Monthly Archives: November 2022

Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain why they’re bullish on tech that makes buildings greener

The built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of carbon emissions worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency. And while a portion of that is from the energy and materials required to construct buildings, the lion’s share — nearly 90% on an annual basis — comes from their use. Decarbonizing the grid could go a long…

StartupOS launches what it hopes will be the operating system for early-stage startups

Running a startup can be a chaotic time; a million things need to be built, done, tracked, analyzed, considered, reported and validated. Keeping an overview of it all can be hard, and there’s always a threat of something (maybe something important?!) slipping through the cracks. StartupOS today launched a platform to bring some sanity to…

‘Cocaine Bear’ strikes with a darkly comedic trailer full of coke-fueled rampages

Inspired by outrageous true events from 1985 in which a black bear got his paws into quite the sticky situation — that being cocaine — director Elizabeth Banks and writer Jimmy Warden bring us the turbulent and satirical Cocaine Bear trailer. After a cocaine-filled plane crashes and leaves the drug’s whereabouts unknown, absolute carnage is afoot when…

IT managers think they have the right tech for hybrid working – but workers disagree

A huge proportion (78%) of IT decision makers (ITDMs) believe that their company provides sufficient equipment for hybrid working, whilst around 20% of employees appear to contradict this view by still using their own personal IT equipment for their job. Over 3000 people were surveyed by printer and camera maker Canon, with a near-even split…

Samsung unveils GDDR6 memory with a huge capacity upgrade

Samsung has announced its brand-new GDDR6 memory that’s set to solve the requirement of “massive memory and increased computing power” typically required by a workstation for creating objects and environments in virtual spaces. The company calls this the “industry’s first next-generation graphics DRAM technology”, which sees traditional GDDR6 products improved by adding an additional DRAM…

A fire broke out aboard US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and injured 9 sailors off the coast of California

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Indian Ocean in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated January 18, 2012. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Handout A fire broke out aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday. Nine sailors had “minor” injures, a Navy official told Insider, with six…

A 31-year-old mortgage broker who’s been laid off twice decided to open a bakery and she’s never been happier: ‘I don’t have the stress of wondering if I’m going to be laid off tomorrow’

Taylor Audet and her husband, Levi. Taylor Audet Taylor Audet was in mortgage lending for eight years and was laid off twice. Layoffs in the mortgage industry have become increasingly common over the last two years. She rediscovered her love for baking while out of work and turned her pandemic hobby into a career. For…