The recent public market debut of Better.com was a major disappointment and setback for the upstart mortgage company. After weeks of bullish anticipation of an offering that was set to re-define the real estate financing industry, Better.com’s stock failed to garner much interest on Wall Street and fell flat on its very first day of… Continue reading Better.com’s public market debut was Miserable.com
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San Francisco presses CPUC to halt Waymo, Cruise robotaxi expansions
Recently, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has called on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to put a stop to the robotaxi expansions of Waymo and Cruise. This issue has raised questions about the lack of public safety concerns and regulations surrounding automated driving services. The Board’s call to the CPUC came in response… Continue reading San Francisco presses CPUC to halt Waymo, Cruise robotaxi expansions
It’s official: Better.com is going public
It’s official: online mortgage lender Better.com is going public. The company, launched in 2016, has experienced explosive growth throughout the pandemic, and plans to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Financial Technology Partners Acquisition Corp. (FTAC). The merger would give Better.com a current value of approximately $5.3 billion… Continue reading It’s official: Better.com is going public
Los Angeles Has a Growing Typhus Problem, Thanks to the Fleas
Public health officials in Los Angeles County are struggling to contain a growing typhus outbreak which has already afflicted nearly 200 people in the City of Angels this year. This outbreak is the result of an increase in the number of flea-carrying rats in the city’s homeless encampments. Typhus is a bacterial infection which can… Continue reading Los Angeles Has a Growing Typhus Problem, Thanks to the Fleas