Reddit ups Series E round by another $116 million
Reddit, which announced a $250 million Series E earlier this month, has added over $116 million to the financing event, upping the round’s most recent total to $367 million, according to a new SEC filing. The document shows that Reddit is aiming to.....»»
10 Things to Do Before Installing the iOS 18 Beta
If you decide to install the iOS 18 beta on your iPhone, you’ll want to spend time preparing your device for the move. The final version of iOS 18 will land in the fall alongside Apple’s new iPhone 16 series, but you can try an early version of t.....»»
Study: An estimated 135 million premature deaths linked to fine particulate matter pollution between 1980 and 2020
A study led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) revealed that fine particulate matter from 1980 to 2020 was associated with approximately 135 million premature deaths globally. The findings were published i.....»»
Lone star state: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way
It may seem like the sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are moving, but the sun is actually orbiting around the Milky Way galaxy at an impressive rate of about 220 kilometers per second—almost half a million miles per hour. As fast as.....»»
Apple apes a major Amazon Prime Video feature in tvOS 18
You'll soon be able to get live info on actors, characters, and music in movies and series on Apple TV+ with the tvOS 18 update. Yep, just like Amazon's X-Ray feature......»»
Microsoft reveals first disc-less Xbox Series X
But don't worry, Microsoft isn't abandoning the console disc drive entirely. Enlarge / Looking more like a refrigerator than ever before. (credit: Microsoft) A new version of Microsoft's top-end Xbox Series X will launch.....»»
Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too”
More than just streaming, playing games locally "is really important" to Spencer. Enlarge / The "Xbox Series V" was a social media hoax, but the idea of a portable Xbox seems to still have legs inside Microsoft. (credit: Reddit).....»»
Only 10% of Australia"s native plants can be bought as seed: How to make plantings more diverse
More than 52 million hectares of land across Australia is degraded. Degraded land lacks biodiversity and the natural balance of healthy ecosystems, making it unfit for wildlife or cultivation. This means we are losing the benefits that healthy ecosys.....»»
Siberia"s "mammoth graveyard" reveals 800-year human interactions with woolly beasts
Woolly mammoths are evocative of a bygone era, when Earth was gripped within an Ice Age. Current knowledge places early mammoth ancestors in the Pliocene (2.58–5.33 million years ago, Ma) before their populations expanded in the Pleistocene (2.58 M.....»»
Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago
Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they were, they may have been cold: Earth had fallen into a.....»»
Xbox reveals new digital-only consoles and a bigger Xbox Series X
New digital-only Xbox editions are on the way later this year......»»
Microsoft reveals new Xbox models including a white Xbox Series X
New Xbox consoles have been revealed as part of the Xbox Games Showcase......»»
Batman: Arkham Shadow is more faithful to the series than you think
Alongside a new story trailer, Meta outlined exactly how true Batman: Arkham Shadow's VR gameplay is to Rocksteady's Arkham series......»»
Amazon’s ambitious MMO New World is finally coming to PS5 and Xbox this October
On October 15, New World: Aeternum will bring Amazon's fantasy MMO to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with some major reworks......»»
Valorant is coming to consoles but won’t have crossplay
Valorant is finally coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, although some tweaks made to gameplay mean that cross-play isn't possible......»»
Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government
Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan ) Google has achieved its goal of avoiding a jury trial in one antitrust case after sending.....»»
First ever report of two ancient ape species cohabiting in Miocene Europe 11 million years ago
Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a study published June 7, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Madelaine Böhme of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany and David R. Beg.....»»
Quantum chemistry and simulation help characterize coordination complex of elusive element 61
When element 61, also known as promethium, was first isolated by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1945, it completed the series of chemical elements known as lanthanides. However, aspects of the element's exac.....»»
Supreme Court: Are bans on homeless camps "cruel and unusual" punishment?
Over half a million people are estimated to be homeless in the United States on any given night, and a case before the nation's high court could grant states the authority to criminalize sleeping outdoors by individuals with no other place to go......»»
Ancient crustal weaknesses contribute to modern earthquakes in West Africa, study finds
Though it was the site of active tectonics 140 million years ago, today, the coast of West Africa is a passive margin, far from an active tectonic plate boundary and thought to be seismically quiet. So scientists don't fully understand why the region.....»»
Lake Mead could get more help, thanks to water conservation investments
The Department of Interior announced a $700 million investment in water conservation projects across the Lower Colorado River Basin that has the potential to save more than 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead......»»