Earth’s atmosphere, as it exists, is both a profound statistical anomaly and the very thing that makes human life possible. Human activity is upsetting that natural balance, but there’s hope—and everyone needs to pitch in. That’s what leading voices in the world of climate science, art, and activism told us during the first session of… Continue reading ‘We Are the Asteroid’: The Case for Hope Amid Climate Fears
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The Race to Find the Nord Stream Saboteurs
Investigators across Europe, including intelligence agencies, will now be trying to piece together exactly who and what caused the apparent explosions. This is likely to involve multiple steps, such as examining what data is held about the area, including seismic data and other sensors, checking whether any communications around the incident have been intercepted, and… Continue reading The Race to Find the Nord Stream Saboteurs
Razer and Verizon tease a 5G gaming handheld that can play games locally
Razer, Qualcomm and Verizon are working together on a 5G gaming handheld. The carrier teased the Razer Edge 5G at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas. Details on the device are sparse, but what we do know is that it will feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G3x Gen 1. Announced in December, the chipset features an Adreno GPU… Continue reading Razer and Verizon tease a 5G gaming handheld that can play games locally
Sony’s PlayStation loyalty program debuts in the US on October 5th
You won’t have to wait long to earn bonuses for playing and buying PlayStation games. Sony now says its PlayStation Stars loyalty program debuts in the Americas on October 5th, while Australians and Europeans will have access October 13th. Stars is already active in Asia, including Japan. The program is free, although you will receive… Continue reading Sony’s PlayStation loyalty program debuts in the US on October 5th
Twitter says it inadvertently ran ads on profiles containing CSAM
Twitter is still having trouble curbing the spread of CSAM (child sexual abuse material). Insider has learned (subscription required) that Twitter inadvertently ran ads on profiles either selling or soliciting CSAM. In an email to marketers, the social network said it had suspended all ads on profiles, updated its detection systems, banned accounts that broke… Continue reading Twitter says it inadvertently ran ads on profiles containing CSAM
Here’s everything Amazon announced at its fall hardware event
Amazon held its annual fall hardware event on Tuesday. As in years past, the company had a lot to share in a short amount of time. We saw it announce new Echo, Kindle and Ring devices. It also had a few surprises up its sleeve from Eero and some of its other subsidiaries. Here’s everything… Continue reading Here’s everything Amazon announced at its fall hardware event
Hong Kong’s largest IPOs for 2022 set to open in the redChinese EV maker Zhejiang Leapmotor and China Vanke mark their trading debut today.
Chinese electric vehicle maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology and China Vanke, unit Onewo Inc shares, two of Hong Kong‘s largest initial public offerings (IPO) of 2022, are set to open in the red, according to grey market trading on Wednesday. Leapmotor shares, priced at HK$48 each to raise $800 million, dropped 15% on a grey market offered by Hong Kong brokerage… Continue reading Hong Kong’s largest IPOs for 2022 set to open in the redChinese EV maker Zhejiang Leapmotor and China Vanke mark their trading debut today.
Porsche to IPO in landmark listing Thursday
Porsche plans to go public on Thursday at a $73 billion valuation, catapulting the company to become the world’s fourth-most valuable automaker and netting billions of dollars for parent company Volkswagen to advance its drive toward electric vehicles. The initial public offering for Porsche AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange values the brand at $79… Continue reading Porsche to IPO in landmark listing Thursday
Battery-swapping SPAC Gogoro secures $345M loan
Taiwanese battery-swapping company Gogoro has signed a $345 million five-year credit facility agreement in order to increase liquidity among uncertain economic conditions. The loan comes from a group of 10 syndicated banks led by Mega International Commercial Bank Co., according to a regulatory filing. Gogoro will use the funds to pay off an existing facility,… Continue reading Battery-swapping SPAC Gogoro secures $345M loan
BMW will use Amazon Alexa to build its next voice assistant
Amazon Alexa will be the foundation of BMW’s next-generation voice assistant, the companies announced Wednesday at Amazon’s annual Devices and Services launch event. The German automaker and Amazon are have had a relationship for years now. BMW started offering the Alexa assistant in select cars starting in 2018 and the partnership has grown from there.… Continue reading BMW will use Amazon Alexa to build its next voice assistant