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Monthly Archives: October 2022
Please let the future be see-through. | Image: Nomad Nomad, known for its sleek accessories made from leather and metal, is playing around with a new material: transparent plastic. The company has announced a limited edition version of its 30W USB-C charger with a frosty-grey case that gives you a peek at the intricate electronics…
Enlarge / With physical subscriptions becoming increasingly irrelevant, researchers will have to pay more to get their research published. (credit: Xu Wu / Getty Images) In August, the US government announced that it was adopting a policy requiring that all the research it funded is open access. A key element of this plan is that,…
It’s a tough market for venture capital, but Square Peg Capital is plowing ahead with its focus on Australia (where it is based), Southeast Asia and Israel. The firm announced today that it has closed its fifth fund totaling $550 million. This brings its total raised across all funds to about $1.6 billion. Square Peg…
Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman; Republican celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz. Nate Smallwood/Getty Images; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A small gathering of Pennsylvania voters lined the street outside the news studio where John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz were set to debate. Voters expressed their support for their preferred candidates on Tuesday…
Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, where the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, right. The Trump Organization’s first seven jurors include two who openly dislike how he ran the country. One is “upset” by his choices as president; the other wishes he made better…
Matthew Bledsoe at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Justice Department. A Memphis man who filmed himself inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Matthew Bledsoe was convicted by a jury in July on several Capitol riot charges. More than 900 people have been arrested on Capitol riot charges,…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Alphabet is attempting to tighten its belt after going on a hiring spree. CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would review all projects “pretty granularly” and make “course corrections.” Alphabet is facing slowing growth as advertisers pull back spending, and the company has reportedly cut some employee perks….
Illustration by Alex Castro Just when I thought the relationship between Apple and Meta couldn’t get more hostile, here we are. On Monday, Apple quietly updated its App Store rules to require that iOS developers use in-app purchases — and thereby give Apple 30 percent — on “sales of ‘boosts’ for posts in a social…
Image: SpaceX SpaceX has announced that its Starlink for RVs satellite internet service will be available for moving vehicles starting in December 2022. While you’ve been able to mount one of the satellite dishes onto or outside of a stationary vehicle for a while now, it was intended for use only while parked, like at…