‘How to hire’ is the new ‘how to conserve runway’
Thanks for reading Startups Weekly. Want the weekly digest in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. When COVID-19 first began to infect the world, my interviews with venture capitalists all somewhat fit into the same mold. Investors would tell m.....»»
Papaya Global raises $100M more at a $1B+ valuation for tools to hire, pay and manage distributed workforces
Remote working — hiring people further afield and letting people work outside of a central physical office — is looking like it will be here to stay, and today one of the startups building tools for that environment is announcing a big fu.....»»
Dear Sophie: Can you demystify the H-1B process and E-3 premium processing?
Can you help demystify the H-1B process and provide any tips? We also want to hire an Australian and transfer their E-3. How quickly can this be done? Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Call for writers: TechSpot is hiring staff writers and how-to specialists
TechSpot is looking to hire staff writers that are driven and enthusiastic about technology in general. If you are a TechSpot reader, you will know this requires profound understanding of technical matters and the ability to write about them with acc.....»»
Verizon tells users to disable 5G to preserve battery, then deletes tweet
Verizon's now-deleted tweet said using 4G only will conserve battery life. Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. (credit: Verizon) Verizon has spent years hyping 5G despite it bringing ju.....»»
Verizon Support Recommends Turning Off 5G to Conserve Battery Life
"Are you noticing your battery life is draining faster than normal?" tweeted Verizon Wireless customer support on Sunday, the Verge reports: Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent more than $45 billion bidding on a.....»»
Improving water quality could help conserve insectivorous birds
A new study shows that a widespread decline in abundance of emergent insects—whose immature stages develop in lakes and streams while the adults live on land—can help to explain the alarming decline in abundance and diversity of aerial insectivor.....»»
Graveyards Are Surprising Hotspots for Biodiversity
Even the smallest burial sites could help conserve natural habitats in agricultural landscapes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Icy landing: runway opens on frozen US lake
Pilots comfortable with an icy landing can now use a runway on a frozen lake in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire......»»
Conservation paradox: The pros and cons of recreational hunting
Recreational hunting—especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies—raises ethical and moral concerns. Yet recreational hunting is frequently suggested as a way to conserve nature and support local people's livelihoods......»»
Climate change forces rethinking of conservation biology planning
For more than a decade, governments in countries across the world have made significant progress to expand their protected areas network to conserve the planet's biodiversity. According to a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology, t.....»»
Ford idles key truck factory in Missouri for 1 week
Ford, already grappling with a microchip shortage, is suspending F-150 pickup and Transit van output at a Kansas City assembly plant for one week to help conserve natural gas amid a severe cold spell in the Midwest......»»
Want to hire more women? Expand your short list
As more male-dominated industries look for ways to hire women, new Cornell University research offers employers a simple solution—make your initial job candidate short list longer......»»
Wall Street Fund Wants To Hire r/WallStreetBets Users To Help Pick Meme Stocks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Cindicator Capital is the kind of investment fund that relies on software and algorithms to model investment strategies based on any number of disparate factors. In the wake of the WallStreetBets subr.....»»
Plex Media Servers Are Being Abused For DDoS Attacks
DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to abuse Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, security firm Netscout said in an alert this week. From a report: The company's alert warns owners of.....»»
Crocodile tears? Research findings can help to increase population size of endangered species
The findings of a new study examining the behaviors of alligator and caiman hatchlings have enhanced our understanding of how we can conserve, and increase, the population of endangered crocodilian species......»»
Uber Buying Booze Delivery Company Drizly For $1.1 Billion
Uber on Tuesday announced an agreement to buy Drizly, a Boston-based alcohol delivery startup, for $1.1 billion in cash and stock. From a report: This could represent a strategic departure for Uber, in that Drizly doesn't hire delivery drivers itself.....»»
Uber’s Autocab acquisition gets eyed by UK competition watchdog
Uber’s plan to acquire Autocab, a maker of SaaS for booking and dispatch software for the taxi and private hire vehicle industry which also operates a global trip marketplace for taxis and PHVs (iGo), is being looked at by the UK’s compet.....»»
DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerful
DDoS amplification attacks have abused all kinds of legit services. Now, it's Windows. Enlarge / Hacker attacking server or database. Network security, Database secure and personal data protection (credit: Getty Images) DDoS-for-hire services.....»»
Tesla is hiring dedicated support workers to handle angry tweets directed at Elon Musk
It's rather unusual for a company to hire workers specifically for a purpose like this, but then again, Tesla is an unusual company with an eccentric CEO. Perhaps that sort of environment demands a different approach to customer service (though Tesla.....»»
How and when to build marketing teams at deep tech companies
When should deep-tech companies hire marketers, and do these hires need industry experience? Deep tech startups develop cutting-edge innovations with the power to truly revolutionize society. The founding team members at these companies oft.....»»