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Fizz, a social network for college students, says it wants to be like Facebook — when it was actually social.The app, launched in 2021, lets students post anonymously (similar to Yik Yak), scroll through a “for you” feed of recommended content, and buy and sell items in a marketplace.”It’s most…
Before the robots go to work, they have to go to school.Apptronik, a Texas-based humanoid startup that counts Google and Mercedes among its investors, has opened a “Robot Park” in Austin. At the nearly 90,000-square-foot warehouse, its Apollo robots practice tasks like loading boxes onto conveyor belts and sorting toys…
Australia’s national carrier is preparing to launch new 10,000-mile flights that could last up to 22 hours nonstop — and it needs a custom Airbus jet with extreme endurance to pull them off.After years of delays, Qantas last week finally unveiled the centerpiece of its “Project Sunrise” initiative: a specially…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga and author of “Life at the Speed of Play.” It has been edited for length and clarity.Whether I’m doing interviews or just talking with friends, people always want to know more about my parenting. I’m a…
The US Army has merged two formations into a new Pacific-focused command built to move fast, operate with limited support, and effectively bring drones, electronic warfare, and long-range fires into a future fight.The command, shaped by years of experimentation, including drills with regional allies, is meant to give the Army…
Ukraine is repurposing reconnaissance and attack drones to move supplies to the front lines because sending soldiers on these missions has become increasingly deadly.Bringing supplies like water and ammunition to soldiers near the front lines is critical for militaries to stay in the fight. But those routes are now so…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maahir Sharma, a 24-year-old software engineer based in Dublin. It has been edited for length and clarity.”Are you an AI?”That wasn’t a question directed at me. It was directed at an AI agent I’d built to call hotels and negotiate room…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Taylor Mitchell of Greenville, SC, who turned her financial life around by driving affiliate sales for Walmart and other retailers. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was a young mom when I started a link-in-bio online storefront selling…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Astha Chaturvedi, 38, the founder of Mouri Living. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.After a decade in Big Tech and at McKinsey, I was working at Ripple in San Francisco when I decided to build my own startup.I…
Perched on the side of a hill near the Himalayas is a whimsical house made of mud, stone, and straw that two brothers built by hand.Ansh and Raghav Kumar, a pair of architect siblings from New Delhi, moved to a remote town in India to escape the noise and chaos…
