Aaron Bast is managing director at Graphite Ventures. Last fall, the Toronto Blue Jays took the Los Angeles Dodgers to seven games in the World Series. The Jays did it without the biggest payroll in baseball, the deepest farm system, or the home-field advantage. They did it the way Michael Lewis’ Moneyball described two decades…
Montréal startup StratosX has landed a partnership with Air Transat to help the airline minimize flight disruptions amid a chaotic time for air travel. The aerospace software startup announced on Thursday that its “recovery platform” for airlines, X360, is being deployed by Canadian leisure airline Air Transat to manage its aircraft, crew, and passengers. StratosX…
A large collection of Apple memorabilia has gone up for auction, including a sealed first-generation iPhone, a prototype iPod, and Steve Jobs’ 8th grade science fair project. The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction Part Two is currently live on RR Auction, featuring 212 items primarily from the tech giant’s history. Marking half a century since Jobs…
SAVE $50: As of Aug. 20, the Bambu Lab P1S Combo is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon. That’s a 9% discount on the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Bambu Bambu Lab P1S Combo $499.99 at Amazon $549 Save $49.01 Get Deal The Bambu Lab P1S Combo is currently on sale…
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Chaos Rising 3-Pack Blister is on sale for $24.99 at Amazon, down from its $29.99 list price. Opens in a new window Credit: The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Chaos Rising Triple Pack (3-Pack Blister) $24.99 at Amazon $29.99 Save $5 Get Deal As far as trading…
What’s happening in astrology today August 20 in the stars: Find out what’s in store for you today in our daily horoscopes for Thursday August 20. Read the daily horoscopes for your Sun sign or rising sign (ascendant) to plan your day. Visit our Cosmic Calculator section if you want to calculate your Rising sign…
The Moon is looking brighter than it did just a few nights ago. Tonight, it reaches its First Quarter phase, when half of the Moon’s visible surface is illuminated. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, Aug. 20, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in First Quarter phase, with…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Imagine you are dropping your child off for the first day of college, and when you get to his dorm it is surrounded by mountains of garbage and homeless people living in sidewalk tents. That’s exactly what happened to one woman who also happens to work in journalism and decided to…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Multiple tourists in Thailand who wandered out into a waterfall suddenly found themselves in danger when a flash flood struck. A ranger had just sounded a whistle to warn people but they either didn’t hear it, didn’t know what it meant, or just didn’t move quickly enough to get out of…
California Democrats on Wednesday passed AB 2624, dubbed the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ by Republicans. The bill, introduced by Democrat Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, restricts the release of investigative videos exposing immigration support service providers. Mia Bonta is married to California’s radical far-left Attorney General Rob Bonta. The California Democrats got to work on AB 2624…
