Month: March 2021
Zola’s first trailer is as over-the-top as the Twitter thread it’s based on
Social media has produced plenty of stories that have a ring of truth but are packed with ridiculous twists that seem way too good to be true. Thus it was with #TheStory, a 148-part Twitter thread by Aziah “Zola” Wells King — except her thread turned out to be a…
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What to make of Deliveroo’s rough IPO debut
Do European investors put a premium on corporate ethics? Alex Wilhelm 7 hours Deliveroops. After a lackluster IPO pricing run, shares of Deliveroo are lower today, marking a disappointing debut for the hot delivery company. A good question to ask at this juncture is why Deliveroo struggled with its IPO…
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The unsettling surveillance of anti-Asian racism
The video opens on a sunny Oakland street corner, where two men are walking down the sidewalk. The way they move, the composition of their bodies, suggests they don’t know each other. Their stances will feel familiar to anyone used to sharing city streets with strangers. The man in front…
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Genshin Impact on PS5 is coming soon with faster loading and DualSense features Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact is a popular anime-inspired free-to-play game available on mobile devices, PC and on PS4. While it can be played on the PS5 through backward compatibility, it doesn’t take advantage of the system’s advanced hardware or unique DualSense controller. That’s going to be changing soon, as developer miHoYo confirmed…
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Diversity-focused Harlem Capital raises $134M
Harlem Capital is announcing that it has raised $134 million for its second fund — well above its target of $100 million and its initial cap of $125 million. The firm was founded in 2015 by managing partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle. It started out as an angel syndicate…
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SpaceX is adding a glass dome on Crew Dragon for 360 views of space
The Crew Dragon capsule poised to fly four civilian astronauts to space this year is getting an upgrade: a glass dome will be added at the top to give space tourists a 360-degree view of the cosmos. Plans for the window were announced on Tuesday as SpaceX and the team…
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