Einstein and other early proponents of quantum mechanics felt strongly that black holes, somehow, were the key to solving the whole…universe problem. How did the universe get here? When did it get here? How big is it? What’s it made of? Unfortunately, our position in the cosmos makes it difficult to answer any of those questions. We’re stuck here about 1,500 light years away from the nearest black hole. Scientists have posited many explanations for the existence of black holes, but all we really know about them is that theysuck....

Out of the loop about GameStop? Here’s a handy reading list Shorting A vague definition of shorting is betting against a company in the share market. Shorters borrow a company’s stock from someone, sell it to another investor, and wait for that stock’s price to go down. Then the shorter will buy them back for a lesser amount, return these stocks to borrowers, and keep the difference. For example, a Shorter might borrow 50 shares of XYZ and sell them for $300....

Any startup that can compel an investor to interrupt their pitch in front of a crowded auditorium to offer investment deserves some recognition. You may rememberVolta; it’s the company that Dave McClure so proudly proclaimed to have a “raging boner” for on stage at this year’s Launch Conference. Volta provides an A/B testing framework for live outbound phone calls. In layman’s terms, they want you to use the phone. A lot....

Today, during the company’sQ2 Earnings announcement, Larry Page took the stage to discuss Google’s epic growth- over $9 billion in revenues, up 32% year on year. In his first quarter as CEO, he discussed Google +, which is still in field trial but has experienced tremendous growth. Page announced that in just two weeks, over 10 million people have joined Google+ and over 1 billion items are being shared each day on the new social network....

Last week we told you about the CRTC’s (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission)decision that allowedthe major ISP’s in Canada (Bell, Rogers and Shaw) to force the independent ISPs to charge customers for usage-based billing. The Commission notes that carriers’ retail UBB rates are market-based and are not subject to prior Commission approval – that is, they are forborne from regulation. -CRTC For Canadians, this meant the end of unlimited internet in Canada....