Lyst, the fashion marketplace once valued at $700M, sells to Japan’s Zozo for $154M
Fashion goes in and out of style, and so, it turns out, do fashion startups. Lyst — the high-end fashion marketplace with 160 million users that was once valued at $700 million — has been acquired for just...
The year is 2025, and Instagram is reportedly ‘working on’ an iPad app
Social media platform Instagram has been around since 2010 yet it still doesn't have a dedicated iPad app. In fact, the last we heard about the network's interest in tablets was back in 2022, when Insta head Adam...
Your Teen’s Instagram Account Protections Are Coming to Facebook and Messenger
Worried about what your kids might be up to on social media? If so, Meta's continued crackdown on teen safety might come as a relief. The company announced Tuesday that, starting immediately, it's expanding its Instagram Teen Accounts...
Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says survive the next 10 years
Peter Diamandis, a futurist with degrees from both MIT and Harvard, has spent much of the past two decades evangelizing a vision of an “abundant future” driven by exponential technologies that will lengthen our lives. The serial entrepreneur...
Researchers who made miso in space say it tastes good, but different
If you were wondering whether it’d be possible to ferment foods in space, the answer is apparently yes. In a study published in the journal iScience, researchers from the US and Denmark say they were able to make...
‘Tron: Ares’ trailer: Virtual and real worlds collide, featuring Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges
Disney has dropped the first official trailer for Tron: Ares and it's a different...
ChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailing
For years, U.S.-based tech companies have tapped into India’s vast and increasing internet user base for growth. OpenAI is no exception. But while the AI lab claims that India is one of its fastest-growing ChatGPT markets, third-party data...
The creator of Binding of Isaac will release a new game, Mewgenics, this year
Mewgenics, the cat-breeding RPG that was originally announced as a follow-up to Super Meat Boy, is coming out in 2025, based on a new trailer shared by IGN and the game's updated Steam page.A blend of a turned-based...