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Strava, the 16-year-old fitness tracking app, is gearing up to go public, the Financial Times reports. CEO Michael Martin told the FT that the San Francisco company plans to list “at some point,” eyeing capital for more acquisitions. The company, backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, and Jackson Square Ventures, was last valued at $2.2 billion in May. Strava has the wind at its back, certainly. The app’s user base has exploded to 50 million monthly active users in 2025, according to Sensor Tower – nearly double its closest competitor, with downloads up 80% year-over-year. Strava’s growth coincides with a cultural…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.The 29-year-old music degree graduate has put up a rare shelter on the outskirts of the city, where she provides food and a place to stay for 40 dogs, while feeding about 700 others every week on the streets.Melese said she has found new homes for more than 300 dogs in the past two years. Together with fellow young animal rights activists, they…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Maron is locking the gates on his podcast Monday after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes.The final episode of “WTF With Marc Maron” is expected to drop in the morning, but its contents, and the identity of his last interview guest (or guests) remains a mystery.In his penultimate episode on Thursday, the 62-year-old Maron said it was his last from his home studio, but said nothing else about who might show up for his swan song.Maron’s guests are rarely if ever announced in advance. Fans have been fervently speculating about who they might hear…
People depart a Lego store in Manhattan on August 29, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesIn September 2023, just two months after his mother fought and won a battle against breast cancer, Sam Lane began to get sick.Sam underwent several rounds of testing, and the now 14-year-old finally received a diagnosis: a rare brain and spine cancer.”They said ‘cancer,’ and before I started crying, I said, ‘Dang it, I was going to guess that, but I didn’t want it to be that bad,'” Sam said.But at his lowest point, intubated and unable to walk, a nurse offered…
It’s no wonder that we have so many haunted places in the U.S. given our history of war, disease, slavery, mining, and other notable traumas throughout the years.Though hunting for paranormal activity happens all throughout the year, there’s something about the Halloween season that brings a more chilling and spine-tingling experience to the forefront in some of our most haunted cities where restless spirits have never left.Bodie, CA Lawlessness and violence were at its peak in the late 1800s in this once-booming Gold Rush Town. Many miners died in cave-ins, explosions and other tragic mishaps and the brutal winter of…
Last updated: 11:00 PM ET, Fri October 10, 2025 WHY IT RATES: Oceanwide Expeditions, a veteran of the expedition cruise industry and pioneer of polar tourism, has been recognized in three categories at the 2025 Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) Expedition Cruise Awards. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing EditorFor the second year in a row, Oceanwide Expeditions has been honored with three awards at the Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) Awards, held aboard the Dixie Queen in London on 30 September. Oceanwide Expeditions achieved wins in each category the company was nominated for, being named Favorite Expedition Cruise Operator for the Polar Regions, Favorite Expedition…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve.Trump told the United Nations General Assembly late last month: “Grocery prices are down, mortgage rates are down, and inflation has been defeated.” And at a high-profile speech in August, just before the Fed cut its key interest rate for the first time this year, Federal…
No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. Its stock price has soared, making it a $4.5 trillion market cap company. The world’s leading high-performance GPU maker has used its ballooning fortunes to significantly increase investments in startups, particularly in AI. Nvidia has participated in 50 venture capital deals so far in 2025, already surpassing the 48 deals the company completed in all of 2024, according to PitchBook data.…
Air France is steadily expanding its footprint across the African continent, focusing on routes where the carrier has established strong demand.This summer saw significant service enhancements across multiple African destinations. The airline continued its Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro route in Tanzania, which launched in winter 2024, with up to three weekly flights. The Paris to Brazzaville route in Congo received a substantial boost, increasing from seven to 10 weekly flights starting June 16, 2025. Meanwhile, flights to Nairobi, Kenya now operate with Airbus A350-900 aircraft instead of Boeing 787-9s, providing passengers with increased capacity on this popular East…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Elon Musk has never had the best relationship with regulators, often bumping up against or outright sidestepping local and state laws where his numerous companies operate. This week has been particularly active on the regulatory front. Musk’s tunneling and infrastructure firm The Boring Company is accused of nearly 800 violations by Nevada regulators, including digging without approval, dumping untreated water onto city streets, failing to install silt fences, and tracking dirt from…