The USB ports on your Wi-Fi router are surprisingly useful

Whether you own your own Wi-Fi router (which I highly recommend) or rent one from your internet provider, there’s probably at least one USB port on it. It’s easy to ignore — the whole point of a router is to connect devices wirelessly, after all. In the case of my…

Did I Ruin My Chances By Trying Too Hard To Get Feedback?

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Someone messaged me with this question, Where some people get the idea that is a good idea . . . I hope it was just that they were young and bullied by parents. Did I ruin my chances by trying too hard to…

Why we’re all saddled with the Lime bike pavement pests: Riders evade any penalties for flouting parking rules

They are the scourge of pavements the length and breadth of the country. Now a Daily Mail investigation can reveal why those who leave rented Lime bikes strewn across our streets keep getting away with it. Technology used by Lime is seriously flawed, meaning that in certain areas riders can…

Derek Jeter and 2001 Yankees legends lead 9/11 remembrance ceremony as fans praise ’emotional’ national anthem ahead of all-New York Subway Series against Mets

The New York Yankees hosted an emotional pregame ceremony ahead of their game against the Mets as the two Big Apple teams remembered the victims of the 9/11 attacks.  The New York sides fittingly opened the final Subway Series of the season on the 25th anniversary of the attacks on…

Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud

In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares. Source link

Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other robotics, is nearing a new round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of about $500 million, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The new financing comes just three months…

Rocket Lab protests NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract

Rocket Lab still holds out hope that it can build NASA’s next Mars orbiter. The agency picked Blue Origin for that job earlier this month, awarding Jeff Bezos‘ spaceflight company $700 million to develop, launch and operate the Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN). Today (Sept. 11), however, Rocket Lab announced that…