Monthly Archives: August 2022

This Month at DE: August

Return confidently to the classroom this year with tons of back-to-school resources and new August content from DE! Level up and review the latest DE updates here, then keep reading for learning resources to use this month and beyond. Cram Jams Grades 2-6 We’re pleased to welcome Cram Jams to our ever-growing library of resources…

Watch a snake wearing robot trousers strut like a lizard

Behold. YouTube It’s been roughly 150 million years since snakes moseyed around the prehistoric world on legs. Although today’s slithering reptiles actually start out with some limbs while they’re still embryos, their genetic makeup quickly morphs those into… well, two penises, actually. No, seriously. In any case, living sans legs is certainly one of snakes’…

TechCrunch+ roundup: Usage-based billing, web3 fundraising, Serena Williams’ next act

Netflix lost almost a million subscribers in the last quarter, and the streaming giant expects to shed hundreds of thousands more this year. Does that mean consumers are suffering from “subscription fatigue?” Or are there just more options to choose from as studios set up new platforms (and withdraw their content from the big red…

The venture slowdown finally hit early-stage valuations, PitchBook data shows

Ever since technology stocks began getting repriced in late 2021, we kept hearing that the correction would eventually trickle down to private startups. Each quarter brought its share of answers on how the venture capital slowdown would shape up. Would it impact late-stage deals first? Yes. Would it ever reach the angel and seed stage?…

Walmart’s last-mile delivery service, Walmart GoLocal, tops 1M deliveries in year one

Walmart’s last-mile delivery service business, Walmart GoLocal, has topped 1 million deliveries in its first year, the retailer today revealed. The company offered a brief update on the state of its newer delivery business during its Q2 earnings call on Tuesday, where it noted that GoLocal had been growing its support of local merchants’ delivery…

Faraday Future seeks to raise capital after massive Q2 loss

Faraday Future, maker of the long-delayed FF91 EV, re-upped its commitment to raising funds while reporting Tuesday that its second-quarter operating losses more than quadrupled. The company posted an operating loss of $137 million for the second quarter, compared with $28 million for the year-ago period. Overall, its second-quarter financial report paints a grim picture….

One of the most useful Google Meet features is getting a welcome upgrade

Google is rolling out an update for video conferencing service Meet that will improve the quality of a popular feature: background effects. As explained in a new blog post, Google Meet is now better at separating background from foreground, which makes for a far cleaner effect when utilizing features like light adjustment and background blur….