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  • Rolling Stone

    Podcasts like ‘Serial,’ ‘The Shrink Next Door,’ and ‘Over My Dead Body’ were once a booming industry. But times — and budgets — have changed. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/narrative-podcasts-gone-serial-over-my-dead-body-1235409945/ more ›

  • The All-Female Hacker House Trying to Break A.I.’s Glass Ceiling

    FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating a supportive community to build their start-ups. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/ai-female-hackers-foundher-house.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gk8.gyaQ.tTcFcNr9rW25&smid=url-share more ›

  • Real money gaming firms wind down operations

    President Murmu signs Online Gaming Act into law, RMG firms wind down operations in India. https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/real-money-gaming-firms-wind-down-operations/article69965196.ece more ›

  • FanDuel Places Opening Bet on Promising but Precarious Prediction Markets

    The sports-betting platform’s deal with CME Group might ultimately lead it to making markets for sports-related events https://www.wsj.com/finance/fanduel-places-opening-bet-on-promising-but-precarious-prediction-markets-d84c587e?st=qNFjWo&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink more ›

  • Cocoa is under pressure while East African economy is on the rise {Business Africa}

    Local farmers still struggle with financing, fair pay, and ethical labor practices while East Africa Leads with Nearly 6% Growth as the Continent Eyes a 4% Economic Rise in 2025. https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/18/cocoa-is-under-pressure-while-east-african-economy-is-on-the-rise-business-africa/ more ›

  • A Rogue New Life Form

    A tiny microbe discovered by accident challenges the definition of cellular life https://nautil.us/a-rogue-new-life-form-1232095/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›

  • Intelligence Squared: Fabergé’s Rediscovered Imperial Flower, with Helen Culver-Smith

    Listen: https://ift.tt/n1gqMIp This is an episode of The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes of those that know it best. On today’s… more ›

  • DNA shows West African roots in 7th-century England

    Researchers were perplexed, when they discovered that the remains of one woman and one man shared close genetic similarity with present-day Yoruba, Mende, Mandenka, and Esan groups from Sub-Saharan West Africa. https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/22/dna-shows-west-african-roots-in-7th-century-england/ more ›

  • The Artsy Gallery Report 2025

    The second edition of Artsy’s Gallery Report highlights 40 galleries leading in online sales. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artsy-gallery-report-2025?utm_content=article-share more ›

  • Another Podcast: A double episode: AI differentiation, and Apple does F1

    Listen: https://ift.tt/GSxnjFX How can billion dollar chatbots differentiate when they're all doing the same thing in the same way? – and – Why is tech into F1, and why is F1 into tech?  August 21, 2025 more ›