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Space and defense tech firm Voyager raises $382.8 million in IPO

Voyager Technologies raised $382.8 million in its U.S. initial public offering, the space and defense tech company said on Tuesday, amid a global rush to amp up military spending.

The company, which provides mission-critical space and defense technology solutions, along with some investors sold roughly 12.35 million shares at $31 per share, above its marketed range of $26 to $29.

The offering is the latest in recen

Hinge is teaming up with Esther Perel to rethink dating prompts

Need help sparking conversation on Hinge? Esther Perel has some questions for you.

The renowned psychotherapist and relationship expert is celebrated for opening up vibrant, vulnerable conversations between couples. Now, she’s helping Hinge bring that same energy to new matches. Users can answer Hinge’s “My World” prompts—a collection of 10 recently added questions designed to help daters s

Databricks’ new ‘One’ dashboard brings AI to the business class (exclusive)

Databricks, known for secure data storage and AI, has launched a new AI business intelligence dashboard called Databricks One, designed for nontechnical business users across various departments. While Databricks initially focused on providing secure data storage for large organizations (it works with

Gen Z is embracing a digital detox and the ‘Martha Stewart summer’

If last summer was for the 365 party girl, this year it’s all about the digital detox.

At least that’s according to Pinterest’s 2025 Summer Trend Report. Sourced from internal data from January 2025 until March 2025, the social media platform found that Pinterest users are putting down their devices and embracing slower, more intentional ways of livin

Mark Zuckerberg’s superintelligence gamble: Can billions and bold hires save Meta’s AI ambitions?

Mark Zuckerberg has decided he wants to claw back lost ground in the AI race, and he’s willing to spend heavily to do it.

The Meta CEO is reportedly hiring staff personally for a new superintelligence lab within the company, offering massive salaries to attract top talent. Meta has also announced the acquisition of

Boomerang CEO Aye Moah helped manage our inboxes. Now she’s taking on our calendars

It’s become increasingly common for people to devote two to three hours to email per day. Reducing that burden has been a 15-year mission for Aye Moah, cofounder and CEO of Boomerang.

Since Gmail’s early days, she and her team have helped nearly 1.5 million business

Teaching AI isn’t enough—we need to teach wisdom, too

Artificial intelligence is shaking the intellectual, emotional, and economic foundations of the world. A glance at mainstream or social media confirms that the world ahead will look nothing like the one we’re leaving behind.

Technological disruption is nothing new. From bronze smelting in Benin and steel forging in Japan to Themistocles’s naval buildup in ancient Greece, history shows that transformative te

4 observations about Apple’s low-key WWDC 2025

At Apple’s annual WWDC keynote, the highest-level subject is always the future of its software platforms. And the big news in that department usually stares us right in the face. In 2023, for example, it was the debut of

Video game voice actors have been on strike for nearly a year. They finally have a deal

Video game voice actors and motion capture artists could be headed back to work soon. SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have announced a tentative contract agreement, 11 months after union members began a work stoppage. Artificial intelligence was at the heart of the dispute.

“Patience and persistence has resulted in a deal that puts in place the necessary AI guardrails that defe

Starbucks is hiring full-time content creators to travel the world and post on social media

Here’s a dream job for chronically online coffee lovers: Starbucks is hiring two full-time content creators for a 12-month gig posting content at Starbucks locations around the world.

The role, aptly titled “global coffee creator,” involves traveling to between 10 and 15 Starbucks locations, from Milan to Costa Rica, and capturing “the local culture, community, and atmosphere surrounding each Starbucks location,” according to the


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