Joy Capital closes $700M for early-stage investments in China
Joy Capital, the venture capital firm that’s backed Luckin, NIO, Mobike and other investor darlings in China, just raised $700 million for a new fund focusing...
Fortnite World Cup has handed out $30 million in prizes, and cemented its spot in the culture
The Fortnite phenomenon — the wildly popular battle royale game from Epic Games — has manifested itself in concerned articles, cultural shoutouts and now has sealed...
France Announces Plan to Launch Satellites With Defensive Lasers, Possibly Submachine Guns
An inventor buzzing around on a flyboard clutching a rifle and subsequently borking an attempt to cross the English Channel isn’t the only mildly science fiction-y...
Last-mile training and the future of work in an expanding gig economy
Ryan Craig Contributor Ryan Craig is managing director of University Ventures. More posts by this contributor Existential education error: Failing to train students on software Facebook...
Equifax Payouts, DoorDash Non-Apology, and Hellish Heat: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
If you’re reading this from Europe, congratulations on making it through this week’s ridiculously scorching heatwave! A similar one roasted the United States earlier this month,...
Hey, Check It Out: Butter Astronauts
This year’s Ohio State Fair has, par for the course, giant butter sculptures—but this year it has butter astronauts carved to celebrate the recent 50th anniversary...
Simu Liu Shares the Story of His Shang-Chi Casting
Simu Liu’s (fantastic) casting as Shang-Chi for Marvel’s upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was one of Marvel’s triumphant surprises at Comic-Con last...
Trump Wants to Replace DNI Dan Coats with a Leading Mueller Critic [UPDATED]
Update, Sunday, 4:55 p.m. ET: Donald Trump confirmed on Twitter Sunday afternoon that he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National...
This VFX Reel Shows How Next Level Avengers: Endgame’s Hulk Really Was
Smart Hulk is a good Hulk, and not just because he’s narratively fun. He’s also visually stunning, the culmination of a decade of Hulk technology. Marvel’s...
Report claims all three new iPhones planned for 2020 will support 5G
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — sometimes described as “the most accurate Apple analyst in the world” — has written a new note to investors saying that...
