At the noisy premiere of her new show at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday, Ali Wong lamented the condition of male groupies, compared oral sex to a pepper mill and advised women to persuade themselves when talking dirty. “The lies,” she says, taking the voice of a preacher, “will set you free.” Too often, critics … Read more
Welcome to the space race, billionaire edition. Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, is scheduled to take off into space on Sunday, if the weather and technical controls permit. If the mission is successful, Branson will beat competitor Jeff Bezos, who recently stepped down as CEO of Amazon, by days. Bezos’ own rocket company … Read more
The new switch OLED. (Nintendo picture) What’s not in the new Nintendo Switch model is just as interesting as what it is, and it tells you a lot about Nintendo’s business strategy and how people use the system. Nintendo announced on Tuesday that alongside the recently announced Metroid Dread, a new version of its console, … Read more
2U, a SaaS platform that helps nonprofits and colleges run online universities, plans to acquire all of Harvard’s assets and MIT-founded edX for a $ 600 million deal, according to multiple sources. 2U did not immediately respond to requests for comment and it is unclear if this is a pure cash transaction. The deal gives … Read more
Abhinav Shashank Contributor Innovaccer founder and CEO Abhinav Shashank has written more than 300 articles for various international media and was also listed in Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Enterprise Tech” and among the “Top 60 Rising Leaders in US Healthcare under 40” by Becker’s Hospital Review 2019. Mike Sutten, CTO at Innovaccer, has … Read more
Astra’s Rocket 3.1 takes off from the company’s launch complex in Alaska. (Astra photo) Astra, the California-based space startup looking to merge with a blank check company founded by Seattle-based telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw, has set a July 1st listing date on the Nasdaq. That’s the word from Chris Kemp, the founder, chairman and CEO … Read more
The European Football Association will hold talks with the UK government on Monday to move the Champions League final to London this month as travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic are causing domestic fans of the finalists – Premier League rivals Manchester City and Chelsea – made it almost impossible – to take part … Read more
When Xuezhao Lan founded Basis Set Ventures, the goal was to use the technology to enable venture capital investments. From the earliest days when Lan hired former TechCrunch reporter John Mannes and then built the team with data scientist Rachel Wong, former Upfront Ventures partner Chang Xu, and former Vice President of Growth Sheila Vashee, … Read more
RBC Signals is acquiring communications services capabilities from ground station operators around the world, including the C-CORE facility in Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic. (Photo via RBC signals) Redmond, Wash., RBC Signals said it has completed a $ 1.2 million financing round designed to enable the company to meet growing demand for satellite ground station … Read more
For nearly a century, the Oval Office has served as the backdrop for some of the most important moments in American history. President Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office honors a variety of historical figures. (February 1st)