Chris Evans becomes Buzz in new Lightyear featurette
Former Captain America actor Chris Evans steps into the role of Buzz Lightyear in a new behind-the-scenes video from Pixar's new film, Lightyear......»»
Facebook will pay more than $300 each to 1.6M Illinois users in settlement
It's a far cry from the maximum $35B Facebook might have owed, but not nothing. Enlarge / You see Facebook, Facebook sees you... (credit: Chris Jackson | Getty Images) Millions of Facebook users in Illinois will be receiving about $340 each as.....»»
VW ID Buzz"s trip to U.S. delayed until 2023
VW boss Scott Keogh tells Automotive News Publisher Jason Stein that the retro-styled electric microbus won't make it to the U.S. in 2022, but will be here later......»»
Samsung S21 Ultra: First look at the new device
Chris Fox takes a first look at the Samsung S21 Ultra, which works with the S Pen stylus......»»
The Scottish postman behind "Sea Shanty TikTok"
Nathan Evans's renditions of the ancient songs have racked up millions of views on the video-sharing app......»»
Pollinators not getting the "buzz" they need in news coverage
A dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects presents a threat to the global food supply, yet it's getting little attention in mainstream news.That's the conclusion of a study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaig.....»»
The cicada"s deafening shriek is the sound of summer, and humans have been drawn to it for thousands of years
Around Australia, the buzz-saw siren of cicadas heralds the beginning of summer. With 237 recorded species of cicada in Australia, almost no area of the country is untouched by their song. Up to 800 species in Australia are still to be scientifically.....»»
Two ex-Sequoia VCs: the most ‘compelling emerging market’ may be America, outside of Silicon Valley
Roughly eight years ago, investors Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen left Silicon Valley to open a venture firm, Drive Capital, in Columbus, Ohio. It wasn’t an easy decision. Leaving California wasn’t exactly fashionable at the time. In fact, W.....»»
Republican lawmaker resigns after arrest for storming US Capitol
Evans quits West Virginia Legislature. FBI identified Evans from his own videos. Enlarge / Derrick Evans in the West Virginia House of Delegates. (credit: Derrick Evans) The Republican lawmaker who was arrested for storming the US Capitol has.....»»
FBI arrests Republican lawmaker who stormed Capitol with pro-Trump mob
W.V. lawmaker Derrick Evans charged with entering restricted area of US Capitol. Derrick Evans shouts on his Facebook livestream as a mob enters the US Capitol. (credit: Derrick Evans)The West Virginia state lawmaker who was part of a pro-.....»»
Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos have started a cyber consulting firm
Former U.S. cybersecurity official Chris Krebs and former Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos have founded a new cybersecurity consultancy firm, which already has its first client: SolarWinds . The two have been hired as consultants to help t.....»»
Republican state lawmaker livestreamed himself in mob storming US Capitol
"Patriots inside, baby!" WV state legislator Derrick Evans yelled in Capitol. Derrick Evans shouts on his Facebook livestream as a mob enters the US Capitol. (credit: Derrick Evans)A Republican lawmaker recently elected to the West Virgini.....»»
Synchronized violin players reveal uniqueness of human networks
It's relevant to economics, epidemiology, traffic, and the spread of misinformation. There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Chris.....»»
Five VCs discuss what surprised them the most in 2020
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today is our holiday look-back at the year, bringing not only our own Danny and Natasha and Chris a.....»»
Pete Evans: Facebook removes celebrity chef"s page over conspiracies
Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans has been criticised for spreading misinformation to his followers......»»
Despite economic downturn, space startup funding defies gravity
"We don't shy away from taking risks," said Spacefund's Meagan Crawford. The COVID-19 pandemic might have upended the global economy, but according to Meagan Crawford at Spacefund and Chris Moran with Lockheed Martin Ventures, it didn̵.....»»
Successful IT Workers Applaud Non-Traditional Paths to Tech
Tech columnist Chris Matyszczyk describes what happened after Microsoft's senior cloud advocate tweeted "Hire folks with non-traditional paths to tech." Thomas Zeman, whose Twitter bio declared he's "scaling pods at daytime, working on a docker based.....»»
Budget smartphones: What do you get for £100?
BBC Click's Chris Fox puts eight new budget smartphones to the test to see how they stack up......»»
Virgin Orbit, Relativity Space and Astra dish on the economics and efficiencies of space launches
Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis, Astra CEO Chris Kemp, and VOX Space (Virgin Orbit’s national security-focused subsidiary) President Mandy Vaughn all joined us at TC Sessions: Space to jointly discuss their varied approaches to the small spacecr.....»»
Three different space launch companies – three very different approaches to solving for cost and efficiency
Launch startup Astra had a monumental week, achieving their first spaceflight with a rocket test on Tuesday. Astra CEO Chris Kemp joined Relativity CEO Tim Ellis, and VOX Space President Mandy Vaughn at our TC Sessions: Space event on Wednesday, and.....»»
Two tough fungi discovered in Denmark: Devours flies from within
University of Copenhagen researchers have found and described two fungal species for the first time. The fungi infect adult flies and subsequently create a hole in the abdomen of their hosts' bodies. Infected flies then buzz around days as the fungi.....»»