Bill Gates offers direction, not solutions
Bill Gates has solved many problems in his (professional) life, and in recent decades, he's been dedicated to the plight of the world's poor and particularly their health. Through his foundation work and charitable giving, he's roamed the world solving problems from malaria and neglecte
Can the world really just fall apart?
Books on climate change, as diverse as the library is, tend to fall into a couple of categories. There are the field guides and observational accounts that chronicle the destruction of our world and make it legible for readers worldwide. There are the policy and tech analyses that splay out options
Now that summer is forever, here are 6 books on climate change to sharpen your intuitions and models
The climate is finally hitting a climax. Decades of discussions and reports by scientists have yielded pathbreaking works by writers like Elizabeth Kolbert, and today, climate fiction and non-fiction are even becoming global bestselling works. Everyone wants to read about collapse, dystopia, the af
Data scientists: Don’t be afraid to explore new avenues
I'm a native French data scientist who cut his teeth as a research engineer in computer vision in Japan and later in my home country. Yet I'm writing from an unlikely computer vision hub: Stuttgart, Germany.
But I'm not working on German car technology, as one would expect. Instead, I f
OnePlus Buds Pro review: Much better
What does a company have to do to differentiate wireless earbuds in 2021? The near ubiquity of good hardware has made this an increasingly difficult question to answer. I've probably tested around 10 different sets of buds over the last year or so, and honestly, they were all pretty good.
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Making a splash in the marketing world
“There are three common blunders that most SaaS marketers make time and again when it comes to clarity and high-converting content,” says Konrad Sanders, founder and CEO of The Creative Copywriter, “1. Not differentiating from competitors. 2. Not humanizing ‘tech talk.’ 3. Not tun
Daily Crunch: In latest tech crackdown, China plans severe algorithm restrictions
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TikTok bans viral ‘milk crate challenge’ over safety concerns
TikTok has banned the popular “milk crate challenge” from its platform due to concerns that users participating in the trend could be seriously injured. The challenge saw TikTok users stacking milk crates into a pyramid and then attempting to climb across the unstable structure.
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Extra Crunch roundup: Pre-pitch tactics, Warby Parker S-1, Israel's fintech ecosystem
Forget what you’ve heard: There are many shortcuts to success.
Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping to be accepted by the famed a
Linux 5.14 set to boost future enterprise application security
Linux is set for a big release this Sunday August 29, setting the stage for enterprise and cloud applications for months to come. The 5.14 kernel update will include security and performance improvements.
A particular area of interest for both enterprise and cloud users is always security and to th
The pre-pitch: 7 ways to build relationships with VCs
Most founders fall into an extremely common trap: Just because you produced outstanding results for the last round of investors doesn’t mean new investors will believe you. This new cohort hasn't seen that performance firsthand, and they have no reason to trust you yet.
As a founder appro
Microsoft is discontinuing its Office apps for Chromebook users in favor of web versions
Since 2017, Microsoft has offered its Office suite to Chromebook users via the Google Play store, but that is set to come to an end in a few short weeks.
As of September 18, Microsoft is discontinuing support for Office (which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook) on Chromebook. Mi
Stipop offers developers instant access to a huge global sticker library
With more than 150,000 stickers, Stipop’s library of colorful, character-driven expressions has a little something for everyone.
The company offers keyboard and social app stickers through ad-supported mobile apps on iOS and Android, but it’s recently focused more on providing stickers
3 ways to become a better manager in the work-from-home era
The average employee will prefer to work from home nearly half the time after the pandemic is over. Employees are also demanding flexible schedules and remote work, and as a result, executives are planning to reduce office space by 30%. The data surrounding the global shift to remote work is piling