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Boone Ashworth / Wired: A look at Watch Duty, a free, nonprofit, unofficial service and app run by volunteers that lets anyone track active wildfires throughout California  —  Watch Duty is already a lifeline for the state’s residents.  Its reach could soon extend to more disasters and regions.

An analysis of 1.2 million Reddit users found that around 16 per cent of people wrote toxic posts and 13 per cent wrote toxic comments, such as direct insults

Too often our conscious (or unconscious) beliefs hold us back from what we really want to achieve.

Wearable sensors are ubiquitous thanks to wireless technology that enables a person’s glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart rate, and activity levels to be transmitted seamlessly from sensor to smartphone for further analysis. Most wireless sensors today communicate via embedded Bluetooth chips that are themselves powered by small batteries. But these conventional chips and power sources […]

Life is full of processes to learn and then relearn when they become more elaborate. One day you log in to an app with just a password, then the next day you also need a code texted to you. One day you can just pop your favorite microwavable lunch into the oven for six straight […]

Six considerations to guide your response.

Five myths and biases that prevent entrepreneurs from considering all their options.

This week, we discuss the latest John Deere tractor hack and its broader implications for repair rights advocates.

Adveith Nair / Bloomberg: Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42 and the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund announce a $10B fund to invest in late-stage tech companies in emerging markets  —  Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region.  —  Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm G42 …

Michael Horowitz: A researcher says iOS devices do not fully route all network traffic through VPNs, leading to data leaks; ProtonVPN first publicized the issue in March 2020  —  VPNs on iOS are broken.  At first, they appear to work fine.  The iOS device gets a new public IP address and new DNS servers.

Marvel’s latest show on Disney+ introduces Bruce Banner’s cousin (and comedy) to the MCU. Here’s what to read after you’ve turned green with laughter.

Ten tiny satellites will be hitching a ride en route to the moon, each with scientific objectives of their own.

Anna Gross / Financial Times: Swedish gaming group Embracer Group reports Q1 sales rose 107% YoY to ~$681M and announces six acquisitions, including IP for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit  —  Swedish company announces six acquisitions and posts a rise in first-quarter sales and profits

Smartwatches and Fitbits are great for tracking movement, but they weren’t designed for the type of people for whom collecting movement data is arguably most important: older adults who use mobility aids like walkers. For such adults, a change in activity could signal a life-threatening problem: Falls are a leading cause of injury-based death for […]

Kari McMahon / The Block: Collective NFT ownership service Fractional raised a $20M Series A led by Paradigm and is rebranding to Tessera  —  – Collective NFT ownership platform Fractional is rebranding to Tessera.  — Alongside the rebrand, Tessera has closed a $20 million Series A round led by Paradigm.

David Jeans / Forbes: Adam Neumann’s real estate startup Flow plans to launch a digital wallet for crypto and fiat currencies and may offer a tokenized rewards program  —  Updated: When Adam Neumann revealed his new venture to WeWork-ify the residential real estate sector Tuesday, backed by a $350 million investment …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: TikTok is rolling out a new sharing feature to let users publish their TikTok Stories to Reddit, Facebook, and Instagram  —  Facebook and Instagram may be busy trying to clone TikTok within their own apps as Reels, but a new feature rolling out now from TikTok will see the short-form video […]

A solar fuel cell that produces carbon monoxide and hydrogen is light enough to float on water, which could help address the shortage of land available for solar projects

Meep is not just the sound made by the Road Runner and Beaker the Muppet. Meep is a software package that MIT physicists originally developed in the early 2000s as a custom code written in C++ to facilitate the academic research of photonic crystals. It was released as open source in 2006. After nearly two […]

To stay competitive, companies need to be able to shift how they allocate capital in response to changing business conditions.

Regular practices can strengthen psychological safety, purpose, and performance.

Don’t pretend you have all the answers. Do be prepared to deal with the messy emotions people may be experiencing.

Richard Waters / Financial Times: After booming demand during the pandemic and a rapid inventory build-up in 2022, Intel, Nvidia, SMIC, and TSMC face a sudden downturn, perplexing analysts  —  After dealing with booming demand and global shortages since the start of the pandemic, the semiconductor industry is facing a sudden downturn.

Implanted devices let people control computers and prosthetic limbs with their minds. But nobody knows how long they’ll last—and when they’ll need upgrades.

Treatment options for lasting Covid symptoms are limited, but initial studies suggest hyperbaric oxygen could help.

Whatever your higher-ed goals, these campus-ready computers will help you crush them.

The navigation strategy of NASA’s Curiosity rover means it has to stop frequently to check its position, but soon a software update will allow it to move almost continuously

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal: VidMob, which offers tools for marketers to create digital ads, raised a $110M Series D led by Shamrock, source says at a $500M valuation, up from $290M in 2021  —  The Series D funding round led by Shamrock Capital will help the company expand its platform for data-led creativity […]

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sue Triller, alleging the short-form video app owes them $28M+ after acquiring live-streaming music series Verzuz and missing payments  —  Triller bought music series Verzuz for an undisclosed sum in January 2021.  Now its creators say they’re still owed money.

An artificially intelligent algorithm has learned to recognise people from the way their hands shake when they hold a smartphone

George Lordos is not your typical graduate student. A degree in economics from Oxford University, an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a 20-year professional career were not the end of his learning journey. His longtime passion for space, particularly the prospect of making a sustainable society on Mars a reality, drew […]

David Pan / Bloomberg: Top publicly-traded US bitcoin miners Core Scientific, Marathon Digital, and Riot Blockchain lost $862M, $192M, and $366M in Q2 respectively after impairments  —  The three-largest US publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies lost over $1 billion in the second quarter after taking a series …

The company is taking orders for its 155-mph sports car—but sadly the Polestar 6 will be a no-fly drone zone.

Over-the-counter hearing aids will be available by October. They’ll benefit many but could lead to stigmatization, inadequate testing, and even hearing loss.

President Biden just signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates hundreds of billions to fight climate change. Here’s how to get your share.

One of the long-promised benefits of quantum computers is simulating molecules very quickly, but it turns out that these extra-fast speeds might not be possible

Bloomberg: Sources: for years, the SEC and CFTC were hindered by banks’ usage of messaging apps like WhatsApp to skirt archiving rules; ~10 banks may be fined ~$2B total  —  Record fines that the world’s biggest investment banks are expected to pay in the coming months reflect years of frustration among US regulators …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Israel-based Pliops, which makes chips for data centers that boost the performance of databases and other apps that run on flash memory, raised a $100M Series D  —  Analyzing data generated within the enterprise — for example, sales and purchasing data — can lead to insights that improve operations.

This spring, some members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) — a group representing the world’s most accomplished engineers — were tasked with electing the institution’s next vice president. MIT’s Wesley Harris emerged as their top choice. Officially announced as NAE’s new VP, Harris will help advance its mission to expand U.S. engineering frontiers […]

Lessons in risk management based on research on Texas businesses affected by Hurricane Harvey.

A conversation about practical ways to handle negative relationships with people at work.

How to craft a location strategy that bridges the digital and physical worlds.

Hi-res imaging can help determine cause of death in very young babies—giving parents answers without the distress of an invasive autopsy.

The company’s latest fitness tracker has onboard GPS and is surprisingly … not as crappy as before.

Climate change is making fire season worse. Now astronomers are feeling the heat.

Sara Fischer / Axios: Oracle begins “regular vetting and validation” of TikTok’s algorithms and content moderation models to ensure they aren’t manipulated by Chinese authorities  —  Oracle has begun vetting TikTok’s algorithms and content moderation models to ensure they aren’t manipulated by Chinese authorities, Axios has learned.

Globes Online: Tel Aviv-based Guesty, a property management service for short-term rentals, raised a $170M Series E led by Apax Digital, MSD Partners, and Sixth Street Growth  —  The Tel Aviv-based property management platform for the short-term rental and hospitality industry has tripled its valuation since last year.

Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: Analysis: Fidelity cut its estimate for Ant Group’s valuation to $70B at the end of May, down from $78B in June 2021 and $235B before Ant’s failed IPO in 2020  —  Fintech giant Ant Group Co.’s valuation was trimmed again by global investors who bought private shares ahead of its […]

What’s the best way to help someone living in extreme poverty? Some might say improved access to food while others might focus on health care or education. All are worthy causes, but the truth is that the needs of people in extreme poverty vary. Walk through a slum in Kenya, for instance, and you might […]

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple sets a return-to-office deadline of September 5, for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a regular third day that will be determined by individual teams  —  Apple Inc. has set a Sept. 5 deadline for corporate employees to be in the office at least three days a week after delaying …