Enlarge (credit: Kenjiro Fukuda, RIKEN) Have you ever thought you’d be seeing a cyborg cockroach that runs on solar power and carries a backpack that looks like an electric circuit? A team of researchers at Japan’s RIKEN research institute has turned a regular Madagascar hissing cockroach into a real cyborg insect by connecting a lithium…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
A brown bear in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park. National Park Service The principle to “take only memories, leave only footprints” has been enshrined in America’s National Parks for over a century. The quote is widely attributed to Chief Seattle (or Si’ahl), the leader of Washington State’s Duwamish Tribe, known for his leadership, bravery, and…
Clear Capital, a real estate valuation technology company and firm, is laying off 27% of its staff months after freezing mass hiring, TechCrunch has learned from sources. A spokesperson for Clear Capital confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch but did not share the specific number of employees impacted. Last November, the company announced they had 1,400…
“The 2022 venture capital market” is nearly a misnomer, as each quarter that passes seems to bring with it a new normal for startup investment. The pace of quarterly change in how venture investors are disbursing capital is making full-year numbers almost misleading. The change inside of 2022, in other words, may at times mask…
Opeyemi Awoyemi, one of Nigeria’s well-known serial founders, is back with another outfit. It’s not a tech company this time — Awoyemi co-founded online jobs site Jobberman (which was acquired by ROAM Africa in 2016) and Whogohost, a bootstrapped hosting platform — but instead, a venture studio: Fast Forward Venture Studio. Awoyemi choosing this route…
Samsung recently published the findings of a survey it conducted on the attitudes American users have toward electronic waste (e-waste) and the results speak to their reluctance to recycle. As it turns out, a lot of people have a hard time letting go of their old devices and that’s contributing to an increasing amount of…
A vaccinator prepares to administer the flu vaccine. Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Side effects of the latest COVID-19 booster are similar to those associated with previous doses. Mild swelling or redness at the injection site, fatigue, and headaches are normal. Health officials say it’s safe to get your flu shot and COVID booster…
This year, monthly US social network users will grow at less than half the pace of 2020. Facebook will experience its slowest growth ever in 2021 at just 0.8%. Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research….
It’s possible to convert HEIC files to JPG on an iPhone, Mac, or PC. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images To convert HEIC files to JPG on your iPhone, change their format to “Most Compatible” in Settings. You can convert HEIC photos to JPG on Mac while in Preview. On Windows, you can convert HEIC images to JPG…
DoorDash makes it easy to add a tip before you place your order. DoorDash You can add a tip on DoorDash before you finish your order or tip in cash when your Dasher arrives. To add a tip on Doordash, use the Dasher Tip toolbar on the checkout page. Tips can be altered after delivery,…