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7 Best Flower Delivery Services of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
The Best Flower delivery service will say what words can’t. Flowers are one of those things I didn’t fully appreciate until adulthood, like accountants or
UK fintech Sprive closes $7.3M round to facilitate mortgage overpayments
Most mortgage lenders would rather people didn’t pay off their mortgages early. After all, that’s that’s how they make their money. Indeed, overpayment is positively
John Oliver slams RFK Jr. in powerful public health deep dive
John Oliver has already spent time on Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, but on Sunday he turned his attention to another prominent White House official:
HP EliteBook Ultra G1i Review: A Laptop That’s All Business
Specs are not bare-bones but are far from luxe; the 14-inch touchscreen has a 2,880 x 1,800-pixel resolution, and the system is powered by an
OmniRetail shakes up Africa’s B2B e-commerce market with $20M Series A
When Deepankar Rustagi last raised money for OmniRetail in 2022, excitement was high for African startups addressing the supply chain and operational challenges in the
NYT mini crossword answers for April 28, 2025
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge
A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a
StrictlyVC goes to Athens and London in May to talk Europe tech
It’s been a busy year for TechCrunch events — and it’s about to get even bigger. StrictlyVC, our boutique, highly exclusive event series for VCs
Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for April 28, 2025
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to
How to Watch the Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower
The Leonids’ radiant is the constellation Leo, which rises around midnight local time and is highest in the sky around dawn. The Geminids (December) The