A tool called a confocal microscope, plus dye stains, captured the biological details of this gecko hand. Grigorii Timin & Michel Milinkovitch/Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Contest Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition celebrates the beauty of what we cannot see—unless we have the help of extreme magnification. The contest, which has been running for nearly 50…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition firm that scrapes selfies and other personal data off the Internet without consent to feed an AI-powered identity-matching service it sells to law enforcement and others, has been hit with another fine in Europe. This one comes after it failed to respond to an order last year from the…
When Parker Conrad founded Rippling in 2016, the HR company initially focused on the process of onboarding employees. It has since evolved to manage all aspects of employee data, from payroll and benefits, to the apps employees use, to a device management platform that enables Rippling’s customers to retrieve, wipe clean and store employee computers…
Greetings from the bowels of Moscone Center West. As I type this, Kevin Hart just exited the stage and Serena Williams is presiding over a packed house. No exaggeration: I attempted to make my way to grab a seat in the few rows up front allotted to the TechCrunch staff, but I physically couldn’t get…
A month after Adobe announced its plans for acquiring Figma, the popular digital design startup, Figma CEO and co-founder Dylan Field sat down with our own enterprise reporter Ron Miller at Disrupt 2022 to discuss the deal and his motivations for selling to Adobe, a company that Figma’s own marketing materials have not always described…
Threat actors engaged in multiple ransomware attacks against targets in Ukraine, Poland, and other countries in the days and weeks leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, new research has claimed. According to Ivanti and Cyware, this was a strategy in which ransomware was used as a precursor to physical war. The company’s report…
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.6 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.1% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The analyst house expects enterprises to “push forward with digital business initiatives”, despite economists worldwide predicting a potential recession on the horizon. Economists from the IMF, to take just one example,…
A Brooks shoe with the company’s Guiderails technology Matthew Kish/Insider A detailed biomechanical study by Brooks showed I need a shoe with additional support. Next year Brooks will release its first 3D-printed midsole, an infinitely customizable technology. The shoe is the latest sign of the industry trend towards mass customization. One of the first next-generation…
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“RISE Express” branded dispensaries will be located adjacent to Circle K stores. Green Thumb Industries Select Circle K locations in Florida will begin selling marijuana for medical use in 2023. The roll-out comes as part of a partnership with cannabis giant Green Thumb Industries. Shoppers must provide their medical marijuana card before being able to…