Disney Seems to Be Preparing for a Long Strike
When the covid-19 pandemic delayed the releases of major movies, there was nothing the studios could do to stop it. Genuine health risks meant theaters had...
Exclusive: Goodwater Capital snags $1B across two new funds, despite cooling interest in consumer tech
Goodwater, one of comparatively few firms to focus exclusively on consumer tech investments, has closed on $1 billion in capital commitments across its fifth early-stage fund...
Main Sequence hits first close of $450M AUD for its third deep tech fund
Main Sequence, an Australian venture capital firm, said Wednesday it has raised the $450 million AUD (approximately $303 million) first close of its third fund. The...
The Gaming Shelf Carves Out the Garden
There are some incredible games in this week’s issue, and I’d like to point out a couple of my favorites. Likeness Machine by Pearse Anderson is...
Pentagon-Funded Study Uses AI to Detect ‘Violations of Social Norms’ in Text
New research funded by the Pentagon suggests that artificial intelligence can scan and analyze blocks of text to discern whether the humans who wrote it have...
Snap’s revenue woes continue but earnings yield a few bright spots
Snap just reported its quarterly earnings and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Snapchat’s parent company brought in $1.07 billion during Q2 — up from...
Android’s Nearby Share Lets You ‘AirDrop’ Files Between Phones and PCs
I’m an image goblin. I can’t help it: I see something funny or cute, and I’ll scrape it from the internet to share with friends and...
The user behind @x on Twitter has no idea what happens next after Elon Musk’s X rebrand
Over a weekend, Elon Musk announced he was “bidding adieu” to the entire Twitter brand and calling the platform “X.” Within days, the company rolled out...
Explaining the Florida Man birthday Reddit meme
Every once in a while a dormant meme resurfaces. Think: the eternal Rick Roll or the weirdly ever-present Bee Movie. A somewhat old meme and trend...
Chloe Gong on Adapting Shakespeare Canon | io9 Interview
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