โจ Discover this must-read post from WIRED ๐ ๐ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products / Kitchen,Java.Base ๐ก **What Youโll Learn**: Coffee is The original biohack and the country's most popular productivity tool. While we're fighting the switch to daylight saving time, we're addicted to caffeine Wired Our reviews team spent the past week writing about our favorite coffee brewing routines and devices that will keep us alert and maybe even happy in the morning. Today, we finally write about the mighty Chemex. You can also check out other Java.Base stories where Wired The writers share their favorite brewing methods.that it A…
๐ฅ Read this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ **Category**: AI,ai delusions,ai psychosis,ChatGPT,Exclusive,gemini,Google,OpenAI โ
**What Youโll Learn**: In the lead-up to the Tumbler Ridge School shooting in Canada last month, 18-year-old Jessie Van Rotselaar spoke to ChatGPT about her feelings of isolation and a growing obsession with violence, according to court filings. The chatbot allegedly validated Van Rotselaar's feelings, then helped her plan her attack, told her which weapons to use, and shared precedents from other mass casualty events, according to the filings. She killed her mother, her 11-year-old brother, five students, and an education assistant, before shooting herself. Before…
๐ Read this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ **Category**: Startups,EdTech,Unacademy,UpGrad โ
**What Youโll Learn**: Unacademy, once one of India's most valuable edtech startups, is set to be acquired by rival upGrad in an all-stock deal that will combine the country's two major online learning platforms. On Sunday, Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said in a post on X that the two companies have signed a term sheet for UpGrad to acquire Unacademy in a 100% stock swap deal, adding that the valuation will not be revealed until the deal closes. The announcement comes more than three months after…
โจ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ **Category**: Transportation,Travis Kalanick,Lucid Motors,Rivian,RJ Scaringe,Joby Aviation,techcrunch mobility ๐ **What Youโll Learn**: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility โ your central hub for news and insights about the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free โ just click TechCrunch Mobility! This flyer was laminated and ready to go and then Travis Kalanick He took me back to 2016 by making a surprising announcement. The Uber co-founder and former CEO who resigned in 2017 after a series of controversies has returned and built a robotics company…
โจ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ **Category**: AI,Security,Startups,Venture,Equity podcast,Google,Index Ventures,Shardul Shah,wiz โ
**What Youโll Learn**: Google completed its $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz this week, the largest acquisition in Google's history, as well as the largest acquisition ever by a venture-backed startup. In the latest episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, I'm joined by Rebecca Bellan, Sean O'Kane, Shardul Shah, partner at Index Ventures, the largest shareholders in Wiz. We walked us through Shah through his history with Wiz, which extends back before Wiz itself โ he previously backed Adallom, the startup previously founded by Wiz's…
๐ฅ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ **Category**: TC,Transportation,Robotics,EVs,robots,Rivian,RJ Scaringe ๐ **What Youโll Learn**: If you haven't heard, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has another company โ the third one by our count. This time we focused on robots. The serial entrepreneur is best known for Rivian, the buzzy electric vehicle maker that was thrust into the spotlight in 2018 after debuting an electric truck with its now-famous gear tunnel. The publicly traded company is now a few months away from delivering its most important electric vehicle yet, a midsize SUV called the R2. This electric…
โจ Read this trending post from WIRED ๐ ๐ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products,Gear / Reviews,Gear / Products / Gaming,Gear / Products / Home Office,Product Review โ
**What Youโll Learn**: The original Boomslang game came from the era of Xbox's massive Duke console. We've barely gotten past the beloved three-axis N64 abomination. At a time when โergonomicsโ was a new idea to be explored rather than a defined concept, this design was much more accepted.It's still a gaming mouse in theory, even if the vast majority of them will spend more time on a shelf than on a mousepad, so I…
๐ Read this awesome post from WIRED ๐ ๐ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products,Gear / Reviews,Gear / Products / Outdoor,Product Review ๐ก **What Youโll Learn**: Disappointingly, the Brompton T Line Electric doesn't give any extra speed to US-based riders, so I'm afraid you're limited to the UK speed limit of 15.5mph rather than Class 1 pedal assist of a maximum of 20mph.I first encountered the e-Motiq system in 2024, when I tested the larger 20-inch Brompton G Line. This powerful rear-mounted motor, which can reach speeds of up to 20 mph, provides a more stable ride compared to the front-mounted design,…
๐ฅ Read this trending post from WIRED ๐ ๐ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Deals,Gear / Products / Beauty,Deals ๐ **What Youโll Learn**: iRestore Elite The helmet + battery is on sale from March 15 through March 31, down to $1,879 ($419 off). Considering that the helmet alone retails for $1,899, this deal gets you a rechargeable battery at no additional cost.The extra battery makes treatments more convenient. Instead of being tied to a wall outlet, you can move around during sessions. One charge lasts for approximately two weeks of daily 12-minute treatments, so you won't need to recharge as often.IRestore Elite…
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**What Youโll Learn**: iGarden's claims of 10 hours of runtime in floor-only mode were accurate in my testing; However, it only achieved around seven hours of operation in the more power-hungry full coverage mode. There's still plenty of juice to do two or three full cleanings before needing to recharge. Officially, iGarden specifies the robot to clean pools up to 1,274 square feet in size.I was less concerned with the cleaning process after operations were complete, and not just because the…
