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Why are there fewer serial killers now than there used to be?

Looking at the most-streamed movies or television shows on any given streaming service, it would be easy to assume that serial killers lurk behind every corner. The stories of Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and the Boston Strangler still loom large––e.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagApr 27th, 2023

The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder

First-time entrepreneurs are bound to make some major mistakes. The true measure of a serial entrepreneur, I’d submit, is the ability to recognize those mistakes and adapt. Rami Essaid Contributor.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 26th, 2021

Can You Tell a Programming Language Inventor From a Serial Killer?

Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: A new web quiz challenge visitors, "Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? A mathematician from a murderer? Try to spot who liked hacking away at corpses rather than computers." One commenter on BoingBoing says the.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 24th, 2021

How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020

When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria.  At the time, seven-figure seed investments in African startups were a rarity. But over the years, th.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2021

Oppo Enco X review: Android-friendly AirPods Pro killers

Eerily familiar design, but the performance takes a bite out of the competition.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2021

Walmart"s E-Commerce Chief Is Leaving To Build "a City of the Future"

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Recode: Marc Lore, a serial entrepreneur who sold his startup Jet.com to Walmart for $3 billion and then oversaw the transformation of the retail giant's e-commerce business over the last four years, is leavin.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 20th, 2021

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski among list of last-minute Trump pardons

Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who had been sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of stealing trade secrets, has received a pardon from President Donald Trump. The full pardon, which was one of 73 issu.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 20th, 2021

Serial 1 shows why you’d spend $5,000 on an e-bike — and not feel shortchanged

It's easy to question why anyone would spend $5,000 on an e-bike. Ride the new Serial 1, and your questions will be answered......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 21st, 2020

Bicycle Health, the virtual opioid use disorder therapy service, will soon be available in 25 states

The startup opioid use disorder therapy service Bicycle Health will soon be available to patients in half the country, just three years after its launch in 2017, according to founder Ankit Gupta. A serial entrepreneur whose last company, Pulse News,.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsDec 16th, 2020

Zodiac Killer cipher is cracked after eluding sleuths for 51 years

Northern California serial murderer sent encoded messages that went uncracked until now. Enlarge / Composite drawings of the Zodiac Killer. (credit: Getty Images) A coded message sent by a brutal serial killer who has never been caught has bee.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 13th, 2020