Month: February 2021
Harry Stebbings is leaving Stride, the VC firm he founded with Fred Destin
Harry Stebbings, the podcaster-turned-VC, is stepping down as a partner of Stride.VC, the London-based venture capital firm he co-founded with Fred Destin, formerly of Accel. In a series of tweets, Destin said that Stebbings won’t be involved in Stride’s second fund (though he’ll remain a partner in fund one), and…
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New trailers: The Nevers, Pacific Rim: The Black, Moxie, and more
So I watched the latest episode of Servant and can’t decide whether it’s the slow pacing or the suspension of disbelief (how long can Julian and Sean keep up the plot’s central ruse before they do real damage to Dorothy?) keeping it from being genuinely frightening. I won’t spoil the…
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Apple’s M1 Mac mini with 512GB of storage is $70 off at Amazon
Now’s your time to act if you want Apple’s M1 Mac mini with more than a basic amount of storage. Amazon is selling a version of the tiny desktop with 512GB of storage for $829, or $70 off its usual price and a new all-time low for this configuration…. Source
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Amazon warehouse workers begin historic vote to unionize
On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board rejected Amazon’s attempt to delay a union vote set to begin on Monday, February 8. For many, the online giant’s bid was seen as a stalling tactic, including a motion to demand votes take place in-person — a clear health risk, as the…
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Apple’s AirPods Pro drop to $190 at Amazon
The deals for Apple’s AirPods Pro just got a little sweeter. Amazon is selling Apple’s higher-end true wireless earbuds for $190 after both an immediate price drop and a $10 savings at checkout. That’s a steep drop from the official $249, and makes t… Source
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Police in Minneapolis reportedly used a geofence warrant at Floyd protest last year
Police in Minneapolis got a search warrant that ordered Google to provide account data on people who were near a protest that turned violent two days after the killing of George Floyd last year, TechCrunch reported. The search warrant required Google to provide account data for anyone “within the geographical…
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