Enlarge / Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf. (credit: Pool / Pool | Getty Images North America) “Protestors are literally storming the Capitol. Breaking windows on doors. Rushing in. Is Trump going to say something?” This text from White House correspondent Michael D. Shear to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is…
Enlarge (credit: Peter Zelei Images) Early last week, the UK experienced something it is very much not known for—extremely hot and dry weather. The heatwave shattered all-time national records, surpassing a 38.6° C (101.5° F) mark set in 2019 by crossing 40° C (104° F) for the very first time. The scientists behind the World…
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Clearco, a Toronto-based fintech capital provider for online companies, tells TechCrunch that it has laid off 125 people, or 25% of its entire staff. Those impacted will receive severance pay, a two-year window to exercise equity and job transition support from the leadership team, according to Clearco. The company did not say which teams and…
Despite the ongoing correction in the public markets, mass layoffs in the tech sector and high inflation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says we’re not yet in a recession. At the same time, it’s taking a lot longer to secure startup funding than it did just a few months ago, which means many companies are…
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Kenya’s ethnic cohesion watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), has directed Facebook to stop the spread of hate speech on its platform within seven days or face suspension in the East African country. The watchdog was reacting to a report by advocacy group Global Witness, and Foxglove, a legal non-profit firm, which has…
Finding your soulmate is priceless. Sure. But do you have to use a paid site to find a real relationship? Does a monthly fee really weed out people who aren’t taking the process seriously? This wasn’t really an issue before 2012, but the Tinder-led surge of 30-second profiles and instant access to all single folks…
Technology has changed a lot since you were small. Your kids have probably mastered the features on your iPhone better than you have. So it’s fine to admit it: It’d be kinda sweet if they had something of their own so that your phone wasn’t perpetually doused in mystery slime. But too many restrictions or…