Summary: Veterans are 45% more likely to start their own business compared to those who haven’t served in the military. There is a connection between the skills learned in the military and the qualities required to be a successful startup founder. The author, Lamine Zarrad, is a fintech founder who leverages technology to help others…
Summary: Many people associate buy now, pay later (BNPL) with paying off clothing purchases or luxury items, but there is more to it. Startups like Qomodo are expanding the BNPL model into other categories. Ted’s Take: Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is no longer just for fashionistas and fitness enthusiasts. Startups like Qomodo are expanding…
Summary: Airbnb spinout Samara secures fresh funding to help solve the U.S. housing crisis. In contrast, VC firm Gutter Capital notes a freeze in investor interest in the housing market, leading to a shortage of dwellings. Gutter Capital believes there is still an opportunity to invest in businesses that accelerate the development of housing in…
Summary: OpenAI hosted its first-ever developer conference where they announced new products, such as tools to create custom chatbots, new text-to-speech models, an API for the text-to-image model DALL-E 3, and an improved version of their flagship model, GPT-4, called GPT-4 Turbo. TechCrunch reviewed the 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro and the M3 iMac 24-inch….
Summary: NASA has begun work on its SPHEREx (Specto-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope, which will stand nearly 8.5 feet tall SPHEREx will have cone-shaped photon shields to protect it from the light and heat of the Sun and Earth The telescope is set to launch…
Summary: A gameplay trailer has been released for RE Biohazard, a fan remake of Resident Evil 1 in Unreal Engine 5 The original game was released on PlayStation in 1996 and follows the story of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine as they try to escape a mansion filled with zombies and monsters The remake improves…
Summary: Microsoft Windows 1.0 was unveiled 40 years ago by Bill Gates during a special event in New York City. The official release didn’t come until November 20, 1985, more than 2 years later. Windows 1.0 introduced multitasking, the use of the mouse, and various built-in applications such as Calculator, Paint, and Notepad. The windows…
Summary: Verbatim offers a 14-inch portable touchscreen monitor with a 1080p resolution and touch capabilities. The monitor comes with an HDMI port, two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, and a USB-A port. It does not have an inbuilt battery and needs to be powered either from a laptop or through an included wall port. The…
Summary: Putting a Raspberry Pi CM4 into your PSP can turn it into a powerful retro gaming device. The PSPi 6 project from othermod allows you to use a Raspberry Pi as the processor without any modifications to the PSP case. You can use the PSPi as an emulation system or run your favorite Linux…
Summary: Apple has released its M3 series of chips for the new MacBook Pro laptops. The M3 Pro chip is powerful and suitable for coders, creatives, and researchers. The 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro starts at $3,499 and offers incredible performance. The MacBook Pro comes in the new Space Black color and has a sleek…