Huntsville Public Transit to add app-based pay system
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Smartphone users in the Rocket City will soon find it easier to ride public transit. On Thursday, the city of Huntsville announced a new “contactless payment method” that allows public transit riders to purchase fares through a free…
Supply chain issues: 12 things you may (or may not) have trouble finding during the 2021 holiday season
Supply chain issues or no, it’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday shopping season in places like New York City. U.S. retail sales surged in October. Noam Galai/Getty Images Finally, some good news about the supply chain: Concerns that our…
Richmond wine investment startup Vint raises $1.7M
Richmond-based alternative investment platform Vint has raised a $1.7 million pre-seed round that co-founder Nick King said will be used… Richmond-based alternative investment platform Vint has raised a $1.7 million pre-seed round that co-founder Nick…
Black Friday deals on Chromebooks and laptops
Black Friday deals on Chromebooks and laptops have already begun. Franziska & Tom Werner / Getty Images If you’re in the market for a new computer, there’s good news: There are plenty of early Black Friday deals on Chromebooks, laptops,…
Unlocking the True Potential of the Metaverse
Outlier Ventures Jamie Burke is the CEO and founder of Outlier Ventures, one of the first institutional investors dedicated to crypto founded back in 2014. Less than 3 years ago they created an accelerator and have now invested in over 100 startups, a…
How to Use Adaptive Battery on Android
Android’s battery settings continue to evolve.Screenshot: Android From dimming the screen brightness to switching on airplane mode to carrying around a portable charger, keeping a smartphone battery alive as long as possible between charges is a…
“US TV News Is In Dead Trouble”
Former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson has said US TV news is in “dead trouble” as it loses audiences under the age of 60. Thompson, who used to be BBC Director General and ran the NYT between 2012 and 2020, described US news channels as being…
Bill Gates’ Nuclear Startup Picks Wyoming Coal Town to Build Reactor
Wyoming’s economy is heavily driven by the coal and gas industry. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, has chosen a tiny coal town in Wyoming called Kemmerer to build its first nuclear reactor—a $4…
Best Black Friday deals that are coming soon
We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. These are just a few of the items that will be heavily discounted starting next week. (Photos: Apple, Oculus, Walmart.) You probably…
‘I thought I was going to die’
After enduring more than a decade of horrific abuse and captivity, Jennifer Turpin and her 12 siblings had just watched California sheriff’s deputies take their parents away in handcuffs. The frail and malnourished Turpin children were now in a hospital,…