Bless these humble worms. Spit Take Researchers have discovered that the saliva of wax worms, the caterpillar larvae of the wax moths that feeds on beeswax in beehives, can quickly break down polyethylene, a material predominantly used in plastic bags that currently leads to immense waste worldwide. If the humble worms could be scaled into… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Worms That Break Down Plastic Really Fast
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Apple iPhone 14 Plus review: a big deal
Excellent battery life and a large display make the 14 Plus upgrade-worthy Share this story This is the new iPhone that most people want. It’s not the iPhone with the neat new display features or a high-resolution camera. It’s the iPhone with a big display and a battery that goes for days. That’s really all… Continue reading Apple iPhone 14 Plus review: a big deal
The Psychological Impact of Consuming True Crime
While Coccio eventually left the subreddit, many others stayed. Dawn Cecil, a criminology professor at the University of South Florida and author of Fear, Justice & Modern True Crime, says that many who engage with true crime forums have “good intentions of wanting to help solve a crime or find a missing person”; some also… Continue reading The Psychological Impact of Consuming True Crime
Google will pay Arizona $85 million over illegally tracking Android users
Google will pay Arizona $85 million to settle a 2020 lawsuit, which claimed that the search giant was illegally tracking Android users, Bloomberg reports. At the time, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich argued that Google continued to track users for targeted advertising, even after they turned off location data settings. If this sounds familiar, it’s… Continue reading Google will pay Arizona $85 million over illegally tracking Android users
Sino-US audit deal arrives late amid China’s shifting startup landscape: Gobi’s Chibo TangStartups in China’s sensitive, hard-tech sectors have never …
The newly-signed audit pact between Beijing and Washington could have little influence over the future listings of Chinese technology startups amid the country’s shifting venture landscape, according to a Hong Kong-based venture capitalist. It is “not going to make a difference” for many in China’s sensitive, hard-technology sectors where homegrown startups have never considered an… Continue reading Sino-US audit deal arrives late amid China’s shifting startup landscape: Gobi’s Chibo TangStartups in China’s sensitive, hard-tech sectors have never …
Indonesian tech giant GoTo takes a three-pronged path to profitability
Indonesian tech giant GoTo has adopted a three-pronged strategy towards profitability — spending wisely, increasing app revenues and doing promos efficiently — while it looks to use its stronghold in Indonesia as a springboard to expand to other markets in the future. In a fireside chat at DealStreetAsia’s Asia PE-VC Summit 2022, Catherine Hindra Sutjahyo,… Continue reading Indonesian tech giant GoTo takes a three-pronged path to profitability
Asia’s SaaS companies have the potential to build for the world, say investors
The US is the largest SaaS market in the world with a total of 426 unicorns. Ranking second and third respectively are China and India, which house a combined 244 unicorns, according to a recent report published by the Indian financial services firm Motilal Oswal. And the rising number of India-founded SaaS firms — Freshworks… Continue reading Asia’s SaaS companies have the potential to build for the world, say investors
Saudi wealth fund raises $3b with debut green bonds
Saudi Arabia‘s Public Investment Fund was set to raise $3 billion on Wednesday in its first foray into the debt capital markets, taking advantage of a brief period of calm to become the first sovereign wealth fund to issue green bonds. PIF joined a flurry of other issuers tapping the market after a run of heightened… Continue reading Saudi wealth fund raises $3b with debut green bonds
Halo Car’s teleoperated car-sharing service to roll out this year with no one behind the wheel
Halo Car, a Las Vegas-based startup that combines teleoperations and car sharing, said it will remove the human safety operator from behind the wheel later this year — the last hurdle before its commercial launch. The milestone would mean Halo Car will use humans to remotely control vehicles through public streets and deliver them to… Continue reading Halo Car’s teleoperated car-sharing service to roll out this year with no one behind the wheel
Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
/ In many cases, you can get a lower price on a product you just bought if you can prove a competitor is selling it for less. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED, or a backpack just to find out… Continue reading Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others