Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez Apologize as Mets Sweep Doubleheader

Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez Apologize as Mets Sweep Doubleheader

Within a few hours in Citi Field, Javier Baez transformed from a villain who deserves lustful boos to the heroic recipient of standing ovations in the midst of a happy celebration on the home plate. In short, it went clearly up from thumb down to thumb. Baez had an important two-out run-scoring single in the … Read more

Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke Kanies, is shutting down

Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke Kanies, is shutting down

(Clickety picture) Clickety, a Portland, Oregon-based startup designed to help CEOs and managers record their relationships and conversations with employees, will close in late September. Puppet founder Luke Kanies, who founded the company in 2019, emailed customers Tuesday morning. Lukas Kanies. (Clickety photo) “It sucks to close,” wrote Kanies. “But we prioritize the health of … Read more

Underscored’s favorite Amazon products August 2021

Underscored's favorite Amazon products August 2021

CNN – Curious what your fellow readers are buying from CNN Underscore? Every month we round up our readers’ favorite products – the products readers like you have collected the most over the past 30 days. This month, readers bought products to enjoy warm summer nights while they still can, tidy up their home office … Read more

TikTok’s new Creator Marketplace API lets influencer marketing companies tap into first-party data – TechCrunch

TikTok’s new Creator Marketplace API lets influencer marketing companies tap into first-party data – TechCrunch

TikTok makes it easy for brands and agencies to work with the influencers who use its service. The company is introducing a new “TikTok Creator Marketplace API” that enables marketing companies to integrate more directly into TikTok’s Creator Marketplace, the video app’s internal influencer marketing platform. Launched in late 2019, the Creator Marketplace website allowed … Read more

New Jersey beach lightning strike kills lifeguard, injures 7 others

Beach chairs and other personal items left on 21st Avenue beach in South Seaside Park in Berkeley, where one person was killed out of eight people struck by lightning Monday night.

BERKELEY, NJ – A 19-year-old lifeguard is dead and seven other people were injured Monday after being struck by lightning on a New Jersey beach. The incident occurred on the beach on 21st Avenue in South Seaside Park, according to Ocean County officials. The victims were not identified on Monday night. However, the Berkeley Township … Read more

Apple’s rumored iPhone satellite support may be for emergency calls and messages

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The alleged satellite functions for future iPhones are only reserved for emergencies, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. A few days ago, a report by well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the next iPhones with support for satellite calls and messages will arrive in lower earth orbit. However, Gurman’s sources said Apple isn’t turning its devices … Read more

Caldor Fire Intensifies and Evacuations Are Ordered Near Lake Tahoe

Caldor Fire Intensifies and Evacuations Are Ordered Near Lake Tahoe

Wildfire that had burned through remote areas in the Sierra Nevada for two weeks crossed a ridge on Monday and began to descend towards major population centers along Lake Tahoe. As the fire at Caldor intensified in dry and windy conditions, thousands of people were ordered to evacuate along the south and west banks of … Read more

Money transfer startup Remitly reveals financial results in preparation for upcoming IPO

Money transfer startup Remitly reveals financial results in preparation for upcoming IPO

Left to right: Remitly co-founders Josh Hug, Matt Oppenheimer and Shivash Gulati. (Remitly photo) Seattle-based money transfer company Remitly announced key financial results in its Form S-1 registration statement Monday afternoon, a major milestone on the road to becoming a publicly traded company. Remitly had sales of $ 257 million and a net loss of … Read more

Zoom announces first startups receiving funding from $100M investment fund – TechCrunch

Zoom announces first startups receiving funding from $100M investment fund – TechCrunch

For more than a year, Zoom’s mission has been to transform itself from an application into a platform. To that end, there were three announcements last year: Zoom Apps Development Tools, the Zoom Apps Marketplace, and a $ 100 million development fund to invest in some of the more promising startups building tools on their … Read more

Afghanistan: The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war

Afghanistan: The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States' longest war

“I am here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate American citizens, third-country nationals and vulnerable Afghans,” McKenzie told reporters. “The last C-17 took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport at 3:29 p.m. east coast time this afternoon on August 30, and the last … Read more