Nicholas Demos, a physics graduate student, didn’t travel a conventional path to MIT. A first-generation college student, Demos didn’t have ...
Month: October 2020
Daily Crunch: Facebook launches cloud gaming serviceDaily Crunch: Facebook launches cloud gaming service
Facebook gets into cloud gaming while continuing its public dispute with Apple, Ant Group prepares for a massive IPO and ...
Dallas’ ShearShare has a marketplace connecting stylists with available seats at salons and $2.3 million in fundingDallas’ ShearShare has a marketplace connecting stylists with available seats at salons and $2.3 million in funding
Courtney Caldwell and her husband Tye have been building the Dallas-based startup ShearShare, which provides a marketplace service connecting stylists ...
Saudi Arabia faces increased heat, humidity, precipitation extremes by mid-centurySaudi Arabia faces increased heat, humidity, precipitation extremes by mid-century
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is at a crossroads. Recent long-term studies of the area indicate that rising temperatures ...
Twitter starts showing all US users election misinformation warningsTwitter starts showing all US users election misinformation warnings
Starting today, Twitter users in the U.S. will see two large notices at the top of their feeds that aim ...
Leveraging a 3D printer “defect” to create a new quasi-textileLeveraging a 3D printer “defect” to create a new quasi-textile
Sometimes 3D printers mess up. They extrude too much material, or too little, or deposit material in the wrong spot. ...
Former Facebook and Pinterest exec Tim Kendall traces “extractive business models” to VCsFormer Facebook and Pinterest exec Tim Kendall traces “extractive business models” to VCs
Last month, former Facebook and Pinterest executive Tim Kendall told Congress during a House hearing on the dangers of social ...
Autonomous boats could be your next ride Autonomous boats could be your next ride
The feverish race to produce the shiniest, safest, speediest self-driving car has spilled over into our wheelchairs, scooters, and even ...
The US now seems to be pinning all of its hopes on COVID-19 therapies and vaccinesThe US now seems to be pinning all of its hopes on COVID-19 therapies and vaccines
Almost eight months after the White House first announced it would move from containment to mitigation efforts to stop the ...
Silencing gene expression to cure complex diseasesSilencing gene expression to cure complex diseases
Many people think of new medicines as bullets, and in the pharmaceutical industry, frequently used terms like “targets” and “hits” ...