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This YC startup raised $5 million for a personal assistant to help you stay on top of your text messages
It’s hard to be a good texter these days. Between the default texting services and inboxes galore — WhatsApp, Instagram, email, you name it — messages are bound to fall through the cracks. Pally, a Y-Combinator startup that launched in 2025, thinks it can help people manage their texts and tasks…
I tried ‘folding’ eggs instead of scrambling them. Now, it’s my go-to way to upgrade breakfasts in a pinch.
As someone who wakes up before 5 a.m. each day, I rely on eggs for a cheap and versatile breakfast that I can make in a flash while my coffee steeps. I especially enjoy them on toast or in a breakfast sandwich, which I usually make with fried eggs, which hold up well. Although I
A new plasma product could put lifesaving blood care closer to where combat medics need it most
A newly FDA- approved blood product could help US military medics treat wounded troops with life-threatening bleeding far from hospitals and reliable supply lines. Teleflex’s EzPlaz is a type of freeze-dried plasma, a byproduct of donated blood that can be stored for months without needing…
My mother-in-law’s care costs about $11,000 a month. At 66 and 72, we can’t retire because we need to help her out.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Berling, 66, who lives in Albuquerque. Berling and her husband, 72, are caring for his 99-year-old mom, and both work to support her. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. I have five adult children. I do financial advising…
We took my husband’s 75-year-old grandmother to Iceland. We still talk about that trip 9 years later.
I still remember when I first got the email from one of my husband’s cousins about his grandmother’s upcoming birthday: “Nanny loves to travel. What if we give her a trip to Iceland for her birthday? And as many of us can go with her as possible!” The flurry of responses showed that we were
Many new moms have intrusive thoughts. That’s not the same as postpartum psychosis.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Sarah Oreck, founder of Mavida Health. It has been edited for length and clarity. As a reproductive psychiatrist, I’m focused on the way that female reproductive hormones impact mental health in unique ways. I’ve been interested in that…
Why tech leaders are writing code again
Jean-Michel Lemieux missed building things with people. The former chief technology officer at Shopify served on boards and dabbled in VC work, yet said that leadership alone left him too far removed from the work. “I’m in these board meetings, and it feels like I’m a coach of a pro team, but I…
From e-bikes to drone magnate
In early May 2025, Toru Tokushige was alone in his Tokyo office when the general came knocking. It was the Golden Week, Japan’s biggest holiday, and everyone else was on vacation. Manabu Shimamoto, a retired major general, had come to implore the 56-year-old CEO of Terra Drone to help secure…
X’s product chief is stepping down to ‘take a breather’ after a year of running the app ’24/7′
Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, is stepping down from the role after a year at the job. “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster,” Bier wrote in an X post on Wednesday. “I’ll be stepping back from leading product for X and will
Jamie Dimon says one market risk could amplify market swings
As leveraged exchange-traded funds draw growing scrutiny, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is pointing to a broader risk across markets. “Market leverage is pretty high,” Dimon told CNBC in an interview aired on Wednesday. “When you have that, you do have a higher chance that something will disrupt…