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.....»»
Twitter miscounted daily users per quarter by up to almost two million for three straight years
Twitter has been overcounting an additional 1.9 million daily users each quarter on its platform – the error comes from counting multiple accounts as active when they were all tied to one user. Happening for three straight years, the numbers were.....»»
Twitter Admits It Overstated Users for Years
Twitter on Thursday reported mixed first-quarter earnings, missing Wall Street expectations on revenue but adding users. It also admitted to over-counting some monetizable daily active users between Q1 2019 and Q4 2021. From a report: Analysts were e.....»»
Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea
Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws in their noses. However, plastic pollution poses another threat that's invisible to the eye and has importa.....»»
Researchers use machine learning to speed up counting of microplastics
Microplastics are all around us—in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe. But before researchers can understand the real impact of these particles on health, they need faster and more effective ways to quantify what is there......»»
DaaS might be the future of work
The move to hybrid work is on. And to support and accelerate it, IT executives are counting on Desktop as a Service (DaaS). According to the results of a Pulse survey conducted by Citrix Systems, nearly 75 percent of 300 IT and security leaders acros.....»»
How to dispose of light bulbs
Do burned-out light bulbs belong in the trash or recycling bin? Here's how to get rid of them the right way......»»
Jeff Bezos and Amazon just hired everybody but SpaceX for Project Kuiper
Huge contracts for United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin. Enlarge / Amazon is counting on the Vulcan rocket, a pathfinder for which is shown here, to deliver a large number of satellites into space. (credit: United Launc.....»»
13th Doctor teams up with a pirate queen in Legend of the Sea Devils trailer
It's the second of three specials counting down to Jodie Whittaker's exit from series. Jodie Whittaker's time as the Thirteenth Doctor winds down with Legend of the Sea Devils, second of three Doctor Who specials in 2022. We're counting.....»»
"Trash has value": Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
"Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs and other trash being shredded into colourful flakes at her Nairobi factory......»»
More than 1,200 black bears are waking up in Connecticut. What to know about trash, pets and those ear tags
Emerging from a long winter slumber, Connecticut's black bear population is on the move and hungry......»»
Improving urban planning with Superblocks
Rising heat, noise and air pollution, and dwindling green spaces—due to climate change and population growth, cities are facing more and more challenges. How can we tackle them? "A crucial factor is urban planning. The design and use of street spac.....»»
CONTEST: DL Bracket Challenge is Back for 2022 – Win a Pixel 6!
The greatest sports tournament of most years is back for 2022 and so are we. The DL Bracket Challenge 2022 is here to give you a couple of weeks worth of trash talk, to explain why your stupid pick was correct, and to then walk-away with a fabulous p.....»»
Jennifer Garner and Greg Kinnear teaching James Corden to trash talk goes from bad to worse
How do you strike the delicate balance between trash talk that's far too tame, and trash talk that's far too aggressive?That's the quandary at heart of the silly Late Late Show sketch above, which sees Jennifer Garner and Greg Kinnear teaming up to t.....»»
Trevor Noah contrasts Europe"s embarrassingly unequal treatment of Ukrainian and Syrian refugees
Many European countries have opened their borders to Ukrainian refugees, who have fled the country in droves to escape Russia's invasion. It's an undeniably positive move, offering help and safety to the one million (and counting) Ukrainians who've c.....»»
UN to take first step towards "historic" plastic treaty
The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash "epidemic" that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet......»»
Bridging Wikipedia"s gender gap, one article at a time
As the world's largest and most-used information resource, Wikipedia is home to 6.4 million articles and counting. But despite how comprehensive it seems, 90% of the site's editors are men, and women are vastly underrepresented as subjects in the enc.....»»
Plastic treaty would be historic for planet: UNEP chief
The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle plastic trash, the UN environment chief told AFP......»»
SPAC deals waning, VC market booming
Global transactions of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have slowed down, whereas the venture capital (VC) market last year posted the strongest performance levels ever and will remain high in 2022, a report by KPMG showed......»»
Treasured trash: UK waste gets new lease of life
From facial scrubs using coffee grounds to clothes made from plastic bottles and furniture decorated with agave fibres, efforts to upcycle or repurpose waste products are gaining traction in Britain......»»
Capcom Is Set To Reveal Something On Feb. 20 As Countdown Timer Appears Online
Capcom is counting down to a new game reveal on Feb. 20, but what is it? Street Fighter 6? Resident Evil 4 remake? The post Capcom Is Set To Reveal Something On Feb. 20 As Countdown Timer Appears Online appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Ca.....»»