Enlarge (credit: Matt Cardy / Contributor | Getty Images News) This week, a California court denied Visa’s motion to be dropped from a lawsuit alleging that Visa “intended to help” monetize child sexual abuse materials hosted on sites like Pornhub. In part, because the credit card company processed payments for ads featured alongside these videos,…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Paddling down a quiet, sprawling lake or river, the wind at your back, a sunny, welcoming sandbar just up ahead. Complete with a few nights in a remote campsite under the stars, these are all the makings of a perfect kayak or canoe camping trip, where you carry everything you need to survive on your…
Infusions of artificial or oxygenated blood helped restart essential functions in dead pigs. Pexels Raising the dead sounds like science fiction, but a team of medical scientists at Yale University have managed to achieve just that–at least on a cellular level. They successfully revived cells from pigs that were dead for an hour, as a…
There’s around 250,000 hair and beauty professionals working across the U.K., and Glambook wants to be the sharing economy platform that takes care of them. The company recently raised $2.5 million at a $12 million valuation, and I managed to talk it into letting me share its pitch deck with you to see how the…
Things were on the quiet side in robotland this week — and honestly, I don’t mind. It can hard to catch your breath covering the industry these days. But even a category as supercharged as robotics and automation has its occasional slow weeks — and late July/early August is as good a time as any…
TikTok isn’t the only platform Meta wants to copy. Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has been quietly testing a Twitch-inspired livestreaming platform called Super, according to a report from Business Insider. Influencers, whom Meta had contacted to test the platform, provided the outlet with details and a full pitch deck that the…
Lady Gaga has revealed that she will be playing Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to Joker, titled Joker: Folie à Deux. The scene-stealing pop icon shared a quick teaser announcing the film on social media. It doesn’t give us much to go on: a quick animated snapshot of a dancing Joker and…
Grab the best back to school accessories for MacBook before the kids are back in school. While getting them that new MacBook is enough to see them through their schoolwork and post-studying entertainment, their experience with its is never going to be complete without the right peripherals and accessories. And, with back to school sales…
An employee prepares a train loaded with gasoline at the Petrolchemie and Kraftstoffe (PCK) oil refinery in Schwedt/Oder, October 20, 2014. Axel Schmidt/Reuters A run on oil and diesel is stressing Germany’s oil producer amid a heat wave. OMV Germany says hoarding and speculative behavior are to blame. The Rhine river, an essential dispatch for…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. From cute desk accessories to delicious food and snacks, these gifts will make your boss feel appreciated. MugsAndPins/Etsy/Otherland Show a great boss your appreciation with a thoughtful (but office-friendly) gift. Below, we rounded up some of our favorite work-appropriate gifts, from…