Monthly Archives: November 2022

High-speed video captures how cannibalistic mosquito larvae snag their prey

Enlarge / Mosquito larvae under a microscope. Certain predatory species feed on the larvae of their rival mosquito species. (credit: Boonyakiat Chaloemchavalid/Getty Images) Mosquitos are the bane of many people’s existence, especially since their bites aren’t just annoyingly itchy; they can also spread potentially deadly parasitic diseases. Even the larvae of certain species can be…

Twitter CMO is the latest to leave in a string of exec departures

Twitter CMO Leslie Berland is the latest executive leaving the social network, just days into its Elon Musk era, Bloomberg and the New York Times report. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg also writes that Jean-Philippe Maheu, the vice president of global client solutions, is leaving the company. Berland hasn’t said anything publicly about the job change…

Netflix teases 6 epic nature documentary series in new trailer

Netflix has dropped a trailer teasing an exhilarating new crop of documentary series dedicated to natural history. The streaming service is committed to expanding viewers’ curiosity and knowledge of all things natural, from wildlife up close and the mysteries of a 95% undiscovered ocean, to microscopic organisms invisible to the naked eye. The series features…

Candlelit dinners and grocery shopping in the dark: Life goes on for Ukrainians amid Russian-triggered power outages

Building are seen at dusk on November 01, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Electricity and heating outages across Ukraine caused by missile and drone strikes to energy infrastructure have added urgency preparations for winter. Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images Blackouts continue throughout Ukraine amid Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure. Hundreds of thousands of people…

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Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores

Did you know Google had a separate Street View Map? I didn’t. | Illustration: The Verge Google will be pulling the standalone Street View app from app stores in the “coming weeks” and discontinuing support for the app in March 2023, spokesperson Madison Gouveia confirmed in a statement to The Verge. 9to5Google first spotted evidence…

Meta’s value plunges more than $65 billion amid falling sales, rising costs

Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images/Getty) Investors wiped more than $65 billion from Meta’s market capitalization on Wednesday after the Facebook owner reported another quarter of declining revenues and failed to convince investors that big bets on the metaverse and artificial intelligence were paying off. Shares in Meta dropped 19 percent in after-hours trading as the world’s…