The SPAC trash ticker is counting down
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week had the whole crew aboard to record: Grace and Chris making us sound good, Danny to provide levity, Natasha.....»»
Best Prime Day Soundbar Deals 2022: What to expect in July
Prime Day is nearly here, and we're counting on big discounts from major brands like Bose, Sonos, and more. Here's what Prime Day soundbar deals to expect......»»
Polestar SPAC merger poised to raise $850 million on Wall Street
The EV maker -- a Volvo subsidiary -- and the Gores Guggenheim SPAC expect to start trading on the Nasdaq in New York on Friday......»»
River trash traps chew at huge ocean plastics problem
Floating fences in India. Whimsical water- and solar-driven conveyor belts with googly eyes in Baltimore. Rechargeable aquatic drones and a bubble barrier in The Netherlands......»»
The EPA is dunking giant "pool skimmers" in Philly river to suck out trash—and find plastic waste
A black canister with yellow filter inside—resembling a cross between a trash can and big pool skimmer—was dunked in the Schuylkill River at Bartram's Garden park in Philadelphia and emptied daily from May to June to see what it would catch......»»
macOS 13 Ventura dumps all pre-2017 Macs, including the “trash can” Mac Pro
Apple aggressively drops older Intel Macs as Apple Silicon transition continues. Enlarge / The 2016 MacBook Pro is one of the Macs that's being left behind by macOS Ventura. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple unveiled Ventura,.....»»
Kitbashing Miniatures From Trash
Kitbashing, or making a model out of random other parts hacked together, is far from a new concept but this example is quite exquisite. The youtube Channel Bill Making Stuff is a particularly fun one that I enjoy watching, who does kitbashing all th.....»»
Google Is Killing Location-Based Reminders
The Google Assistant is losing the ability to create location-based reminders. Ars Technica reports: These were incredibly useful commands you could tell Google Assistant, like, "remind me to take the trash out when I get home," and your phone, which.....»»
Putting the theory of special relativity into practice, by counting galaxies
Scientists who study the cosmos have a favorite philosophy known as the "mediocrity principle," which, in essence, suggests that there's really nothing special about Earth, the sun or the Milky Way galaxy compared to the rest of the universe......»»
New gold-standard quality control tool for RNA sequencing in single cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are introducing a new gold standard quality-control tool for counting of mRNA molecules in single cell sequencing. The new method is described in the journal Nature Methods......»»
FAANG no more - Facebook finally shifting to META on NASDAQ
The days of "FAANG" stocks will be over in June when Meta officially changes its ticker symbol to "META," months after the company changed its name from Facebook.Mark ZuckerbergMeta announced on Tuesday that it would switch over to the new ticker sym.....»»
This is the last selfie NASA’s InSight Lander will ever take
NASA’s Mars InSight Lander is counting down its final moments as dust continues to cover its solar panels. This week, the team behind InSight took the opportunity to capture one last InSight selfie. The resulting image is a stark contrast to the fi.....»»
What a load of trash: New study finds UK litter is dominated by plastics and drink packaging
A new study looking at litter in the UK has revealed the types of materials and products being dumped in its hedgerows and waterways......»»
Can We Generate Renewable Energy by Burning Trash?
CNBC visited a company that burns trash from a California landfill, and then "harnesses steam to make enough electricity to power 18,000 homes in the area" — which turns out to be part of a surprisingly large industry: A portion of the waste c.....»»
NBA sees rise in acts of symbolic violence, decline in acts of physical violence
A new analysis of NBA basketball broadcasts from 1998 to 2018 reveals a decline in acts of physical violence, such as pushing and elbowing, and a rise in acts of symbolic violence, such as shouting, trash talking, and menacing displays. Assaf Lev fro.....»»
No sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold
They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in cement shoes or long-lost treasure chests......»»
Cells hold the secrets of aging
Most of us think about getting older from time to time, noticing how the years slip by and counting the gray hairs. Some of us even try and fight back, rubbing anti-aging creams into our cheeks and turning to ideas like fasting......»»
Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide
MIT researchers have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out molecules that they appear not to need anymore......»»
Delegates at the UN Have Begun Forging New Rules for Space
International experts are using earthly policies as models to hash out regulations for orbiting spacecraft, from preventing conflict to limiting trash......»»
Counting bug splats on vehicle license plates shows numbers of flying insects has dropped significantly
A team of researchers with the Buglife project, working with the Kent Wildlife Trust, has found evidence that suggests the number of flying insects in the U.K. has dropped significantly over the past several years. The group has posted a technical re.....»»
"Twitter Circle" is here for all your trash-talking needs
Look, not everyone needs to see all of your tweets all of the time.On Tuesday, Twitter announced a new feature which lets users tweet exclusively to pre-selected followers. Dubbed "Twitter Circle," the limited test is being run globally and appears d.....»»