A Bisexual, Armenian American Romcom
by Taleen Voskuni Arrows, like words, once darted, do not return.Նետն ու խօսքը դուրս թռչելեն վերջ ալ ետ չեն դարնար: —Armenian Proverb I squeeze past a...
The William Trevor Reader: “Mr. Tennyson”
This is a slight one, though nice, I think. The plot summary can be delivered in the space of two sentences: Mr. Tennyson, an English teacher,...
A Hundred Years of Norman Mailer
In 1971, when J. Michael Lennon was a graduate student writing his PhD thesis on Norman Mailer, he began a correspondence with his literary hero. It...
Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Schuyler, Cai, Adjapon, and More
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new release titles from George S. Schuyler, Delia Cai, Bisi Adjapon, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn...
Wales: Six Nations Preview
Updated: Jan 31, 2023 Welsh rugby is in disarray. Embroiled in scandal and financial turmoil, things look particularly bleak across the River Severn. Wayne Pivac paid...
Would Baidu’s answer to ChatGPT make a difference?
Baidu, China’s top search engine provider and robotaxi developer, is apparently working on its own counterpart to ChatGPT. The news, first reported by Bloomberg and The...
InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global
This January, Germany’s largest vaccine maker BioNTech announced that it had agreed to acquire Tunisian-born and London-headquartered AI startup InstaDeep for up to £562 million, including...
Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology
Even if insects don’t sound appealing to you, black soldier flies could play an essential role in the food chain in the coming years. In particular,...
Groupon cuts another 500 employees in the second round of layoffs
Groupon has laid off another 500 employees in a bid to cut costs, the company said in an SEC filing last week. The e-commerce company had...
Southeast Asia farm-to-table startup Secai Marche raises Series A
Secai Marche, a farm-to-table fulfillment platform serving farmers in Japan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has raised 210 million Japanese yen (about $1.6 million USD)...
