Monthly Archives: June 2024

I Spent a Week Eating Discarded Restaurant Food. But Was It Really Going to Waste?

Food app Too Good To Go promises to cut waste by directing hungry bargain hunters to leftover restaurant food. But the week I spent living off the app had me wondering if Too Good To Go is too good to … Continue reading

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on I Spent a Week Eating Discarded Restaurant Food. But Was It Really Going to Waste?

Brave integrates its own search results with its Leo AI assistant

Privacy-focused search engine and web browser company Brave Software is integrating search results into its Leo chatbot. Search results are based on the Brave Search API and Leo is integrated into the company’s browser. The company said that this integration … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Brave integrates its own search results with its Leo AI assistant

Enveda raises $55M to combine ancient remedies with AI for drug discovery

For centuries, people chewed willow tree bark to relieve pain, but scientists at chemical firm Bayer didn’t isolate its active ingredient until the 1800s and eventually patented its modified version as Aspirin. Aspirin is just one example of a medicine … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Enveda raises $55M to combine ancient remedies with AI for drug discovery

YouTube is trying new ways to stop adblockers

In its ongoing battle against prolific adblocker usage on its site, YouTube is trying new techniques to block third-party apps that allow users to skip ads on videos. The world’s most popular video-sharing platform is reportedly experimenting with server-side ad … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on YouTube is trying new ways to stop adblockers

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP brings 2012 zombie-slaying phenomenon back and even brasher than before

Travel back to the year 2012. It’s perfectly normal to see chainsaw-wielding cheerleaders scything down hordes of the undead. Well, it is if you were one of the millions who joined in the fun with Lollipop Chainsaw on the Xbox … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP brings 2012 zombie-slaying phenomenon back and even brasher than before

Here’s how to save 30% on your Xbox Game Pass subscription

Xbox Game Pass is one of the best value products for a gamer to subscribe to, with tons of games in the back catalog and new ones being added all the time, including frequent release day additions. Here’s how to … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Here’s how to save 30% on your Xbox Game Pass subscription

As Google Targets Advertisers, It Could Learn a Lot From Bing

Microsoft and Google are bringing ads to their AI search experiences. But users don’t always find it helpful.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on As Google Targets Advertisers, It Could Learn a Lot From Bing

This fintech configures expense cards to block misuse — and investors just backed it with millions

Irish fintech CleverCards uses a digital platform linked to configurable expense cards to give companies control over how employees use their corporate cards.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on This fintech configures expense cards to block misuse — and investors just backed it with millions

Dreamcars Crypto Project Makes It Possible to Own a Luxury Car that Pays You – Here’s How

A new cryptocurrency project called Dreamcars aims to change the luxury car industry by allowing anyone to own a piece of fancy vehicles like Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, and Lamborghini for as little as $10.  This idea combines the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Dreamcars Crypto Project Makes It Possible to Own a Luxury Car that Pays You – Here’s How

Elon Musk claims Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company — more than half the value of the S&P 500 today

At Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk said the company’s jump into humanoid robots could lift its market cap by almost 50-fold.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Elon Musk claims Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company — more than half the value of the S&P 500 today