admin Check out the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of January 31, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates in your inbox every Sunday by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire email newsletter. The most popular stories on GeekWire Jeff Bezos will … Read more
The women were targeted because they needed help with custody cases or criminal charges, according to the prosecutor. Some have struggled with drug use or have been sexual abuse survivors. But when Chad M. Salsman led the women into his private law firm, ostensibly to discuss their cases, he forced them onto his desk and … Read more
We crawled in An abandoned school bus that drove through shabby corridors avoided fleeting thunderstorms and wandered the empty streets of Chinatown until late at night. I couldn’t have been happier for two weeks of summer. New York City was closed. I had been quarantined in my dirty apartment, discouraged and restless. I really wanted … Read more
(CNN) – Valentine’s Day isn’t usually associated with practical gifts – it’s an opportunity usually seen as the time to get tall (jewelry!), Sexy (lingerie!), Or indulgent (chocolate and red wine!). But this Valentine’s Day you might want to put function above imagination and buy a gift for your sweetheart that they will enjoy all … Read more
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may receive an affiliate commission. The post-CES period can be slow for technical reviews, but this week we got to testing updated … Read more
JOHNSTON, RI – An online petition has been launched requesting that an ox that escaped Thursday be sent to a sanctuary instead of a slaughterhouse if found. The ox, which weighs approximately 1,500 pounds, has been at large since at least Thursday when it escaped a farmer who took the animal to a meat processing … Read more
Steven Halliwell, Promethean Chief Product Officer, with his family in Carlsbad, California (photo courtesy of the Halliwell family) Steven Halliwell, Promethean’s chief product officer, calls himself a change agent. In his current role during the COVID-19 pandemic, this has meant pushing for new approaches internally and with customers. Halliwell joined Promethean in 2017 and joined … Read more
The SPAC craze continues unabated, and at times new SPACs are filed with the SEC almost every hour. SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications conglomerate that also manages the gigantic Vision Fund and its successor, doesn’t want to be left out. Two consecutive SPAC registrations were filed yesterday for two new blank check companies. SVF Investment Corp … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: The seven-day average of daily new coronavirus tests has declined to 1.7 million from a high of 2.1 million last month.Credit…Pete Kiehart for The New York Times The number of coronavirus tests administered daily in the United States has been trending downward for more than two weeks. And though … Read more
If you’ve heard of simulation theory – the idea that our entire universe could run in an extra-dimensional computer – there’s a good chance you learned about it from a high-profile believer like Elon Musk. But how would the average person, someone whose influence does not depend on provocative philosophizing in the dormitory, accept this? … Read more