How to get all pets in Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley's 1.6 update allows players to adopt more than one pet. It also brought along turtles as a new species. We'll tell you how to adopt more pets......»»
Silicon Valley"s greatest minds misread pandemic demand. Now their employees are paying for it.
In the early months of the pandemic, Facebook only grew bigger and more central to our lives. With lockdowns spreading, countless people began shopping, socializing and working on Facebook and other online platforms. As CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in Ma.....»»
Legacy of dust: How Owens Valley air pollution increases LA water bills
Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn't mean they will stop payi.....»»
Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching
Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti......»»
US Department of Defense uses CHIPS Act funding to overcome technological "valley of death"
With the passing of the CHIPS and Science Act, the US Department of Defense has kick-started its 'Microelectronics Commons', according to a press release dated November 4 from the Department of Defense. It is described as a national network that will.....»»
Fearful cats also express other problematic behavior, making socialization important at early stages of life
Cats are popular pets. At times, their aggression towards humans and other problematic behavior poses challenges to our co-existence with them and can even result in giving up the pet. The causes underlying problematic behavior can be varied, and the.....»»
THAD draws on contours of nearby mountains for national park visitor centre
Spiralling tiled roofs informed by the contours of the surrounding mountains cover the Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre in Sichuan Province, China, designed by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University. Read more Sp.....»»
Amazon Alexa can play music to calm your pets when the fireworks start
We're all ears for this new piece of music for cats (and dogs) from Amazon. In fact, it sounds pretty puuuurfect.....»»
Can cats at a crime scene help find key DNA evidence?
Pets at a crime scene may be helpful in gathering key evidence but rarely are they considered for their role in human DNA transfer......»»
How Google alerted Californians to an earthquake before it happened
Android phones got a notification that a temblor was about to rock Silicon Valley. Enlarge (credit: Sefa Kart/Getty) Android phones around San Francisco’s Bay Area buzzed with an alert on Tuesday morning: A 4.8 magnitu.....»»
Dealer"s mentorship program cuts turnover by making workers" lives better
Leadership at CMA's Valley dealerships in Staunton, Va., launched a mentorship program focused on health, finance and relationships to reduce employee turnover and enhance their staff's lives......»»
Elon Musk: How the world"s richest person bought Twitter
One of the most publicised and frenetic deals in Silicon Valley history has reportedly been completed......»»
Versa Networks raises $120 million to accelerate SASE product innovations
Versa Networks secured additional financing of $120M in pre-IPO round led by BlackRock to capitalize on rapidly growing SASE market. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) also participated in the funding. This new round of funding will enable Versa to expand go-.....»»
How old is California"s Yosemite Valley?
First-time visitors to Yosemite Valley gape in awe at the sheer granite wall of El Capitan and the neatly sliced face of Half Dome, aware, perhaps vaguely, that rain and glaciers must have taken a long time to cut and sculpt that landscape. But how l.....»»
An antitrust battle over GIFs could be a wake-up call for Silicon Valley
GIFs — those short, animated images that were a staple of internet memes and culture in the 1990s and 2000s — may be going out of fashion now as social media users have largely moved on to emojis and video......»»
With community at its core, Seattle moss study prompts improvements in two Duwamish Valley neighborhoods
A community science case study mapped heavy metals in moss in two industrial-adjacent neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, with a history of poor air quality, health outcomes, and racial inequities—yielding findings that have prompted short-term m.....»»
A sign of failure? No one is on Horizon Worlds
If Regina George from Mean Girls lived in Silicon Valley, I feel confident that she'd have a few words for Mark Zuckerberg. Perhaps something along the lines of: "Mark, stop trying to make Horizon Worlds happen. It's not going to happen."Zuckerberg b.....»»
Build and code a digital pet like your beloved old Tamagotchi with this STEM project
TL;DR: As of Oct. 17, you can get the CircuitPet Handheld Virtual Pet for just $109.99 instead of $119.99 — that's a 8% discount.Missing your old Tamagotchi? What if you could rekindle your vintage love of handheld digital pets while learning a.....»»
With product innovation lagging, Silicon Valley bets on a fresh coat of paint
When Google unveiled its new Pixel 7 smartphone lineup earlier this month, the devices looked largely the same as the year prior. But there was at least one subtle change: the colors......»»
Comcast wanted $210,000 for Internet—so this man helped expand a co-op fiber ISP
Fed up with Comcast and AT&T, Silicon Valley residents started their own network. Enlarge / Fiber conduits being installed for Los Altos Hills Community Fiber. (credit: Los Altos Hills Community Fiber) Sasha Zbrozek lives in L.....»»
How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor
The rays of the rising sun have barely reached the foothills of Silicon Valley, but Marcian E. (Ted) Hoff Jr. is already up to his elbows in electronic parts, digging through stacks of dusty circuit boards. This is the monthly flea market at Foothil.....»»