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The Keyper is a casual adventure game for Playdate that unexpectedly made me cry
The Keyper's charm lies in the strange interactions between you and the people who live in the Winchester 21 building, where you're tasked with being the new caretaker and must find all the keys.
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French startup ten ten reinvents the walkie-talkie
Less than one year after its iOS launch, French startup ten ten has gone viral with a walkie-talkie app that allows teens to send voice messages to their close friends — even when their phone is locked. Whether you think that's a recipe for disaster or the coolest thing you've heard may depend on your age group, and teens clearly heard of that one long before we did; although walkie talkies are clearly not a new concept, even in app form. "We’re ephemeral by design," ten ten co-founder and CEO, Jule Comar said in a written interview with TechCrunch.
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A burgeoning area of identify theft targets 42 million lower-income Americans who receive government assistance to buy groceries. Their vulnerability is a debit card that relies on outdated technology.
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Unity co-founder David Helgason's next act: Gaming the climate crisis
Having stepped out as CEO in 2014, Helgason still sits on the board of the now-listed company he co-founded in Copenhagen in 2004; but most of his time is dedicated to Transition Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm he launched in 2021 to focus on the climate. It's a tell that the fund is called "transition" and not, say, "apocalypse." In an interview at his home near Reykjavík, the entrepreneur-turned-VC shared thoughts on his ventures and the journey that led him from Unity to climate tech, a homecoming of sorts.
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How the House v. NCAA settlement will impact the future of college football
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Firefly forges on after co-founder murdered by Hamas
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