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“As I mentioned before, Felicia and I have known Vice President Harris for over 10 years and she has been a great friend to both of us during that time,” Horowitz wrote in an email to his venture capital firm obtained by Axios. “As a result of our friendship, Felicia and I will be making … Read more

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week once again brought us AI funding news, as well as some warnings: Some categories and stages are showing signs of overheating. Luckily, we also spotted … Read more

What you need to know Samsung highlighted a few updates on the way for SmartThings and consumers’ smart homes. SmartThings will pick up “Home Insight” in October, bringing several key optimization features and suggestions for activities. Edge AI will debut in the SmartThings Hub alongside a stronger integration with SmartThings and YouTube Music. Samsung’s Developer … Read more

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Are you looking for a good-looking, quality portable speaker? I’m a fan of Marshall’s classic looks, build quality, and nice audio performance. These are often a bit pricier than we’d like, though. This is why we like seeing deals come up. Today, you can get the Marshall Emberton II for … Read more

On Wednesday, the SEC filed (PDF) to appeal a 2023 court ruling that determined XRP is not considered a security when sold to retail investors on exchanges. The announcement sent the price of XRP tumbling more than 8%. “XRP, which was created by the founders of Ripple, is the native token of the open source … Read more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations, and private companies, has proposed barring some of the most vexing and nonsensical password requirements. Chief among them: mandatory resets, required or restricted use of certain characters, and the use of security questions. Choosing strong … Read more

Now that it’s been two weeks since the iPhone 16 models were released, we’ve been able to spend enough time with the new devices to share a more in-depth review on their performance, battery life, feature set, and more. We’ve been testing the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, but the gap between the Pro … Read more

With cord-cutting at an all-time high, streaming services have become more important. Netflix, Max, Amazon, Prime Video, and Hulu offer countless hours of movies to watch with the push of a button. However, these services continue to raise prices, which doesn’t bode well for bank accounts. YouTube, however, offers a wide selection of free movies. … Read more

Buying the right Ethernet cable is important. Getting the wrong cable will slow down your network performance and speed—and it might apart quickly to boot. The right Ethernet cable will be fast and durable. Here are the best ones to buy. UPDATE: 10/02/2024 We’ve updated our pick for the best Ethernet cable for gaming. Cable … Read more

Quantum computing is a devilishly complex technology, with many technical hurdles impacting its development. Of these challenges two critical issues stand out: miniaturization and qubit quality. IBM has adopted the superconducting qubit road map of reaching a 1,121-qubit processor by 2023, leading to the expectation that 1,000 qubits with today’s qubit form factor is feasible. … Read more