On March 29th, Bobby Miller made a start in which he was objectively excellent. He threw six innings of shutout ball against St. Louis, striking out 11 hitters, and only walking one. He scattered just a pair of of hits in what would hopefully serve as a springboard for a breakout campaign. That has not […]
Cat-sitting startup Meowtel clawed its way to profitability despite trouble raising from dog-focused VCs
Dogs are the most popular pet in the U.S.: 65.1 million households have one, according to the American Pet Products Association. But while cats are not far off, with 46.5 million households with one, a lot of innovation in the pet category has focused exclusively on dogs. And even if the service serves both species, […]
Boeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed missions. Starliner safely docked at 10:34 AM Pacific Time. After taking some time to equalize pressure between Starliner and the station, the hatch opened at around 12:46 […]
Onyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died
James Khatiblou, the owner and CEO of Onyx Motorbikes, was watching his e-bike startup fall apart. Onyx was being evicted from its warehouse in El Segundo, Los Angeles. The company’s unpaid bills were stacking up. His chief operating officer had abruptly resigned. A shipment of around 100 CTY2 dirt bikes from Chinese supplier Suzhou Jindao […]
Antonio Brown claims financial trouble in bizarre social media post
The word bizarre and Antonio Brown go together like peas and carrots over the last bunch of years, and bizarre is the best way to describe a recent social media post Brown made in which he claimed financial trouble. The former sixth-round pick, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay […]