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......»»
Have cats become more affectionate in lockdown? New research shows the impact of the pandemic on pets
For many, their pets have proved to be a positive companion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as a more 'normal' life resumes on the road out of lockdown, new research has been published examining whether the mental health of owners has affected the.....»»
Silicon Valley gave Asia"s richest man billions, but things aren"t all going to plan
Last year, Google and Facebook collectively bet more than $10 billion on Asia's richest man and his plan to bring hundreds of millions of Indians online......»»
Adopted "pandemic puppies" face behavioral, socialization challenges, says expert
At first glance, Gabby appears to be a perfectly normal adolescent dog—a healthy, happy and rambunctious mixed-breed puppy soon to be a year old. She is only one of an avalanche of approximately 3 million new U.S. pets purchased or adopted to brigh.....»»
Europe ramps up pressure on tech giants
Officials in Europe are yet again ratcheting up the pressure on Silicon Valley titans......»»
Apple-Google Mobile "Duopoly" Faces UK Antitrust Scrutiny
Google and Apple face a sweeping probe into the "duopoly" power of their mobile ecosystems, in the U.K. antitrust watchdog's latest attack on Silicon Valley. From a report: The increasingly tech-focused Competition and Markets Authority opened a 12-m.....»»
Shelter from the storm: The social landscape of pets in disasters
Most researchers can draw a line from their current field of study to something in their past that first lit the spark—an engineer who had a knack for fixing things, an economics professor who was always good with numbers......»»
Ohio Files Lawsuit To Declare Google a Public Utility
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare Google a public utility, which would subject the Silicon Valley giant to government regulation. Yost's compl.....»»
Almanac is building a faster doc editor for the remote work era
Few things have captured Silicon Valley-based investors’ attention in recent years quite like the quest to back the successor[s] to Google Docs. The estimable and entrenched productivity suite has been unbundled and repackaged into products tha.....»»
Kids who sleep with their pet still good night"s rest
Researchers found that the sleep quality of the surprisingly high number of children who share a bed with their pets is indistinguishable from those who sleep alone......»»
A tale of two Alpine towns: Study highlights how different tourism strategies influence resilience
The towns of Vent and Obergurgl are nestled in the Ötz Valley in the Tyrol region of Austria, just north of the Italian border. They sit on either end of the mountain valley, framed by jagged peaks and lush meadows. They appear quite similar, quinte.....»»
Stressed pets: How to keep your dogs relaxed when leaving them alone
People around the world have been spending more time at home since the start of 2020. For many of these people, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to get a pet......»»
Silicon Valley may look very different after the pandemic
After four months of working from home during the pandemic, Reeba Akram decided to change where home was......»»
Belvo, LatAm’s answer to Plaid, raises $43M to scale its API for financial services
Belvo, a Latin American startup which has built an open finance API platform, announced today it has raised $43 million in a Series A round of funding. A mix of Silicon Valley and Latin American-based VC firms and angels participated in the financing.....»»
Stardew Valley: The Board Game—a loving production but a mixed review from Grandpa
The beloved video game is relaxing. The board game? Not as much. Enlarge (credit: Charles Theel) Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. Sta.....»»
Video platforms normalize exotic pets
Researchers at the University of Adelaide are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube could be contributing to the normalization of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade......»»
Prehistoric violence at Jebel Sahaba may not have been single event
Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba cemetery (Nile Valley, Sudan), 13 millennia old, was considered to be one of the oldest testimonies to prehistoric warfare. However, scientists from the CNRS and the University of Toulouse—Jean Jau.....»»
Silicon Valley is in a high-stakes standoff with India
WhatsApp is suing the Indian government. Twitter is concerned about getting wrapped up in a police investigation. Google is pledging to follow new tech rules in the country, but it's still early days......»»
Secrecy at Apple may be over as employees uncover workplace issues
With a seat at Apple's table being one of the most coveted positions in Silicon Valley, some are taking with these claims with a grain of salt. Others regard the matter more seriously. Antonio Garcia Martinez, former product manager at Apple, is famo.....»»
Family pets and cicadas don"t always mix: Veterinarian"s tips to keep pets safe
Brood X cicadas have now arrived in large numbers in the East and Midwest, providing back yard pets with a tasty treat. Veterinarian Mark Freeman from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech says pet owners should be ex.....»»
How Expensify shed Silicon Valley arrogance to realize its global ambitions
Expensify may be the most ambitious software company ever to mostly abandon the Bay Area as the center of its operations. The startup’s history is tied to places representative of San Francisco: The founding team worked out of Peet’s Coff.....»»