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Dylan Raines

Author and Founder & Executive Director of The Raines Foundation.

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A laptop and notebooks on a desk in a 2014 photograph; general workspace context, not a Gemini or Shopify interface.

Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-21

Shopify Canvas brings a founder’s store idea into a shared design workspace

The new AI-assisted design surface offers a practical way to test a storefront vision, with early-access limits worth checking.

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Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-20

Gemini’s new business hub aims to give owners more time for their craft

Google’s October 20 announcement brings branding and finance tools together, with practical opportunities and limits for small businesses.

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Generic schematic of an all-solid-state battery with a solid electrolyte; an explanatory illustration, not a NASA SPEARS prototype.

Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-19

NASA’s cold-tolerant battery tests show why surviving is different from operating

NASA’s October 14 SPEARS update reports promising solid-state prototype tests. Surviving extreme cold is different from operating there, and the cells remain research…

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A government employee reviews documents at a desk in April 2013; archival context, not a Deep Review product demonstration.

Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-18

Google’s Deep Review opens document checking to more people—with a human still in charge

The tool’s October 14 public launch extends an earlier research-paper assistant. Author feedback suggests practical value, but error-prone judgments, privacy terms and the…

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Strawberry plants inside conventional polytunnels at East Scryne in 2007; these are not the Plant Armor trial covers.

Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-17

A knitted shield for strawberries shows promise—but farms need more evidence

A September study reports substantially more harvestable fruit under a three-dimensional textile cover. The results suggest a practical non-chemical approach, while cost, wider…

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A conventional refreshable braille display documented in 2010; archive contextual photograph, not the Monarch device.

Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-16

When a Diagram Can Be Felt: Tactile Computing Opens New Learning Possibilities

An October 15 profile of a blind developer in Puerto Rico shows how multiline braille and tactile graphics can support new tools—while leaving important questions about access…

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Aqua MODIS satellite image of gray smoke over the Amazon River and rainforest near Manaus and Santarém on October 12, 2026.

Technology & entrepreneurship · 2026-10-15

A Clearer Fire Map Can Help People Act—If They Understand What Satellites Miss

Public satellite maps help people inspect wildfire activity. NASA’s latest Amazon observations show why users must also understand detection gaps.

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