Cows escape flood waters in North Carolina in 2018. Jo-Anne McArthur via Unsplash The main thing about flash floods is the speed. By definition, the rushing waters of a flash flood begin within 6 hours after an intense storm—and often within 3 hours. Sometimes, the water can come within minutes. These sudden torrents bring devastation:…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
EV automaker Lucid Motors slashed its annual production guidance in half on Wednesday due to what CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson described as “extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges.” Shares of Lucid fell more than 12% in after-market trading following the release of its second-quarter earnings, in which it provided the production guidance. Lucid lowered…
News that private equity group Thoma Bravo is buying Ping Identity for $2.8 billion in cash broke earlier today, marking the beginning of the end of Ping’s life as a public company (at least for now). Thoma Bravo will pay $28.50 per share in an all-cash transaction, a price that TechCrunch noted is a roughly…
Designed by Peter Gibson aka Roadsworth, “Natural Cycle” is a painted recreation of a mini-London meant to reflect the city’s actual road system. The installation includes streets, crossings, and roundabouts with an aim to teach and prepare children to ride safely on real roads while also promoting a sustainable way to travel. Read More
An “early build” of Diablo 4 is apparently being used for a “friends-and-family alpha test” according to a recent report. The report comes from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier who wrote on Twitter that a “fun but minor Blizzard tidbit” he’s heard is that “a bunch of people are playing an early build of Diablo 4 right…
The next version of Windows 11 will come with improvements to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform that should be better at protecting Windows 11 users from ransomware and other “advanced attacks” In a blog post, Microsoft announced the upcoming Beta Channel launch comes with a handful of new features and upgrades, including one…
Google is rolling out a new “Asian-owned” identifier badge for American businesses that will appear on Search and Maps. The purpose of this new badge is to make Asian-owned businesses easier to find in a user’s local area. Appearing as a red flower, business owners can adopt the optional new badge by first going to…
As seen on a computer screen from a DVD prepared by Al-Sahab production, al-Qaida’s Ayman al-Zawahri speaks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 20, 2006. Al-Zawahri, the top al-Qaida leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. AP Photo/B.K.Bangash The US is warning citizens overseas to be vigilant of attacks and violence against…
Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation A resort in the Maldives is looking for someone to live and work on the island as a bookseller. The role pays $750 a month, but the person would live for free in a villa that costs $36,500 a night, TimeOut reports. Duties include running social media pages and…
Yaritza Velazquez-Medina, center, weeps as students learn they no longer have college debt. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A study shows half of college students fall behind in their first year to graduate in 4 years. There is a gap among gender as well as racial/ethnic groups. The average student isn’t on track…