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- Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire Doubles Down On Mamdani ‘Islamist’ Comments Despite Furor
Hundreds of tech founders penned a letter to Sequoia Capital demanding it denounce Shaun Maguire’s comments on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, which they considered Islamophobic.
- Pacers Shocked By Myles Turner Departure, Forced To Pivot At Center
Myles Turner left the Indiana Pacers for the Milwaukee Bucks, and it shocked the Pacers. They had to pivot with their plans at center.
- Tesla bull Dan Ives says the company has reached a ‘tipping point’ and lays out a 3-point plan for the board to rein in Elon Musk
The analyst thinks Musk needs a new pay plan and a board committee that's dedicated to limiting, but not banning, the CEO's political activities.
- Elon Musk calls the U.S. dollar ‘hopeless,’ says his America Party will embrace Bitcoin
Short statement could have broad implications.
- LeBron James Exposes The Flaw In The “Retirement Crisis” Narrative
Far from a crisis, limited retirement savings is a bullish signal.
Technology
- Rivian’s new Quad-Motor R1T and R1S beat the competition in any conditions
Faster than a supercar to 60, still able to rock crawl with the best of them.
- Building an innovation ecosystem for the next century
Michigan may be best known as the birthplace of the American auto industry, but its innovation legacy runs far deeper, and its future is poised to be even broader. From creating the world’s largest airport factory during World War II at Willow Run to establishing the first successful polio vaccine trials in Ann Arbor to…
- It’s Prime Day, and these are the best deals we could hunt down
Summer heat got you down? Perhaps some retail therapy is in order!
- Battling next-gen financial fraud
From a cluster of call centers in Canada, a criminal network defrauded elderly victims in the US out of $21 million in total between 2021 and 2024. The fraudsters used voice over internet protocol technology to dupe victims into believing the calls came from their grandchildren in the US, customizing conversations using banks of personal data,…
- The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever If you were told that the odds of something were 3.1%, it might not seem like much. But for the people charged with protecting our planet,…
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