Teddy Solomon just moved into a new house in Palo Alto, so he enlisted the Stanford community at Fizz to help decorate his room. “Every time I buy something from someone, I ask them about the market because I’m genuinely curious about their experience,” Solomon, co-founder of Fizz, told TechCrunch. He’s particularly excited about the … Read more
Josh Brolin in ‘Outer Range.’ Thanks to Prime Prime Video is not returning to Out of range. The Amazon streamer has canceled the series, which featured a mix of western and sci-fi stories, after two seasons. The news comes less than two months after the show’s second season premiered with a binge release. Out of … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings needed an offensive force and turned to Vladimir Tarasenko. Three days after the start of free agency, the Wings signed the 32-year-old forward to a two-year, $9.5 million contract. The former 40-goal scorer will bolster the top six and protect some of the offense lost with the free agent departures of … Read more
I get the impression that – outside of the industry – when most people hear the word “space” or think of “investing in space,” they think of science, exploration, astronauts, and maybe some Hollywood-corrupted images of alternative space shuttles. But the reality is that space has been a “warfare domain” from the beginning, as the … Read more
A patient with AIDS in a community hospital in the Central African Republic. Sub-Saharan Africa has high rates of HIV infection — and was the site of a trial to test the effectiveness of a new strategy for preventing infection. Barbara Debout/AFP via Getty Images hide caption switch caption Barbara Debout/AFP via Getty Images For … Read more
Firefighters battle a rapidly spreading wildfire that is threatening homes in Simi Valley Wednesday afternoon. According to the Ventura County Fire Department, the Sharp fire first started around 1:45 p.m. in the area of Sharp Road and Ditch Road on the north side of the valley. Officials estimate that about 50 hectares of dry brush … Read more
The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. (GeekWire file photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft this week rolled out another round of layoffs, part of the latest workforce reductions the Redmond tech giant has made this year. The cuts affected multiple teams and regions. Microsoft declined to provide details on the number of employees laid off. Posts … Read more
A lip reader commented on the viral interaction between Julia Roberts and Travis Kelce during Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stop in Dublin, Ireland, on June 30. Kelce, 34, was joined by Roberts, 56, in the VIP tent at his girlfriend’s concert when a fan recorded a TikTok video of the two getting physical. The video, … Read more
When the Philadelphia 76ers sign Paul George later this month, they will officially have accomplished an impressive feat. Ever since the James Harden-Daryl Morey drama last summer, the Sixers have been projecting that they would have enough salary cap space to make a splash. One of the ways was to use that cap space to … Read more
Resume: Researchers have identified a key mechanism that senses when the brain needs an energy boost, involving astrocytes and the molecule adenosine. The discovery could lead to new therapies to maintain brain health and longevity, particularly in the fight against cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases. The study found that astrocytes monitor neuronal activity and activate … Read more