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About a decade ago, I started noticing that certain clothes made my skin itch. Like, a lot. Then my infant son was diagnosed with eczema, painful rashes that covered his arms and legs. I started buying the gentlest detergents I could…
Signal Is Finally Testing Usernames
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‘The Beast Adjoins’ Is Seriously Creepy Sci-Fi
The new anthology The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 collects 20 of the best short stories of the year. Series editor John Joseph Adams was particularly impressed with Ted Kosmatka’s story “The Beast Adjoins,”…
The first trailer of Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho is missing one crucial thing
Netflix dropped a bit of a “Smile Bomb” (if you know, you know) during Geeked Week 2023. Not only did it share the first trailer for the live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho but we also got a release date. And it’s soon.If you’re an…
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem looks stunning in new teaser
While the new teaser clip debuted during Geeked Week doesn’t really broach the way 3 Body Problem’s story delves into China’s past and what becomes of humanity at one of the most pivotal moments in modern history, it does establish one…
Ad-free Instagram and Facebook is here — and it’s expensive
Meta is starting to prompt users to sign up for the paid “no ads” version of Facebook and Instagram that’s launching in Europe. It’s rolling out as Meta responds to new EU privacy regulations by positioning the use of its services with…
Apple reportedly cut a deal to get cleaner Amazon pages
Apple struck a deal with Amazon to strip competitors’ ads off of pages for iPhones, iPads MacBooks, and its other products, according to a report from Insider. The agreement makes search results and product pages for Apple devices…
Of course Dbrand’s first novelty keycaps include a ‘fuck off’ key
Love or hate its irreverent branding, you have to give props to Dbrand for its consistency. The company best known for its range of skins and cases for consumer tech gadgets is releasing its mechanical keyboard keycaps today, and they’re…
Sony’s comfy LinkBuds S earbuds are at their lowest price for a limited time
You might think that two weeks before Black Friday is a bad time to get the best prices on tech, but with so many deals dropping early it doesn’t hurt to be shopping ahead of schedule. For example, the Sony LinkBuds S wireless earbuds…
Apple’s midrange ‘Pro’ M3 chip isn’t looking like a huge upgrade
Apple’s new M3 Pro chip is looking like an odd duck in an otherwise solidly improved MacBook Pro laptop. For most people who need a computer with a bit of oomph over dreary office tasks and need multiple external monitors, the M3 Pro…
Loki season 2 finale review: finding meaning in an all the Madness
Loki season 2 has often felt more like a whimsical staging ground for Marvel’s next big crossover event than an extradimensional character study of its eponymous trickster god. From its very first episode, though, Loki’s made clear that…
Pushy checkout screens are helping ‘tipflation’
Tipping is an age-old American debate. How much do you pay and when? Is it a choice or an obligation? Generally, tech has at least made it easier over the years. Smartphones made it a breeze for friends to whip out a calculator to figure…
The Screen Actors Guild’s strike-ending deal has entered its final step
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studio executives, effectively ending the 118-day actors strike. Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA announced that its…
The 6 best gifts for book lovers this holiday season
When it comes to getting gifts for the book lover in your life, you can never go wrong with gifting them books on their wish list. But, if you want to get them something other than a book, there are quite a few…
How to leverage military experience to become a successful entrepreneur
Dan Brillman is the co-founder and CEO of Unite Us, a cross-sector collaboration platform.
Despite their exceptional sacrifice and service to our country, many military veterans have a difficult…
Veteran to visionary: What I learned in the marines about being a fintech founder
Lamine Zarrad
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Lamine Zarrad is CEO and founder of StellarFi, a credit-building tool helping Americans boost their credit scores and overall financial health.
My journey from being a…
BNPL expands beyond its roots — that’s a good thing
Many people in the U.S. associate buy now, pay later (BNPL) with the ability to pay off a clothing purchase or a Peloton in multiple interest-free installments. It’s also associated with the growing concern…
Will Airbnb’s co-founder build your next home?
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