Month: July 2022

This Week in Space: SOFIA Takes One on the Nose

Good afternoon, folks, and happy Friday! Holy heat wave. We’re not the only ones experiencing these torrid temperatures; another “canyon of fire” has opened up on the sun. Its associated solar flare let go when it was pointed directly at the Earth. In fact, much of this week’s space news is actually about Earthly developments.

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Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta, who stepped down as CEO in 2021, says he’ll step down as executive chairman and leave the board once the company goes public (Natasha Mascarenhas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta, who stepped down as CEO in 2021, says he’ll step down as executive chairman and leave the board once the company goes public  —  A year ago, Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta left his role as chief executive of the grocery delivery unicorn and took on an executive

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Interview with 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, who could be hiding in UAE, on its “regrettable” collapse, leveraged bets, Luna, risk management, and more (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Interview with 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, who could be hiding in UAE, on its “regrettable” collapse, leveraged bets, Luna, risk management, and more  —  After five weeks in hiding, the disgraced founders of Three Arrows Capital spoke extensively about the spectacular implosion …

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Hackaday Podcast 178: The Return of Supercon, Victory for Open Source, Exquisite Timepieces, and Documentation to Die For

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi start this week’s podcast off with an announcement the community has been waiting years for: the return of the Hackaday Supercon! While there’s still some logistical details to hammer out, we’re all extremely excited to return to a live con and can’t wait to share more

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