Unicorns, rainbows, seed, pre-seed, angel… my head was spinning as I changed fields a couple of years back. After a decade in PR, comms, and journalism — having worked mostly for the…
Month: November 2021
For once, Apple is making it easier to fix your broken iPhone screen
Here’s something you don’t read every day: Apple is making it easier to fix your broken iPhone 13. It’s a rare instance of Apple backtracking from one of its hostile moves towards…
Microsoft’s $249 Surface Laptop SE aims to outclass Google’s Chromebooks
“If you want something done right, do it yourself,” the saying goes. That’s the strategy Microsoft appears to be taking with its new Surface Laptop SE, by far the cheapest PC the…
Expanding black holes could be playing Pac Man with the universe
Pac Man‘s a simple protagonist. He doesn’t have a scruffy beard or a worried look in his eyes. He’s doesn’t sling out quips or one-liners. He eats dots. That’s it. That’s sort…
Why Elon Musk should build a nuclear fusion reactor in Texas
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are about two-thirds of the way to producing excess power with a nuclear fusion reactor. If you didn’t just leap out of your seat, that’s…
Your Spotify Wrapped 2021 is embarrassing and there’s nothing you can do about it
The looming arrival of Spotify Wrapped always arouses excitement — and terror. If, like me, you have exquisite taste, the end-of-year breakdown of your listening habits is an eagerly-awaited reminder of your…
Gig startups want you to believe they can replace your job — don’t fall for it
This article was originally published by Built In. Don’t quit your day job just yet. That’s the message that should be implied — if not explicitly stated — to every applicant of…
Paging the plagiarism police — AI is getting better at writing students’ essays
The dramatic rise of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has spotlit concerns about the role of technology in exam surveillance — and also in student cheating. Some universities have reported more…
The Facebook whistleblower’s must-have rules to rein in social media
Frances Haugen’s testimony tour arrived in Brussels on Monday to a rapturous reception. The Facebook whistleblower told European lawmakers that the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) could set a “global gold standard” for…
Here are 10 awesome deals on power generators and solar panels at special pre-Black Friday prices
TLDR: Check out these early Black Friday prices on different backup power generators and battery packs for all your emergency needs. As you step back this year and admire your holiday lighting…