Deal Dive: Finally, a startup building a network for those who could benefit the most
The tech industry has tried hard to address its diversity problem, but hiring talent from different backgrounds is only the first “challenge.” A bigger one is retaining them. Porter Braswell is no stranger to the statistics or to companies’ various excuses for why the numbers are so bad. Early in
Read moreThis week in foodtech: Cultivated meat is still a sizzling topic
If you’re adventurous with your food, or just like to keep up with the fast-moving foodtech industry, here’s a roundup of this week’s stories and some notable news we weren’t able to cover. Bring home the bacon Some big news came from across the pond where the U.K.-based cultivated meat
Read moreUsing Computer Vision for Poker
Image generated by MidjourneyNot so long ago, I got into poker, and since I enjoyed working with computer vision, I decided to combine business with pleasure.General functioning of the programI should point out right away that I chose PokerStars as a game room and the most popular variety of poker — Texas Hold’em.
Read moreCollecting a large number of coupons
This post is an addendum to the recent post Reviewing a thousand things. We’re going to look again at the coupon collector problem, randomly sampling a set of N things with replacement until we’ve collected one of everything. As noted before, for large N the expected number of draws before you’ve seen
Read moreReddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA
Reddit’s unpopular decision to revise its API pricing in a move that’s forcing third-party apps out of business has taken a weird turn. In an AMA hosted today by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, aka u/spez on the internet forum site, the exec doubled down on accusations against the
Read moreHow to import your passwords to Chrome and the Google Password Manager
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re unhappy with your current password manager and have decided to make a move, you may be tempted to simply go with the password manager that comes with your browser or operating system. It’s certainly an easy solution and a reasonable one,
Read moreBuilding Standardized API Error Responses in Spring Boot 3 With The Problem Details Specification
How to write RFC7807-compliant error responses in a Spring Boot applicationContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreCarvana crashes back down to earth
Carvana’s big rally is now looking more like a blip on the radar. Shares in the online-car retailer soared Thursday, closing up by 56% from the prior day on news that it expected to post $50 million worth of adjusted EBITDA in the current quarter, powered by stronger per-car sales
Read moreFIS acquires banking-as-a-service startup Bond
Consolidation continues apace in the world of fintech. FIS, the fintech giant that runs a wide range of payment, banking and investment services, has acquired Bond, a startup that specializes in embedded finance, multiple sources confirmed today. Fintech Business Weekly’s Jason Mikula broke the news last week that the deal
Read moreBlue owned the consumer podcast mic market – now the brand is being phased out
Blue Microphones was ahead of the game. The first Snowball was released all the way back in 2005, as the company was celebrating its 10th birthday. Within a few years, the USB mics were everywhere. They were effectively synonymous with the nascent world of amateur podcasting and became a go-to
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