Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA), speaks during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence annual World-Wide Threat Hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, April 15, 2021. Tasos Katopodis | Pool | Reuters Former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes and five
Day: February 19, 2022
Will rising interest rates decimate startup valuations?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is Saturday, which means it’s not a usual day for us to drop an episode. But what
Final Text Reveals Hiking Family’s Desperate Plea For Help Before Dying With Their Dog
A final text message and attempted phone calls revealed by police this week bare the desperate final moments before two parents, their baby and the family dog died mysteriously in California’s Sierra National Forest during a hiking outing last year.
Arlan Hamilton wants to reroute how startups hire
Since launching the venture firm Backstage Capital in 2015, Arlan Hamilton has invested millions in more than 195 companies led by underrepresented founders, from a duo taking on auto insurance to a team rethinking how we virtually learn. Despite the
DraftKings shares fall 21% on 2022 outlook
Shares of DraftKings fell 21.6% Friday after it posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates for the quarter but revealed the company expects a greater adjusted loss for 2022 than analysts had projected. Here’s what the company reported: Loss per
Throwback to when Alia Bhatt called Shantanu Maheshwari hottie
The romantic number Jab Saiyaan from the movie Gangubai Kathiawadi was released recently. The song features Alia Bhatt and Shantanu Maheshwari. Shantanu portrays the role of Alia’s lover in the song. But very few people are aware of the fact
In Twilight of Life, Civil Rights Activists Feel ‘Urgency to Tell Our History’
Now, oral historians are focusing on finding activists in underdocumented rural areas and small towns. “At the end of the day, these are the important people,” Mr. Cox said. “At the end of the day, if they did not exist
DeepScribe’s Akilesh Bapu and Index Venture’s Nina Achadjian to speak on founder/investor relationships on TCL
DeepScribe is used by more than 400 physicians and just raised $30 million to reach even more. The company’s AI-powered platform helps doctors keep better notes by automatically transcribing conversations with patients. To expand its market and reach more doctors,
Mom finds 2-year-old daughter locked in Florida daycare alone
A Florida mom arrived at her daughter’s day care, ready to pick to her up. Panic hit when she realized the doors were locked – and her 2-year-old was stuck inside, alone. On Tuesday, Stephanie Martinez went to pick her
Top Jewelry Trends in 2022
Remembering that jewelry is exceptionally private to your own style – assuming you love something, wear it as regularly as you like however long you like – there is a pattern part to adornments. Like apparel, a few plans are
Texas Voting Law Leads to Jump in Ballot Application Rejections
“We’re seeing an alarming number of mail ballots being rejected and local officials are left scrambling to protect voter access as the deadline looms,” Isabel Longoria, the elections administrator of Harris County, said in a statement. The new law, a
Goodbye Samsung Galaxy Note, hello S22 Ultra
I fully confess I was a skeptic when Samsung unveiled the first Note. And I certainly wasn’t alone among the crowd at the Messe Berlin that IFA. The 5.3-inch display was unimaginably large in a year when the average screen
Biden signs stopgap funding measure into law, avoiding government shutdown | CNN Politics
CNN— President Joe Biden on Friday officially signed into law the stopgap funding measure passed by the Senate Thursday night, averting a government shutdown for now. The funding for the federal government was set to expire on Friday. The
Trailer: Get ready for some action-packed comedy with Bachchhan Paandey
The trailer of Bachchhan Paandey is out. And it presents a high voltage tale of action, comedy and crime. Laced with strong performances, the trailer boasts of an experimental background score, top-notch action, Akshay Kumar’s signature comic finesse and Arshad
LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program
LG’s innovation center — LG Nova among friends — today announced that it has selected the first 50 companies for its Mission for the Future global challenge competition. From 1,300 applicants, the company picked its first cohort to start building