A member of the founding team of Product Hunt and a LinkedIn veteran are teaming up to invest in early-stage startups. Sources tell us that Erik Torenberg, who was employee No. 1 at Product Hunt, and Ben Casnocha, who served as chief of staff and co-author to LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, are raising $50 million for a new investment vehicle. Read More
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It’s a plane, it’s a helicopter, it’s a butt-shaped blimp. The Airlander 10 is like no other aircraft in the skies.
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Flying like a blimp, an airplane and a helicopter, the Airlander 10 can lift heavy loads and stay aloft for days at a time. Join CNET for a tour of its immense hangar home.
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Video-editing software doesn’t have to cost you a paycheck and a half. Here are some of our favorite pieces of free software for making quick and extensive edits, so you can channel your inner Hollywood director.
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Ready, set, speculate! Watch and rewatch the confusing end credits of Marvel’s “Legion” season one finale for clues to what it all means.
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Recent sightings may indicate one of the most famous extinct mammals could still be with us. The search is on.
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Social Cues: When your cringeworthy commercial backfires, here’s what to do next.
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Biometrics may not be the perfect solution for security, but they can be useful — as long as they’re robust and well thought out. TouchID is all well and good, but you wouldn’t secure a nuclear site with it. Well, movies aside, you probably should secure a nuclear site with a fingerprint, regardless. But this new system from Swiss researchers is a step in the right direction. Read More
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London-based Triptease, a startup that offers a SaaS to help hotels increase direct sales and therefore keep more revenue, has closed a $9 million Series B. The new round was led by BGF Ventures, with participation from existing investors Notion Capital and Episode 1 Ventures. Read More
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Google today announced that it will invest in a new subsea cable that will connect Singapore to Perth and Sydney in Australia (with a branch to Jakarta, Indonesia). The so-called Indigo cable will be almost 5,600 miles long and will be built by a consortium that also includes AARNet, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel, SubPartners and Telsta. Read More
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