How Shopify’s network of sellers can take on Amazon
Today I’m talking to Harley Finkelstein, president of Shopify. Shopify is one of those companies that makes the modern internet go — it makes software that allows businesses of all…
Trying to choose a mattress with your partner? These are the best hybrid mattresses for couples.
Hybrid mattresses are super-trendy for a reason: They can give you (and your partner) the best of both worlds. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and…
Meet the pioneering tenants of Europe’s first inhabited 3D printed house
Retired shopkeepers Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers are getting used to living inside the first legally habitable and commercially rented property, where load-bearing walls were made using a 3D printer. …
Using a wind turbine’s emergency exit looks like the most stomach-churning experience
[embedded content] It’s very unlikely you’ll ever have to climb the ladder inside a wind turbine, and even if you do, it’s even less likely that you’d need to use…
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ composer breaks down Sam and Bucky’s musical journey
Sam Wilson grapples with Captain America’s legacy in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+. Image: disney All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If…
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are separating, but their charitable foundation will continue
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates have announced that they’ll be ending their marriage after 27 years together, explaining in a joint statement that they “no longer believe we can grow…
Arrival and Uber are working on an electric ride-hailing car
UK-based EV startup Arrival is working with Uber to develop an electric car that will be “purpose-built” for ride-hailing. Arrival plans to put the car into production in late 2023…
Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basecamp employees quitting
I. At 8AM PT on Friday, a bleary-eyed Basecamp CEO Jason Fried gathered his remote workforce together on Zoom to apologize. Four days earlier, he had thrown the company into…
Apple antitrust trial kicks off with Tim Sweeney’s metaverse dreams
Epic Games launched its courtroom war against Apple in an extremely on-brand way: with CEO Tim Sweeney describing the metaverse from Neal Stephenson’s novel Snow Crash. It’s “a real-time, computer-powered…
Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL to Apollo for $5 billion
Yahoo and AOL are changing hands again. Verizon, which purchased AOL in 2015 and Yahoo in 2017, is now selling them to private equity company Apollo Global Management for $5…