Looking for a New Job? Ask Someone You Barely Know
A new study using data from 20 million LinkedIn users reveals that weaker ties lead to better opportunities. Acquaintances are likely to be more vital to your online job search than close friends or family, according to a new study. Resea.....»»
The seas are coming for us in Kiribati. Will Australia rehome us?
Our atoll nation is barely two meters above sea level, and the waters are coming for us......»»
Laser cooling for quantum gases
What does it mean when we say that something is extremely cold? A physicist's answer would be: this means that atoms and molecules barely move. For several decades now, physicists have been developing techniques to create such ultracold states of mat.....»»
Tiny seedlings of giant sequoias rise from ashes of wildfire
Ashtyn Perry was barely as tall as the shovel she stomped into barren ground where a wildfire last year ravaged the California mountain community of Sequoia Crest and destroyed dozens of its signature behemoth trees......»»
Africa is the key to ending the harmful use of polluting fuels in the home
In wealthy countries, most people can barely imagine using anything other than electricity or gas to cook in their homes. But billions of people around the world, including the majority of Africans and most of the world's rural population, rely on po.....»»
Surface Go 3 is a processor bump for Microsoft’s smallest tablet
The cheapest versions just barely meet Windows 11's minimum requirements. The Surface Go 3 looks a lot like the Go 2. [credit: Microsoft.....»»
Image: Gloomy moonscape created for rover test
A sun barely peeking over a cratered horizon, casting long shadows across a rocky moonscape: ESA's Erasmus Innovation Center was transformed into an analog of the moon's polar regions, in a dress rehearsal for an international rover competition......»»
Denon finally announces its first true wireless earbuds
On the outside, the AH-C830NCW and AH-C630W are barely distinguishable. Only if we pay attention to the housing finishes and the silver accent at the bottom of the AH-C830NCW, we can see the difference between the two......»»
Google"s latest midrange Pixel delivers flagship quality photos for $449
Reviews of the Google Pixel 5a started surfacing recently. Although it looks barely distinguishable from the 4a 5G in its newer 'Mostly Black' color, Google has made several under the hood upgrades while bringing the price down......»»
California"s dry season is turning into a permanent state of being
Drought across the Western U.S. has forced California to ration water to farms. Hydroelectric dams barely work. The smallest spark—from a lawnmower or even a flat tire—can explode into a wildfire......»»
Sequoia’s Stephanie Zhan and Rec Room’s Nick Fajt are joining us on Extra Crunch Live
Sequoia is one of the most prestigious and successful venture firms to ever exist. The firm’s portfolio includes Airbnb, 23andMe, Docker, Dropbox, Figma and GitHub — and that barely covers the first half of the alphabet. (The Sequoia webs.....»»
Naspers leads $11M investment in South African insurtech Naked
South African insurtech platform Naked has raised $11 million in a Naspers-led round. Existing investors, Yellowwoods and Hollard, also participated in the funding round. This comes barely two weeks after Naspers, via its early-stage tech investment.....»»
Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor – here"s why
You may have seen the before-and-after-lockdown photos of major cities that appear to show dramatic changes in air quality. In one, the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi is barely visible amid the smog. Then, during lockdown, it's clearly visible.....»»
Coronavirus response barely slows rising carbon dioxide
Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA's Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million (ppm), the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, scientists from NOA.....»»
Enterprise Data Storage Market Flattens Out: IDC
Though revenues barely budged, the market for enterprise storage solutions is undergoing some major upheavals......»»
Most food spending supports processing, not farmers: study
Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers reported Monday......»»
Hundreds of Australian lizard species, barely known to science, may face extinction
Most of the incredible diversity of life on Earth is yet to be discovered and documented. In some groups of organisms—terrestrial arthropods such as spiders and scorpions, marine invertebrates such as sponges and molluscs, and others—scientists h.....»»
Developer-focused video platform Mux achieves unicorn status with $105M funding
Barely more than eight months after announcing a $37 million funding round, Mux has another $105 million. The Series D was led by Coatue and values the company at more than $1 billion (Mux isn’t disclosing the specific valuation). Existing inve.....»»
Geographers draw up full inventory of barely researched icing fields
Seasonally occurring fields of aufeis (icing) constitute an important resource for the water supply of the local population in the Upper Indus Basin. However, little research has been done on them so far. Geographers at the South Asia Institute of He.....»»
False alarm: No space junk threat after all to SpaceX crew
SpaceX's four astronauts had barely settled into orbit last Friday when they were ordered back into their spacesuits because of a potential collision with orbiting junk......»»
Cyberpunk 2077 refunds barely dented CD Projekt Red’s bottom line [Updated]
$51.3 million in projected refund costs vs. 13.7 million Cyberpunk copies sold in 2020. Hard to see Cyberpunk 2077 as anything but a massive driver of a record quarter in this chart........»»