Venus Williams backs the walking app WeWard

WeWard, an app that offers real-world rewards for walking, announced Wednesday it’s signed tennis champ Venus Williams as an investor and ambassador for the app.

The app, which offers users points called Wards for steps taken, lets users track their movements or import pedometer data from tools like iPhone’s Apple Health, Android’s Google Fit, or Fitbit. When they’ve racked up enough Wards, they can be redeemed for gi

Netflix is building a global audience by empowering Arab creatives

When Netflix reality show Dubai Bling debuted in 2022, it became a global sensation, garnering viewers across 51 countries. And it’s kept up the momentum: The show’s recently released third season racked up 18.6 million hours of viewing time in its first week alone. 

Dubai Bling, filmed in English and Arabic, is subtitled in 31 languages and dubbed in 5. The show has been part of a surge in Arabic content on Netflix attracting global viewership. L

Microsoft’s Majorana 1 widened the quantum field. But are we any closer to a eureka moment?

Quantum researchers are in a race for qubits, and Microsoft is in the thick of the competition.

Microsoft has spent the last 20 years pursuing a topological approach to quantum development. Last week, they had a breakthrough: The company counted eight topological qubits on their Majorana 1 chip. They published a paper in Nature, got a glowing

‘Battle-hardened’ Intuitive Machines takes its next steps toward a lunar economy

It’s been a year since Intuitive Machines (IM) made history with the first private soft landing and first American spacecraft since the Apollo program to land on the moon, after a nail-biting descent that came perilously close to failing. But this time around, they’re veterans. As they ready their second mission,

‘People in L.A. are so gullible’: A $19 strawberry has sparked internet debate over luxury foods

A $19 strawberry has broken the internet. 

Over the weekend, several content creators went viral with reviews of one very expensive berry, purchased from the upscale Los Angeles-based grocery chain Erewhon.

“Apparently it’s the best-tasting strawberry in the entire world,” influencer Alyssa Antoci says in a video that has racked up more than 15 mill

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21 federal workers resign from DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’

More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”

“We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations

Elon Musk’s DOGE is draining the life from the once-vaunted U.S. Digital Service

The United States Digital Service (USDS), the storied group of Silicon Valley types brought together by Obama to bring government services into the 21st century, will likely never be the same after the arrival of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). If, that is, it survives at all. 

USDS employees began resigning from the organization after Trump won the election

Nvidia stock struggles before its first post-DeepSeek earnings: 5 things to watch

It’s no exaggeration to say that Nvidia (Nasdaq:NVDA), to many people, is the most important stock on Wall Street these days. Last year, the company was responsible for more than 20% of the S&P 500’s total return, and it’s a stalwart in a wide swath of 401(k) and IRA investment accounts.

That alone would be reason enough for the company’s fourth-quarter-earnings report to receive widespread interest on Wednesday after the market c

Why Donald Trump and Elon Musk probably aren’t breaking up any time soon

On Monday morning, anonymous hackers played a video on screens throughout the Department of Housing and Urban Development HQ in Washington, D.C. The AI-generated video jankily portrayed President Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet, with an overlaid caption reading: “Long live the real king.” It reportedly played on a loop for five minutes before the baffled building staff eventually scrambled to each floor and turn


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