Tech

The life of a reviewer can be tough. Tennyson once said, “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”, but he never had a robot lawn mower. Trying out amazing gadgets you can never afford to buy is awesome, but after a summer with …

Come 3 pm or so, I need my afternoon pick-me-up. While my heart wants a shot of espresso, my head knows it’s not a good idea so late in the day if I want to knock out at a normal hour. I usually settle for a matcha latte because it …

Ball adds that the speed at which brands wanted to act, without a real plan or understanding of the space, created issues for its longevity: “There was definitely a lot of, ‘We need to do this because everyone’s doing it,’ and ‘We need to do this because shareholders expect us …

Hiring someone to carry your baby to term is a booming business. The market for surrogacy is expected to expand to $129 billion by 2032, fueled by older parents, rising infertility, and more same-sex families. Silicon Valley contributes to the growth too: Tech companies like Google, Meta, and Snap pitch …

Last month, Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable startup, appointed Mitesh Popat as its new chief financial officer. The company, valued at $3 billion when it raised a Series D in 2022, appointed Popat after the resignation of Oneal Bhambani, who stepped down ten months ago for personal reasons. Bhambani joined Flutterwave …

When Charlie Kelly first messaged saying he wouldn’t make it home that night, his partner wasn’t happy. It was September 6, 2023, a Wednesday, and the 56-year-old, a keen hillwalker, had left the house that he shared with Emer Kennedy in Tillicoultry, near the Scottish city of Stirling, before she …

Indian electric vehicle maker Ola Electric’s customers aren’t happy with its service and scooters, and it’s affecting the company’s stock and market share. The company’s shares fell by as much as 9.1% on Monday to ₹89.14, sending its market cap below $4.75 billion for the first time since its IPO …

Klarna, the Stockholm-based buy-now-pay-later outfit that’s barreling toward an IPO, isn’t done shaking up its board. According to the FT,  seven directors just agreed to oust investor Mikael Walther from Klarna’s eight-person board, nearly eight years after he joined it. Walther is a confidante of Klarna co-founder Victor Jacobsson, who …

Captain America: Brave New World is the first MCU movie of 2025, hitting theaters on February 14th. We have already seen footage from the film, as Marvel released the first trailer and additional teasers. That means we saw Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in the new suit and Red Hulk (Harrison …

Scientists have created an incredibly detailed 3D brain map of a fly’s brain, and it’s probably one of the coolest things that you’ll see this year. While it might not be a map of the human brain, getting a better understanding of the brains of flies can help unravel some …