitations for a type of neural network known as a photonic spiking neural system. By enabling fast learning and decision making using purely light-based processes—no…
Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things got weird.
In the middle of the night,…
When FIRSTPICK backed Emilė Radytė in 2021, her company Samphire Neuroscience was still building its first product and the risk, by the fund’s own assessment, was high.
There was no revenue, no clear route to…
If you live in a rapidly expanding city like Bangalore, clean indoor air isn’t just a winter problem. Construction dust, traffic and constant urban development mean particles often find their way inside homes even when windows are…
When the temperature drops to -20°C, electric car owners quickly notice it in their wallets. But is it just a matter of driving with the heat on full blast? And what can we do to save the battery as much as possible?
