Doubling the number of known gravitational lenses
Data from the DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) Legacy Imaging Surveys have revealed over 1200 new gravitational lenses, approximately doubling the number of known lenses. Discovered using machine learning trained on real data, these warped.....»»
Amazon offers Biden help to speed up vaccine distribution
A huge number of Amazon's own 800,000 employees are considered essential workers. Enlarge / An Amazon warehouse on a sunny day in Germany on April 2, 2020. (credit: Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images) Amazon is one of the country.....»»
Wattpad, the storytelling platform, is selling to South Korea’s Naver for $600 million
Wattpad, the 14-year-old, Toronto-based, venture-backed storytelling platform with reach into a number of verticals, is being acquired by Naver, the South Korean conglomerate, in a $600 million cash-and-stock deal. Naver plans to incorporate at least.....»»
Today’s best tech deals: Lots of Switch games, Fire HD tablets, and more
Dealmaster also has deals on Hitman 3, Roomba vaccuums, and the iPad Air. Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster includes a number of discounts on first-party Nintendo Switch games. While most of the deals don't reach the lowest pri.....»»
Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction
The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction, researchers announced Tuesday......»»
UK’s WhiteHat rebrands as Multiverse, raises $44M to build tech apprenticeships in the US
University education is getting more expensive, and at the moment it feels a bit like a petrie dish for infections, but the long-term trends continue to show a dramatic growth in the number of people worldwide getting degrees beyond high school, with.....»»
Using 100-million-year-old fossils and gravitational-wave science to predict Earth"s future climate
A group of international scientists, including an Australian astrophysicist, has used findings from gravitational wave astronomy (used to find black holes in space) to study ancient marine fossils as a predictor of climate change......»»
FET to ramp up 5G penetration rate to 20-30% in 2021
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expects to see the user number of its 5G services to top one million or 20-30% of its total mobile subscribers by year-end 2021, after having already secured 400,000 subscribers since its 5G launch in July 2020......»»
CarMax sees longer return policy as its next trend
The nation's largest used-vehicle retailer sees its new return policy as an added layer of comfort for the increasing number of big-ticket shoppers online......»»
The best firewalls for small businesses in 2021
Finding the right firewall for your small business might seem like a complicated task. There are a number of great solutions out there......»»
Rapid growth in 2020 reveals OKR software market’s untapped potential
Today, let's peek at new and historical growth numbers from Gthmhub, Perdoo, WorkBoard, Ally.io, Koan and WeekDone. Last year, a number of startups building OKR-focused software raised lots of venture capital, drawing TechCrunch’s at.....»»
A new way to look for gravitational waves
In a paper published today in Physical Review Letters, Valerie Domcke of CERN and Camilo Garcia-Cely of DESY report on a new technique to search for gravitational waves—the ripples in the fabric of spacetime that were first detected by the LIGO and.....»»
5 smart home tech trends we saw at CES 2021
CES 2021 saw a number of emerging trends in the smart home industry, such as improved security and an increased focus on health-based technology......»»
Project maps "astronomical" number of celestial objects
Nearly 700 million astronomical objects have been carefully cataloged and made public as part of a major international collaboration involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU)......»»
Researchers conduct security analysis and improve quantum random number generation
Recently, the research team led by academician GUO Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made security analysis and improvement of source independent quantum random number generators wi.....»»
Parler CEO admits site may never recover from Amazon ban
Later in the same interview he says, "Parler will return" but doesn't know when. Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Parler may never recover from being banned by Amazon and a number of other technology companies, CEO John.....»»
Modern tomatoes can"t get same soil microbe boost as ancient ancestors
Tomato plants are especially vulnerable to foliar diseases that can kill them or impact yield. These problems require a number of pesticides in conventional crops and make organic production especially difficult......»»
Doubling the number of known gravitational lenses
Data from the DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) Legacy Imaging Surveys have revealed over 1200 new gravitational lenses, approximately doubling the number of known lenses. Discovered using machine learning trained on real data, these warped.....»»
Trump circumvents Twitter ban to decry ‘unprecedented assault on free speech’
Following a comprehensive ban from Twitter and a number of other online services following last week’s assault on the Capitol by his followers, President Trump managed to put out a tweet in the form of a video address touching on the “cal.....»»
Amazon launches $1.2 mobile Prime Video plan in India
Amazon is doubling down on one of the biggest strengths of Prime Video streaming service: Aggressive pricing. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched Prime Video Mobile Edition, an even more affordable tier of the on-demand video streaming service.....»»
Amazon launches mobile-only, more affordable Prime Video plan in India
Amazon is doubling down on one of the biggest strengths of Prime Video streaming service: Aggressive pricing. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched Prime Video Mobile Edition, an even more affordable tier of the on-demand video streaming service.....»»