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Climate investor TRIREC to raise $100m third fund, to close predecessor at $80m

Singapore-based climate investor TRIREC is closing its second fund, TRIREC Venture 1 (TV1), at around $80 million, which is above its $75 million initial target, according to a top executive of the firm. TRIREC, which focuses on decarbonisation, is also raising a new fund, which has a target of $100 million, said its founder &… Continue reading Climate investor TRIREC to raise $100m third fund, to close predecessor at $80m

Temasek-backed Big Idea Ventures in the market to raise second alt protein fund

Big Idea Ventures, the US- and Singapore-based food tech investor backed by Temasek, has hit the market to raise its second alternative protein fund, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing comes about two years after the venture firm raised $50 million for its debut alternative protein fund, New… Continue reading Temasek-backed Big Idea Ventures in the market to raise second alt protein fund

Scientists Discover Bug That Uses Tool

Glue arms, baby. Glue arms. Agent 00Buggin’ There’s an assassin on the loose in Australia — but not the kind you might be thinking. As detailed in a recent study published in the journal Biology Letters, scientists have discovered a new type of tool-wielding insect, nicknamed the “assassin bug” for a creative — and deadly… Continue reading Scientists Discover Bug That Uses Tool

Scientists Spot Tragic Planet Being Eaten by a Dying Star

This is going to happen to Earth one day. Tastes Like Chicken Until recently, scientists had never spotted a star in the act of consuming a planet — and now that it’s been captured, we likely have a glimpse of Earth’s future. Astronomers at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology,… Continue reading Scientists Spot Tragic Planet Being Eaten by a Dying Star

ChatGPT Writes Shredding Guitar Solo

This is sick. Shredding Bots AI chatbot sidekick ChatGPT has done it again. Thirteen-year-old guitarist Ava Toton asked the tool to “write a guitar solo” — and the results, as demonstrated in a short clip, didn’t disappoint. The musician turned simple, AI-generated guitar tab notations into a brain-searing solo. But should ChatGPT really get all… Continue reading ChatGPT Writes Shredding Guitar Solo

21 Best Sex Toys (2023): Gender Inclusive, Couples, Solo

Sex tech has come a long way in the past 10 years—not only in terms of cultural acceptance and awareness, but also technology. Gone are the days of clunky, pink plastic rabbit vibrators and sex toys that feel like knockoff action figures. Today’s toys are designed by sex educators, medical professionals, and some of the… Continue reading 21 Best Sex Toys (2023): Gender Inclusive, Couples, Solo

Twitter says a ‘security incident’ led to private Circle tweets becoming public

The company claims it “immediately fixed” the issue. Back in April, users found a bug with Twitter’s Circle feature that saw the platform expose private tweets to strangers. Now, nearly a month later, the company has finally commented on the issue. In an email seen by The Guardian, Twitter told affected users the exposure was… Continue reading Twitter says a ‘security incident’ led to private Circle tweets becoming public

Apple’s AirPods Pro are back on sale for $200

The third-generation AirPods are discounted as well. Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro are among the best Bluetooth earbuds you can pair with an iPhone – but at $250, they’re expensive. Thankfully, you can frequently find them on sale on Amazon and other retailers. Following a $50 price drop at the start of April, the 2022 AirPods… Continue reading Apple’s AirPods Pro are back on sale for $200

Hitting the Books: Why a Dartmouth professor coined the term ‘artificial intelligence’

John McCarthy’s ‘summer study’ saw the first computers learning from data. If the Wu-Tang produced it in ’23 instead of ’93, they’d have called it D.R.E.A.M. — because data rules everything around me. Where once our society brokered power based on strength of our arms and purse strings, the modern world is driven by data… Continue reading Hitting the Books: Why a Dartmouth professor coined the term ‘artificial intelligence’