As global venture funding fell again in Q3 2023, much of the conversation around the impact of the current funding winter has focused on the startup community and industry supply chains. Yet the high levels of investor caution are also linked to the huge amounts of pressure their investors face to uncover the best deals out there. Investors are tasked with building high-performance portfolios that deliver ROI for limited partners and private investors at these funds. However, researching and analyzing each potential deal is a complex and time-consuming process. One HBR survey found that for each deal a VC firm…
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Happy Halloween! Get yourself a trick-free treat from Owala’s HallOwalaween sale, which kicks off now through 2 am Eastern time on November 1. Owala makes my favorite water bottle, and we’ve tested and like other gear from the company. Its entire site is currently 25 percent off. We’ve highlighted some picks below, like the 40-ounce FreeSip water bottle for $29 ($9 off), but you can shop the sale yourself right here.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more.Owala DealsOwala FreeSip Photograph: OwalaThose of us on the WIRED Gear…
We recommend getting a MacBook Pro with at least 16GB RAM, an M1 processor, and an SSD of at least 256GB. NurPhoto/Getty ImagesBuying used gear can save you money, but can be risky as heck. That certainly applies to eBay, Craigslist, and Facebook Marketplace purchases. With eBay purchases, you generally won’t be able to see the gear until it arrives at your door. The potential for outright scams is high.The scam potential is there as well for Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, but since you’re likely able to put your hands on the machine before you buy, you stand a better…
Destiny 2 developer Bungie, which was acquired by PlayStation last year for $3.6 billion, is the latest game maker to be hit with layoffs in 2023. Various former Bungie employees announced on Twitter today they had been laid off, and Bloomberg has confirmed with its sources that an undisclosed number of staff were laid off today. Bloomberg reports that Bungie CEO Pete Parsons told staffers they’d be “hearing some news today” and that following it, there would be a team meeting later today to “discuss today’s events.” As for why employees were laid off, that remains unclear, especially as the company is set…
The iPhone 15 series was announced on September 12 at Apple’s Wonderlust event. Available in four options, Cupertino revamped the standard models while taking the Pro iPhones to the next level. Here’s what you need to know about these new phones. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. Design: The Dynamic Island welcomes more people Image source: Apple Inc. After ditching the classic iPhone X notch in 2022 for the iPhone 14 Pro models,…
“Crescendo” is a novel device engineered by researchers from the laboratory of UC San Diego faculty and Qualcomm Institute affiliate Dinesh Bharadia. The device offers a dynamic, real-time means of scanning underutilized spectrum bands for high- and low-traffic periods. Credit: Areli Alvarez, UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute A new device from the lab of Dinesh Bharadia, an affiliate of the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) and faculty member with the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, offers a fresh tool for the challenge of increasing public access to the wireless network. Researchers developed prototype technology…
385 M&A dealmaking within the tech startup world has been slow throughout 2023. But North Carolina-based Payzer has bucked that trend with the announcement this week that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired. The Charlotte fintech and software platform for contractors is to be acquired by Wex, a financial technology service provider that went public in 2005. The deal is set to be approximately $250 million (or as high as $261 million) and is expected to close by the end of the year, according to a press release from Wex. Wex, a Maine-based company, is a financial…
What just happened? Nintendo has never been afraid to innovate when it comes to creating new gaming devices, and not all of them have brought equal levels of success. According to a new patent, the Japanese giant might be considering a dual-screen, detachable device in the future, a design that some speculate could be used in the Switch 2. Game Rant posted images of Nintendo’s recently filed patent, which at first glance bears a striking resemblance to the 3DS, the 12th best-selling games console of all time with just under 76 million units sold during its lifetime. There are a…
Tata Group will start making iPhones in India for the local and global markets, India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Friday, moments after Wistron’s board approved the sale of the Taiwanese firm’s plant in the southern part of India to the tech-to-airline conglomerate. Wistron’s board approved the deal to sell Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing (India) Pvt to Tata for $125 million, the Taiwanese firm said in a stock exchange filing Friday. Wistron, one of the three iPhone manufacturers in India, said it finalized the deal after strategic considerations in response to the reshaping of the firm’s global manufacturing strategy. The…
As Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 introduces a fresh take on Venom, one of the game’s lead devs explains the thought process of opting for someone other than Eddie Brock. Traditionally, Venom the symbiote has predominantly joined with characters like Eddie Brock and Flash Thompson, but Spider-Man 2 does things differently by applying that coat of black and white, gooey paint to someone that’s still familiar to Spider-Man fans, though not in this context. In an interview with Gizmodo, narrative director Ben Arfmann explains why they opted for this character over someone like Eddie or Flash. Of course, if you…