Invasive Burmese pythons are damaging Florida’s natural ecosystems. Joe McDonald/Getty Images Scientists in Florida cut open a Burmese python to find a largely intact alligator inside. Pythons’ unique anatomy allows them to swallow objects that are wider than their own bodies. The invasive snakes are damaging Florida’s natural ecosystem and decimating native species. A group…
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Enlarge / The exterior clues that this is a Porsche 718 GT4 ePerformance and not a 718 GT4 Clubsport are subtle; it’s 140 mm (5.5 inches) wider, and the headlight projectors look more like a Taycan’s than a Cayman’s. But it’s an all-electric car with more than a thousand horsepower on tap. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)…
Fortnite has stunned fans by signalling an early end to its third map at the conclusion of its current season, via a live event named Fracture set to take place at 9pm UK time on 3rd December. Fracture was teased tonight by developer Epic Games at the conclusion of Fortnite Champion Series, its first major…
India initially made its name in the tech world years ago when it staked out reputation as a key hub for business process outsourcing. Now that legacy has taken a very different turn in fintech with outsourcing of a very different kind, with the emergence of embedded finance technology. In the latest development, Lentra, an…
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images On “Sunday Morning Futures” Arizona candidate for Governor Kari Lake lambasted the state’s election process. It has been five days since the election on Nov. 8 and her race has not yet been called. Lake called the state’s voting procedures “embarrassing” and called Arizona “the laughingstock of elections.” While awaiting…
Over the past couple of years, Apple has centered its focus on user privacy. The iPhone maker has sparred with other Big Tech companies, most notably Facebook-owner Meta, about the issue. Apple’s efforts to protect users’ data has cost platforms like Facebook billions of dollars in revenue. But, as it turns out, Apple has been…
The X-37B came back to Earth on November 12th at 5:22AM ET. | Image: Space Force The Space Force’s mysterious X-37B spaceplane landed back on Earth after spending a record-breaking two and a half years (908 days) in orbit. It landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, November 12th at 5:22AM ET,…
It takes a lot of people to bring a tech conference to life, and we’re looking for incredible people to support our events team and help make TC Sessions: Space an amazing experience for our attendees. If you’re incredible (heck, you know you are) or interested in space technology, tech startups, event planning — or…
Russian Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters over Moscow’s Red Square in June 2020. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s aviation forces have struggled to operate effectively in Ukraine. The toll has been especially high for Russia’s Ka-52, one of its newest attack helicopters. The ineffectiveness of Russian jets and the Ka-52’s own flaws have left the…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter eliminated a large number of contract employees on Saturday, affecting anywhere from 4,400 to 5,500 workers, according to Platformer’s Casey Newton. As noted by Platformer and confirmed by other reports from Axios and CNBC, most contract employees didn’t receive any notice that they’ve been terminated and only…