Riskonnect hires David Rockvam as CFO
Riskonnect announced the appointment of David Rockvam as its Chief Financial Officer. With over 25 years of leadership experience working with both public and privately held organizations across the risk and security landscape, Rockvam will help posi.....»»
Apple Reportedly Hires Away Meta"s AR Public Relations Head
Apple has reportedly hired Andrea Schubert, Meta's communications and public relations lead for its augmented reality (AR) products, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter. The Verge reports: Schubert's LinkedIn page i.....»»
E.O. Wilson, Naturalist Dubbed a Modern-day Darwin, Dies at 92
Edward O. Wilson, a U.S. naturalist dubbed the "modern-day Darwin" died on Sunday at the age of 92 in Massachusetts, his foundation said in a statement. From a report: Alongside British naturalist David Attenborough, Wilson was considered one of the.....»»
US, Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault
David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes reporting via the New York Times: In the closing days of 2015, the lights went out across a swath of Ukraine as Russian hackers remotely took over an electric utility's control center and flipped off one power sta.....»»
Ruby on Rails Creator Touts 7.0 as One-Person Framework, "The Way It Used To Be"
David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails (as well as the co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, makers of the email software HEY). But he says Wednesday's release of version 7.0 is the version he's been longing for, "The one where all the ca.....»»
What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
Gizmodo's David Nield explains what Web3 is, what it will mean for the future, and how exactly the third-generation internet differs from the first two. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from his report: Let's cut to the chase: For Web3 evangelis.....»»
BoJack Horseman Creator Questions Netflix Double Standard After Revealing Cut David Fincher Joke
Alongside questioning Netflix's double standard in regards to the Dave Chappelle controversy, BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg shared a cut scene from the show after raising money for Trans Lifeline.BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Wak.....»»
Foreign Policy magazine: "Bitcoin Failed in El Salvador." Is the Answer More Bitcoin?
"Bitcoin mining is a process of competitively wasting electricity to guess a winning number every 10 minutes or so," writes author David Gerard in Foreign Policy magazine. And he's got an equally negative take on Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's.....»»
Western Digital talks about the road to 30TB hard drives
At the annual Wells Fargo TMT Summit this week, one of the subjects Western Digital CEO David Goeckeler spoke about was the company's approach to technologies like OptiNAND, SRM, and HAMR. Goeckeler considers all three crucial to increasing density a.....»»
US Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According To Space Force General
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Drive: U.S. Space Force's General David Thompson, the service's second in command, said last week that Russia and China are launching "reversible attacks," such as electronic warfare jamming, temporarily b.....»»
David Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our Planet
“We tend to think we are the be all and end all—but we’re not. The sooner we can realize that the natural world goes its way, not our way, the better.”.....»»
Prosecution gets Elizabeth Holmes to admit she was in control of Theranos
Holmes confronted with uncomfortable evidence as prosecution dissects defense. Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (credit: David Paul Morr.....»»
Meta exec behind Facebook"s cryptocurrency project to step down
David Marcus, the executive in charge of the troubled cryptocurrency project at Meta Platforms — the company formerly known as Facebook — announced Tuesday he will step down at the end of the year to pursue other projects......»»
Facebook"s David Marcus, Creator of Embattled Diem Project, To Leave Company
David Marcus, one of the top executives at Meta Platforms and the co-creator of the yet-to-be-launched Diem digital currency, is leaving the company after seven years to pursue other projects. From a report: Marcus, who joined the Facebook parent com.....»»
Why the [expletive] can’t we travel back in time?
If the inability to time travel were a fundamental part of our Universe, you’d expect equally fundamental physics behind that rule. Enlarge (credit: David Silverman / Staff) Look, we’re not totally ignorant about time. We.....»»
Scientist says time is running out for West Antarctic ice sheet
For more than 30 years, David Harwood, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been a leading scientist investigating how global temperature change affected Antarctic ecosystems and the.....»»
Waffer sees rising adoption of magnesium-aluminum alloy components in cars
Metal chassis maker Waffer Technology expects new energy vehicles' demand for magnesium-aluminum alloy-made compartment parts to rise, with them to be used mainly on vehicles' safety parts and internal brackets, according to company president David K.....»»
How Foundation preserved Asimov’s big ideas while bringing the story to vivid life
Ars chats with showrunner David S. Goyer and science advisor Kevin Hand Enlarge / The only constant is change in Apple TV's adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation (credit: YouTube/Apple TV+) When showrunner David S. Goyer too.....»»
David Tennant makes a dashing Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days preview
It's the latest adaptation of Jules Verne's classic 1873 adventure novel Phileas Fogg (David Tennant), Abigail Fix (Leonie Benesch), and Jean Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma) set out on the adventure of a lifetime in a new TV adaptation of Jule.....»»
Endangered deer"s prion gene could protect it from chronic wasting disease
China's Père David's deer was nearly gone in the late 1800s. Just 18 deer—the very last of their kind—were brought into captivity after the rest had been hunted to extinction. When 11 of the deer reproduced, the species had a chance. Today, afte.....»»
Delay laws on firearms purchases save lives
Legislation that enforces a 'cooling off' period between purchasing and acquiring a firearm reduces impulse purchases. It also limits the number of homicides, especially in the domestic sphere. This is demonstrated by behavioral economist David Schin.....»»