Inside the VC network that’s gone all in for Kamala Harris

On Wednesday night, hundreds took to Zoom to hear a group of venture capitalists pitching a hot new startup: Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign for the presidency.

The Zoom was organized by a roughly two-week-old group called VCs for Kamala, which founder Leslie Feinzaig said was born from a “rage tweet” she posted on July 22, the day after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Superstar investors Ma

Quality healthcare may soon be out of reach for millions of Americans, but it doesn’t have to be

I wouldn’t call myself a technology guru. But as a leader and founder of a company firmly rooted within the healthcare sector, I sure do understand its importance.

Telehealth visits with providers, ordering essential medications online (delivered by drone in some cases), and engaging in preventive care are just a snapshot

7 must-have gadgets for your desk to make you more productive

Whether you’re working from home, in a traditional office, or part of a hybrid experiment, your desk serves as the command center for your daily operations.

But even the most motivated among us can struggle with distractions, disorganization, and procrastination. That’s where the right tools come into play.

Here are seven essential gadgets that can transform your desk into a productivity paradise.

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Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot spewed election disinformation

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Elon Musk’s Grok spewed election disinformation for a week

The result of this year’s hotly contested presidential election will likely be decid

Trump-themed crypto crashes as sons Don Jr. and Eric seem to hint at a new crypto venture

Donald Trump might be positioning himself as the crypto candidate, but when it comes to tokens, he may not necessarily have the Midas touch.

The DJT token, which “Pharma Bro” Martin Shrkeli claims to have helped launch, cratered earlier this week, plunging 90% within 15 minute

Why NASA says Boeing Starliner astronauts could be using SpaceX to return to Earth

NASA has contingency plans to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule, NASA commercial crew manager Steve Stich says, but no final decision has been made.

Wilmore and Williams arrived at the ISS on the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner for a planned eight-day mission on June 6. They have remained there since, while engineers investigate Starliner thruster failures, now traced to a teflon seal expanding and shrinking a

A look back at Kamala Harris’s yearslong crusade against online sex work

In the weeks since she stepped into the presidential race, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has repeatedly drawn attention to her time working in the criminal justice system. Harris, who served as the San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General before entering national politics, has called herself “smart on crime,” and claimed she was a “

These 5 steps will help you get your inbox under control

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To keep up with 1,000-plus weekly email messages, I rely on a simple email workflow and a few tools. Here are the primary tools and tactics I recommend for inbox efficiency.

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Intel passed on its chance to own OpenAI years ago. Now, it has fallen behind

For U.S. chip giant Intel, the darling of the computer age before it fell on harder times in the AI era, things might have been quite different.

About seven years ago, the company had the chance to buy a stake in OpenAI, then a fledgling non-p

Lyft thinks its new Price Lock feature can be an antidote to surge pricing

Lyft is testing a new subscription-based feature called Price Lock, which offers commuters a capped fare on specific routes at specific times. 

Rideshare platforms automatically increase the cost of rides when demand is high, like during rush hour, or when supply is low. The Price Lock feature is meant to combat that surge pricing (or as Lyft calls it, “primetime”) for commuters who are using Lyft to go into an office or workplace during peak driving times everyday


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