[HN] What Is the Numerical Range of a Matrix?
What Is the Numerical Range of a Matrix?
https://nhigham.com/2023/07/11/what-is-the-numerical-range-of-a-matrix/
The numerical range of a matrix $latex A\in\mathbb{C}^{n\times n}$, also known as the field of values, is the set of complex numbers $latex W(A) = \biggl\{\, \displaystyle\frac{z^*Az}{z^*z}: 0\ne z…
[HN] Tragedy of the Anticommons
Tragedy of the anticommons - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_anticommons
[TECHCRUNCH] Instant bank payments startup Ivy secured $7.7M in Seed round led by Creandum
Instant bank payments startup Ivy secured $7.7M in Seed round led by Creandum
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/instant-bank-payments-startup-ivy-secured-7-7m-in-seed-round-led-by-creandum/
Instant bank payments startup Ivy secured $7.7M in Seed round led by Creandum
[TECHCRUNCH] Solaris raises $42M at a flat $1.6B valuation to expand in embedded finance after a rough 2022
Solaris raises $42M at a flat $1.6B valuation to expand in embedded finance after a rough 2022
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/solaris-embedded-finance-42-million/
Solaris — the German fintech that, when it was known as Solarisbank, raised hundreds of millions of dollars to build out its embedded finance platform — is today announcing more funding. The company, used by the likes of Samsung, American Express and Coinbase to provide various financial services to their customers, has picked up €38 […]
[WIRED] An Astrobiologist’s Search for Life in Space—and Meaning on Earth
An Astrobiologist’s Search for Life in Space—and Meaning on Earth
https://www.wired.com/story/an-astrobiologists-search-for-life-in-space-and-meaning-on-earth/
In Life on Other Planets, Aomawa Shields talks about her hunt for habitable exoplanets as a classically trained actress and one of the few Black women in astronomy.
[WIRED] Djuna, South Korea’s Enigmatic Sci-Fi Legend, Opens Up About Their New Book
Djuna, South Korea’s Enigmatic Sci-Fi Legend, Opens Up About Their New Book
https://www.wired.com/story/pseudonymous-author-couterweight-djuna-interview-wired-30/
The pseudonymous writer’s new book, 'Counterweight,' will finally be released in English. WIRED talked to them about space elevators, AI, and Ursula K. Le Guin.
[WIRED] Congress Wants to Take Back Power Over Crypto
Congress Wants to Take Back Power Over Crypto
https://www.wired.com/story/congress-wants-to-take-back-power-over-crypto/
On Wednesday, US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand will unveil proposed legislation to decide once and for all how digital assets should be regulated.
[WIRED] 36 Best Prime Day Phone and Tablet Deals (2023): Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy, and More
36 Best Prime Day Phone and Tablet Deals
https://www.wired.com/story/best-amazon-prime-day-phone-tablet-deals-2023/
Need a slate for your kid, or an upgrade to a Pixel smartphone? We’ve got discounts galore from Amazon and other retailers.
[HN] Working memory: metric for state a programmer needs to keep in their head
How much information is too much information?
https://sourcery.ai/blog/measuring_working_memory/
The link between complexity, cognitive overloading, and velocity.
[WIRED] 12 Best Prime Day Sex Toy Deals (2023): Vibrators, Suction Toys, Strokers
The Best Prime Day Deals on Sex Toys (2023)
https://www.wired.com/story/best-amazon-prime-day-sex-toy-deals-2023/
Amazon's summer sale really gets everyone in the mood to make a deal, including sex tech makers.