Bessemer’s Kent Bennett and Toast’s Aman Narang to discuss how to become a unicorn on ECL
Toast has a reported valuation over $5 billion and has raised more than $900 million since launch. The restaurant POS service has clearly been on a rapid growth trajectory, but how has the company navigated the market during the pandemic, which has p.....»»
Researchers develop silicon cuboid nanoantenna
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, researchers from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, discuss silicon cuboid nanoantenna with simultaneous large Purcell factor for electric dipole, magnetic dipole and electric q.....»»
Confocal laser speckle autocorrelation imaging of dynamic flow in microvasculature
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, researchers from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, discuss confocal laser speckle autocorrelation imaging of dynamic flow in microvasculature......»»
RISC-V unicorn: Q&A with SiFive SVP Jack Kang
SiFive, a fabless semiconductor company and provider of open-source RISC-V processor designs, announced on March 16 that it has raised US$175 million in a Series F financing round, valuing the company at over US$2.5 billion. SiFive is now officially.....»»
People, Not Science, Decide When a Pandemic Is Over
Historians of the 1918 influenza pandemic discuss lessons for what the future of COVID might look like -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
NASA"s monstrous moon rocket is an overpriced, political beast
As Russian military forces bombarded Ukraine, a congressional committee huddled to discuss progress on Artemis, the ambitious U.S. effort to put astronauts on the moon and Mars. They didn't discuss the raging war, but global tensions of the hour were.....»»
Why Werner Herzog thinks human space colonization “will inevitably fail”
Herzog and son discuss their new Discovery+ documentary, Last Exit: Space. Could humans eventually fly to exoplanets on massive "generational" spaceships? Last Exit: Space explores such a hypothesis with intriguing and sometimes darkly hil.....»»
AMD to discuss "next-generation image upscaling" at GDC 2022
There will be a presentation called “Next-Generation Image Upscaling for Games” from AMD on March 23 as part of GDC 2022. The description of the hour-long talk only says AMD will present some results from its research in image upscaling, without.....»»
People spreading misinformation are ridiculed rather than met with facts
Democracy is largely based on the idea that we as citizens can discuss matters openly with citizens aiming to be truthful......»»
Industry watch: More about unicorns
By the end of 2021, there were as many as 958 unicorn enterprises in the world, of which 487 were American companies maintaining a significant portion of 50.8%. But the number of Chinese unicorn enterprises has dropped to 18.6% from 24% when I starte.....»»
Ola Electric said to build a 50GWh battery cell plant
Indian EV unicorn Ola Electric is reportedly setting up a battery cell manufacturing plant to meet its electric two-wheeler (E2W) needs despite struggling to expand its E2W production capacity......»»
French unicorn partnering with iProspect Taiwan, pushing retail media
French ad-tech unicorn Criteo on February 22 announced its alliance with performance marketing firm iProspect Taiwan, aiming to create a retail media platform in Taiwan......»»
Industry watch: Unicorns from Africa
According to CB Insights, there are more than 900 unicorn companies worldwide, with seven in Africa, four of which appeared during January-September 2021. The funds collected by African startups during first-half 2021 were more than the sum accumulat.....»»
Two-photon absorption and stimulated emission in poly-crystalline zinc selenide with femtosecond laser excitation
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, authors from the Laser Engineering Group in the School of Engineering at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, discuss two-photon absorption and stimulated emission in poly-crystal.....»»
Newegg apologizes for customer service shortcomings, will discuss matter on camera soon
Steve Burke from Gamers Nexus recently purchased a Gigabyte motherboard from Newegg and opted for expedited shipping as he needed it quickly for a content piece. By the time it arrived, however, he had already sourced a different board and no longer.....»»
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen explains how the algorithm is dividing Trevor Noah"s audience
Whistleblower and former Facebook employee Frances Haugen joined Daily Show host Trevor Noah to discuss concerning revelations about the company's impact on society which she famously leaked last year. Explaining how Facebook's algorithm prioritises.....»»
Apple MR headset news, leaks and what we want to see
The Apple MR headset may not have been announced yet, but we have plenty of leaks and rumors to discuss......»»
There Are Now 1,000 Unicorn Startups Worth $1 Billion or More
Almost a decade after the term "unicorn" was coined to describe a rare breed of private company, about two new companies are joining the herd daily. From a report: The term unicorn emerged almost a decade ago, a time when startups worth $1 billion we.....»»
iMac Pro, AirPods Pro 2, and hands-on with Universal Control on the AppleInsider podcast
On this week's episode of the AppleInsider podcast, your hosts discuss Apple's new iMac Pro maybe not arriving until the summer, AirPods Pro 2 launching soon, how to use Universal Control, and we discuss Spotify's podcast fumble.Display analyst Ross.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 367: iPads are hard to buy right now, Wordle is sold, and more iOS 15.4 features
Zac recalls a surprisingly difficult journey to buy a new $329 iPad. Fun word game Wordle has been sucked by the corporate overlords of the New York Times, and we have more iOS 15.4 features and tidbits to discuss. Sponsored by Kandji: Go to Kandji......»»
Alphabet"s Sidewalk Labs Offshoot Is Now a Unicorn
After Alphabet shelved plans to build its own city and wound down the company in charge of the project, a group of former employees is carrying on its legacy. Bloomberg reports: Their startup, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners LLC, is pursuing ambitio.....»»