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The Most Epic and Obsessive of Rush, According to Geddy Lee
Vulture,
“I’m a kind of obnoxious player. I want to be heard. I don’t want to just be satisfied with tickling the bottom of people who are listening.”
Strava launches Flyover, an aerial 3D video recap of all your GPS activities
TechCrunch,
Strava is introducing a new feature called Flyover, which allows users to replay their activities via a 3D video map. Flyover is powered by Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform that Strava acquired earlier this year. The feature is available to premium Strava subscribers only, and is accessible by clicking on an individual GPS-powered activity, then […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Forward Health launches CarePods, a self-contained, AI-powered doctor’s office
Adrian Aoun, CEO and co-founder of Forward Health, aims to scale healthcare. It started in 2017 with the launch of tech-forward doctor’s offices that eschewed traditional medical staffing for technology solutions like body scanners, smart sensors, and algorithms that can diagnose ailments. Now, in 2023, he’s still on the same mission and rolled up all […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
SPAC delays $350M merger with stratospheric balloon startup World View – again
The special-purpose acquisition company poised to take stratospheric balloon startup World View public is now under official deadline as shareholders voted to again push back the deadline by which it must complete the deal. World View, which was founded a decade ago, was originally focused on using a fleet of stratospheric balloons to provide space […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape tearfully testifies that he was radicalized by Gamergate
Boing Boing,
David DePape, the right-wing conspiracy-theorizing anti-semite who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's house and attacked her husband with a hammer, had a sad on the stand at his trial yesterday. On Tuesday, in sometimes tearful testimony, Mr DePape told the court he used to have left-wing political beliefs before a political transformation that started when he was living in a garage without a toilet or shower, playing video games for hours at a time. — Read the rest
Shutdown odds have dropped precipitously. But Senate stopgap passage timing remains in flux.
Politico,
Revisiting Lena Horne’s Legacy
The Cut,
A new book asks audiences to see the Hollywood legend’s continuous reinvention as a sign of resilience in a racist industry.
The Year Everyone Became a Fashion Critic
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