Peak XV and HongShan, the Indian and Chinese investment firms that split from powerhouse Sequoia last year, have co-led a $10 million seed investment in KAST, a dollar-denominated neobank-like platform that lets customers hold and…
In the midst of our reporting on Nike’s turbulent year, we failed to emphasize one fact: Even as Nike’s corporate leadership flails in a post-Covid world, the company’s shoes and athletic apparel still make up…
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative…
In the late 19th century, before the invention of cinema and radio, every piece of music, performance, oration—even a natural view like a rainbow—was a unique event. Unrepeatable. Cinema and radio changed that, enforcing a…
So the race is on to engineer an efficient surrounding for fusion. One of Fuse’s ideas is to get a bunch of big capacitors to discharge at once, thus kick-starting a reaction. That’s why, at…
In 2018, Tom Finn took his father, Nigel, to a physiotherapy appointment. Nigel was living with vascular dementia, which can present with symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder characterized by motor symptoms…
Some Vegas casinos, per multiple sources, have begun banning phones from being set down at felt level on tables. Many casinos have long had policies prohibiting phone use during hands, and some have even banned…
For many years, Blue Apron has been one of my favorite meal kits out of the dozens I’ve tested. It was No. 1 in our buying guide, and my colleague Adrienne So even gave the…
Even within watch-collecting circles, the fandom expressed by devotees of Omega’s Speedmaster chronograph sets a high bar for both passion and pedantry. Every new edition of the design, first introduced in 1957 and selected by…
This year’s best cookbooks provide inventive, well-tested instructions for dips, barbecue, beans, and pasta. There’s even a book that tells you what the heck to do with celery root.
The next time you see a Hyundai online, you may just be able to hit Add to Cart. Assuming you want a new Hyundai specifically, you can now buy the car on Amazon. The online…
Home Chef has long been my top pick for a great meal kit for beginner chefs. I first tested the service back in 2020, when meal kits surged in popularity due to the pandemic. And…