To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup.
Takeaway coffees—they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups drag us down, with nearly 300 billion ending up in landfill each year......»»
The best dating sites and apps for hooking up
We know you're on the lookout for the best sites and apps for hooking up, but first we should talk about Hookup culture (just in case you aren't already familiar with it). Hookup culture is all about keeping it casual, and there's absolutely nothing.....»»
Two cannabinoids have opposing effects on SARS-CoV-2 in culture
In early tests, CBD inhibits the virus, but THC blocks this effect. Enlarge / Don't try this at home. Seriously. We mean it. (credit: Anna Efetova) Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have tested a wide range.....»»
New Report Details Immense Crunch Within TT Games For Lego Star Wars: The Skywalkler Saga
A new report from website Polygon details the terrible crunch culture that developers at TT Games are subject to, and have been for years. The post New Report Details Immense Crunch Within TT Games For Lego Star Wars: The Skywalkler Saga appeared fi.....»»
Industry watch: Taiwan publicly listed ICT firms 2021 revenues total US$939.9 billion, up 18.2%
Many industry sectors have been hit hard by COVID, but electronics and peripheral service industries have been thriving. According to Taiwan Stock Exchange, there were 395 IT companies listed on the main board, and another 406 IT companies on the ove.....»»
Cultural similarities may play key role in successful immigrations
People immigrate to new places for many reasons, but new research found that the culture of an immigrant's new home may be a key factor in whether the move is successful and they ultimately remain in their new home......»»
Conversations about consent need to start early, and parents need to get comfortable with it
Psychiatrist Dr. Gaiathry Jeyarajan envisions a future where parents are comfortable having conversations with their kids early on about consent and boundaries. Avoiding these discussions only perpetuates the culture of silence that allows interperso.....»»
The Internet loses a car culture gathering place—DriveTribe will close
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond set DriveTribe up in 2016. Enlarge / DriveTribe was set up by the trio of former Top Gear hosts Richard Hammond (L), Jeremy Clarkson (M), and James May (R). (credit: DriveTribe).....»»
Google in last-ditch lobbying attempt to influence incoming EU tech rules
Group targets officials and politicians with advertising, emails, and social media posts. Enlarge (credit: Jorisvo | Getty Images) Google is making a last-ditch effort to change the EU’s incoming laws on Big Tech with a flur.....»»
IoT, AIoT market scale estimated to see CAGR of 30% by 2026
The market scale for IoT and AIoT applications is expected to sustain a CAGR of over 30% to top US$80 billion by 2026, according to market estimates, thanks to concerted efforts by upstream and downstream players in related sectors......»»
Apple devices supply chain to sustain strong shipments till Chinese New Year
Shipments from supply chain partners for Apple devices are expected to remain in high gear through at least Chinese New Year holiday in early February, as buying sentiment for iPhones, MacBook Pro and iPads launched in the second half of 2021 remains.....»»
Republicans wasted no time dragging Big Tech into the culture wars in 2022
Almost exactly one year after the Capitol insurrection that led to former President Donald Trump being suspended from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Big Tech was again in the political crosshairs this week for cracking down on an account from another.....»»
Picoo is a ‘screenless gaming console’ built to get kids outside
Picoo is a gaming console that encourages kids to ditch the screens and go outside......»»
You Can Now Play Video Games Developed Behind the Iron Curtain
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Cold War couldn't stop gaming from thriving in the Eastern Bloc. From the late 1980s through the early 1990s, a generation of young people living behind the Iron Curtain designed and released.....»»
Most of Intel’s new 12th-gen Alder Lake desktop chips ditch hybrid architecture
Intel announced 22 new Alder Lake CPUs at CES 2022, but most of them don't have Alder Lake's signature hybrid architecture......»»
What does it take to sustain the "semiconductor renaissance"?
With 2021 behind us, the world is expected to see some alleviation in chip crunch at least in the second half of 2022. While dozens of new fabs that start production in the next few years may result in a rebalancing of demands and supplies, many are.....»»
Emily is so 2000: Research explores why popular baby names come and go
Popular baby names, just like fashion styles and other pop culture trends, keep on changing. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a mathematical model to understand why these behavioral patterns are constantly shifting, and it points t.....»»
NBC: "You Probably Don"t Need to Rely on a VPN Anymore"
NBC News writes: VPNs, or virtual private networks, continue to be used by millions of people as a way of masking their internet activity by encrypting their location and web traffic. But on the modern internet, most people can safely ditch them, tha.....»»
Apple Ditched Intel, and It Paid Off
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC, written by Todd Haselton: Apple's decision to ditch Intel paid off this year. The pivot allowed Apple to completely rethink the Mac, which had started to grow stale with an aging design and iterative ann.....»»
Riot Games to pay $100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Riot was accused of paying women less for similar work, fostering culture of harassment. Enlarge (credit: Chris Delmas | Getty Images) Riot Games has settled a class-action lawsuit for $100 million. Filed in 2018 by two female.....»»
Why Klaus is my new favourite Christmas movie
This year, ditch televised Christmas movies and hop to Netflix for my new all-time favourite.....»»