PKWARE promotes Matt Zomboracz to CFO
PKWARE announced the promotion of Matt Zomboracz to chief financial officer. Previously the vice president of finance, Zomboracz will direct PKWARE’s finance, accounting, human resources, and information systems teams, while continuing to lead.....»»
Antimatter from laser pincers
In the depths of space, there are celestial bodies where extreme conditions prevail: Rapidly rotating neutron stars generate super-strong magnetic fields. And black holes, with their enormous gravitational pull, can cause huge, energetic jets of matt.....»»
The Batman: Cast, release date, and everything else we know about the movie
The Caped Crusader returns in The Batman, with Robert Pattinson in the title role and Matt Reeves as writer and director. Here's everything we know so far......»»
Soldiers Angrily Speak Out about Being Blocked from Repairing Equipment by Contractors
Matt Stoller: Louis Rossmann is an important YouTube personality who talks about, among other things, the fact that big firms block their customers from repairing equipment so they can extract after-market profits with replacement parts. And he's ver.....»»
SF’s Off the Grid food truck festival refocuses on emergency response and services
Off the Grid is a mainstay of the San Francisco culinary scene. The event company, founded by Matt Cohen in 2010, created neighborhood pop-up festivals centered around entrepreneurial food trucks. It was part of the vanguard in the food truck movemen.....»»
How Intel Financialized and Lost Leadership in Semiconductor Fabrication
William Lazonick and Matt Hopkins, writing at Institute for New Economic Thinking: Why has Intel fallen behind TSMC and SEC in semiconductor fabrication, and why is it unlikely to catch up? The problem is that Intel is engaged in two types of competi.....»»
Despite $2.1M ruling, RomUniverse owner considers bringing back ROM site
Nintendo seeks permanent injunction after Storman fails to make $50/month payment. Enlarge / RomUniverse has been down for months, but owner Matt Storman may be considering bringing it back despite a court judgment. In May, a US District Cour.....»»
Pinterest updates policy to prohibit ads promoting weight loss
Starting today, Pinterest will prohibit all advertisers from sharing ads that promote weight loss. This includes any language and imagery that encourages weight loss, promotes weight loss products, idealizes certain body types, or references the BMI.....»»
MIH announces operating model to lower entry barriers for alliance partners
MIH Consortium, a Foxconn-led open EV ecosystem that promotes collaboration in the mobility industry, has announced an operating model while extending its strategy to recognize the growing demand for electric vehicles (EV) and expansion in the EV mar.....»»
Instagram could soon allow users to post content from their desktop
Unlike Facebook, Twitter, and similar apps, posting content to Instagram requires the mobile app—unless you go down the route of using third-party tools. Fans of the platform will be pleased to know that social media consultant Matt Navarra has rev.....»»
Actively addressing inequalities promotes social change
People who have contact with other social groups are more likely to be committed to social justice. However, an international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that for this to be the case, power relations and discrimination must be act.....»»
Intensive water management in California promotes "live fast, die young" cycle in floodplain forests
Woodlands along streams and rivers are an important part of California's diverse ecology. They are biodiversity hotspots, providing various ecosystem services including carbon sequestration and critical habitat for threatened and endangered species......»»
Researchers cool a 40 kg object to near its quantum ground state
Mirrors of the LIGO gravitational-wave detector get cool—extremely cool. Enlarge / One of the 40 kg mirrors that has approached its quantum ground state. (credit: Matt Heintze/Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab) Objects that obey the rules of quantum.....»»
Punchbowl nabs $5M investment, acquires VidHug to add video to party planning platform
When the pandemic hit last year, Punchbowl, an online party planning service was left in the lurch with gatherings all but shut down, but instead of lamenting the situation, founder and CEO Matt Douglas went to work to rethink the company’s app.....»»
Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams
Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. I’ve been w.....»»
Modulating rapamycin target protein promotes autophagy, lowering toxic Huntingtin protein
Recent failed clinical trials of a drug designed to clear the mutant Huntingtin protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) heightens the need for new approaches for the devastating, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder. Scient.....»»
"Amazon Prime Is an Economy-Distorting Lie"
Matt Stoller, looking at this month's antitrust suit against Amazon filed by D.C. attorney general Karl Racine: To understand why, we have to start with the idea of free shipping. Free shipping is the God of online retail, so powerful that France act.....»»
Merlin Labs emerges from stealth to bring autonomy to 55-craft King Air fleet
When Merlin Labs founder Matt George was learning to fly in Vermont, he had a close call with a JetBlue aircraft that was coming into Burlington airport. It was “an unsettling experience,” he told TechCrunch, but one that stuck with him. A few ye.....»»
Merlin Labs emerges from stealth to bring autonomy to 55-King Air fleet
When Merlin Labs founder Matt George was learning to fly in Vermont, he had a close call with a Jet Blue aircraft that was coming into Burlington airport. It was “an unsettling experience,” he told TechCrunch, but one that stuck with him. A few y.....»»
ASE promotes embedded die packaging for automotive electronics
Backend house ASE Technology will have its in-house developed embedded die technology, dubbed "Advanced Embedded Active System Integration (aEASI)," mainly applied to processing automotive electronic modules, according to CP Hung, the company's R&D v.....»»
Commission-free trading app Stake secures $30M from Tiger Global to expand into Europe
Commission-free trading app Stake, which is available in UK, Brazil and New Zealand, has raised $30 million from Tiger Global and partners of London-based DST Global to expand into Europe. Matt Leibowitz, Founder and CEO, Stake said: “We’re reall.....»»