Why would they do that? Observatory Offline The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in Chile has been hit with a cyberattack that has taken its website offline and forced it to suspend all observations, authorities there said. Even email services were limited in the aftermath, illustrating the broad impact of the hack. Nested high… Continue reading Hackers Just Took Down One of the World’s Most Advanced Telescopes
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The Harms of Psychedelics Need to Be Put Into Context
In November 2021, when the psychedelics company Compass Pathways released the top-line results of its trial looking at psilocybin in patients with treatment-resistant depression, the stock of the company plunged almost 30 percent. The dive was reportedly prompted by the somewhat-middling results of the research—but also because of the scattering of serious adverse events that… Continue reading The Harms of Psychedelics Need to Be Put Into Context
Twitter warns employees that layoffs are happening Friday
Twitter will reportedly begin laying off workers on Friday, only a week after Elon Musk officially took control of the website. Around half of the company’s staff members will lose their jobs, according to internal messages seen by The New York Times and The Washington Post. That’s consistent with the previous reports that came out earlier… Continue reading Twitter warns employees that layoffs are happening Friday
Samsung’s next Odyssey Neo G9 will be the ‘first’ 8K ultrawide gaming monitor
Now that AMD has unveiled Radeon RX 7900 GPUs that can output 8K video at high refresh rates, gamers will need displays that can handle them — and Samsung is happy to oblige. The company has teased a new generation of its Odyssey Neo G9 that will supposedly be the first 8K ultrawide gaming monitor.… Continue reading Samsung’s next Odyssey Neo G9 will be the ‘first’ 8K ultrawide gaming monitor
AMD’s first RDNA 3 GPUs are the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT
Now that NVIDIA has kicked off the latest video card wave with the insanely powerful RTX 4090, all eyes are on AMD to see how it will respond. Today, the company announced the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT, two confusingly named GPUs powered by its new RDNA 3 architecture. On stage during… Continue reading AMD’s first RDNA 3 GPUs are the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT
Amazon freezes hiring at its corporate offices
Amazon is joining the ranks of tech companies freezing their recruitment plans. Engadget has obtained a memo from Senior VP Beth Galetti (since published) revealing that the company will “pause” hiring at its corporate offices for a few months. The internet giant will still replace departing employees and hire new people in “targeted places,” Galetti… Continue reading Amazon freezes hiring at its corporate offices
Here’s what you need to know about Netflix’s Basic with Ads plan
By the time you read this article, Netflix will have started rolling out its new “Basic with Ads” plan. After years of resisting investor pressure, the company, following its first subscriber decline in a decade, announced this past April it would begin offering an ad-supported tier. Here’s everything you need to know about the company’s… Continue reading Here’s what you need to know about Netflix’s Basic with Ads plan
iPhone maker Foxconn and Saudi Arabia are going into the EV business
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has formed a joint venture with Foxconn to build and sell EVs, the latest move by the nation to meet its Vision 2030 goal of reducing its dependence on oil and diversifying its economy. The new company, called Ceer, will design, manufacture and sell a portfolio of EVs using BMW’s… Continue reading iPhone maker Foxconn and Saudi Arabia are going into the EV business
EV-maker Arrival gets delisting warning from Nasdaq
Commercial electric vehicle company Arrival has gotten a warning from the Nasdaq Stock Market because its stock price is trading too low. The company issued a press release Thursday saying it received a notification at the start of the week that it was not in compliance with the Nasdaq’s requirement to trade ordinary shares above… Continue reading EV-maker Arrival gets delisting warning from Nasdaq
Lyft lays off 13% of workforce as it tries to slash operating expenses
Lyft said Thursday it is laying off 13% of its workforce as it tries to reduce operating expenses, according to a securities filing. The ride-hailing company described the cuts as proactive step to ensure it “is set up to accelerate execution and deliver strong business results in Q4 of 2022 and in 2023.” Lyft also… Continue reading Lyft lays off 13% of workforce as it tries to slash operating expenses