Russia’s Failed Internet Experiment

Long before the World Wide Web, the Soviets tried to save the USSR with a computer network. Why did their project never make it? Nyet Internet!

[Graphic Video] Athlete Killed by Social Media

With all the new “live streaming” apps out there, the pressure…

Nearly three years ago, Matt and I set out on a mission:

We aimed to teach everyday investors how to make money in early-stage investing.

From the very beginning, naysayers said it couldn’t be done.

Thankfully we ignored them.

More than 100,000 investors have now subscribed to our free and…

Just after 2pm on a recent Saturday, I found myself in an agreeable position:

In my left hand was a pint of craft wheat beer. And in my right hand, I held a warm soft pretzel covered in maple jam and bacon.

I was sitting in a pub called Hopsters…

[Video] Porsche Cayman Races Pack of Drones

In this video, an insane stunt driver behind the wheel of a Porsche 718 Cayman S takes on a flock of high-speed drones. Floored »

Lamborghini’s Turbo-Charged Speaker System

This city-shaking sound system features a Lamborghini exhaust, a carbon fiber monocoque…

Between 1848 to 1855, more than 300,000 people poured into California.

To get there, many faced shipwrecks, typhoid or cholera.

But they hadn’t come for the sunny weather…

They’d come to strike it rich in the gold rush—and strike it rich they did:

Over seven years, an estimated $10 billion…

Got someone in your life that’s impossible to buy gifts for?

You’re in luck, because I just stumbled onto an amazing present:

It only costs $100, but it can bring joy—and potential profits—to all.

Can you guess what it is?

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Something New

Earlier this year, new legislation went into…

Google Says Your Table Is Ready

By tracking the physical location of its users, a new tool from Google can tell you how crowded it is right now at your favorite dinner spot or bar. Creepy? Or really awesome? »

[Photos] Astounding Superyachts

Today’s most luxurious private yachts…

The other night, Matt and I were having drinks with one of our investors at the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis.

Somehow, we got onto the topic of regrets.

As we sipped our cocktails, each of us spun a tale or two about a lost love, or a…

On September 12, 2014, a robotics start-up called ReWalk went public.

By the end of the day, Crowdability readers like you who’d invested in ReWalk when it was still private were sitting on estimated gains of 536%.

But I’m not telling you this to make you jealous…

I’m telling you…

Google Glass is Baaaack

Remember those wearable glasses from Google? The ones that never caught on because they were super weird looking? Lucky you: a new version of them is coming—but this time they’ll be from Apple. See you there »

Domino’s Delivers By Drone

A couple from…