Light shows are as impermanent as some of FIFA’s sustainability policies in Qatar during the World Cup. Alex Grimm/Getty Images After more than a decade of preparations, scheduling around seasons, controversies around human rights, and multiple labor lawsuits, the 2022 World Cup is deep into the group matches in Doha, Qatar. But there are other…
Lava flow in the Northeast rift zone eruption of Mauna Loa on November 28, 2022. Natalie Deligne/USGS On the Big Island of Hawaii, the world’s largest active volcano is currently erupting, spewing debris and ash from its summit. This is the first time in almost 40 years that Mauna Loa has erupted. The National Weather…
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Josie Norton TO BUILD some of humanity’s most awe-inspiring architecture, workers had to deal with the technological and environmental challenges that came with their times. Whether from 2600 B.C.E. or the 21st century, the stories of their feats can often be even more impressive than a structure’s final form. The Great Pyramid: more than 6.6 million…
Coworking and warehouse space company Saltbox announced today the closing of a $35 million Series B led by Cox Enterprises and Pendulum Holdings. The news comes more than a year after Saltbox closed a $10.6 million Series A, bringing its total funding to $56 million. As TechCrunch previously reported, Saltbox — which was founded in…
Solana-centric crypto wallet Phantom is expanding its support to two other blockchains, Ethereum and Polygon, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. By adding support for Ethereum and Polygon, Phantom is expanding users’ access from only Solana to all three of the ecosystems, Brandom Millman, CEO and co-founder of Phantom, said to TechCrunch. “We want to bring…
Apple debuted its first podcast award today with Slate’s “Slow Burn” as a winner for this year. The company said that the award is to celebrate the “outstanding quality, innovation, and impact” of the show. “Slow Burn” first launched in 2017, and its latest season about Roe v. Wade was released on June 1, 2022…
Expectations for this year’s holiday spend online were lukewarm, but initial activity — driven by deep discounts — has bucked predictions. Cyber Monday pulled in $11.3 billion in sales online according to figures from Adobe Analytics, which tracks seasonal e-commerce activity. This is 5.8% more than consumers spent on the same day last year (when…
Russ Heddleston Contributor Share on Twitter Russ Heddleston is co-founder and former CEO of DocSend at Dropbox. More posts by this contributor Start up solo or bring on a co-founder? 4 factors to consider Essential steps to thriving and surviving while fundraising There’s no question about it: The market going into 2023 isn’t going to…
Apple Music has launched a revamped 2022 Replay experience to let subscribers explore their top songs, artists, albums, genres and more. Although Replay is still only accessible via the web, the redesign brings the annual recap feature closer to the interactive nature of Spotify’s Wrapped experience. Replay now includes a Stories-like highlight reel that displays…