Kaboom! The Beginning Earth’s continents were created by giant meteor impacts, according to a group of scientists studying ancient rock formations in Australia. Coauthor Tim Johnson said in a statement that researchers had theorized for decades that continents were created by hefty impacts, but until now there had been little evidence to support that hypothesis. “Our… Continue reading Earth’s Continents Were Created by Epic Meteor Impacts, Scientists Say
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Experimental Synthetic Cornea Restores Vision for 20 Patients
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Scientists say they’ve restored the vision of 20 people who were significantly visually impaired by using a synthetic cornea implant made from pig skin. Published in Nature Biotechnology, a new paper details how researchers in India and Iran created cell-free synthetic corneas out of “medical-grade purified freeze-dried type I porcine dermal atelocollagen” —… Continue reading Experimental Synthetic Cornea Restores Vision for 20 Patients
CalDigit’s TS4 is the new king of Thunderbolt docks
Once the domain of IT departments and corporate purchase orders, laptop docks have become an indispensable tool of the home office. Thanks to interfaces like USB-C, a capable dock can turn your humble ultralight laptop into a full-fledged desktop system, complete with an external display and plenty of peripherals. And it takes just one cable… Continue reading CalDigit’s TS4 is the new king of Thunderbolt docks
With Alibaba stake sale, SoftBank’s Son cools towards China techSon was formerly one of the sector’s biggest cheerleaders
SoftBank Group Corp’s decision to sell down its Alibaba Group Holding stake for a $34-billion gain may be aimed at shoring up cash reserves, but it also underlines how CEO Masayoshi Son has cooled on China tech. Son was formerly one of the sector’s biggest cheerleaders and Alibaba is his most famous bet, immensely profitable and for his fans, symbolic of his foresight and investing acumen. Amid… Continue reading With Alibaba stake sale, SoftBank’s Son cools towards China techSon was formerly one of the sector’s biggest cheerleaders
Malaysia’s Tenaga mulls $1b IPO for power generation business
Malaysian electricity utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd plans to begin the process next year for a potential $1 billion listing of its power generation business, sources close to the matter told Reuters. In what would be the country’s largest initial public offering (IPO) in a decade, TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd, known as TNB Genco, could be valued at about $4 billion, the sources said, declining to be named owing to the… Continue reading Malaysia’s Tenaga mulls $1b IPO for power generation business
Sinopec among four Chinese state-owned companies to delist from NYSE
Several Chinese state–owned companies, including China Life Insurance and oil giant Sinopec, announced plans on Friday to delist from the U.S. stock market. The companies, which also include Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco) and PetroChina, said in separate statements that they would apply for delistings of their American Depository Shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The four will keep their listings in Hong Kong… Continue reading Sinopec among four Chinese state-owned companies to delist from NYSE
Gaw Capital eyes real estate venture opportunities in Southeast Asia
Hong Kong-based private equity investor Gaw Capital is looking for growth equity opportunities in real estate tech across Southeast Asia. Real estate and its related businesses are a massive asset class with healthy deal flow, Herbin Goh, director and head of venture and growth equity at Gaw Capital, told DealStreetAsia in an interview. And with… Continue reading Gaw Capital eyes real estate venture opportunities in Southeast Asia
China’s Internet regulator says Alibaba, Tencent have submitted app algorithm details
China‘s top Internet watchdog said on Friday tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products, complying with a drive by authorities to tighten oversight of platform algorithms. The rules are part of a broad regulatory crackdown by Beijing against its once free-wheeling technology sector. State media had accused internet platforms of using algorithms to invade… Continue reading China’s Internet regulator says Alibaba, Tencent have submitted app algorithm details
How Elon Musk’s attempt to drag out the Twitter trial could backfire
Content warning: I am about to do a close read while violating the principles of New Criticism. I woke up annoying this morning, so we are going to do a close read of this internet artifact: a semi-viral tweet showing Elon Musk discussing Twitter bots in what appears to be a blurred-out conference room of… Continue reading How Elon Musk’s attempt to drag out the Twitter trial could backfire
Finding friendship and freedom on an electric skateboard
Wanting neither a ticking time bomb of a hoverboard nor the hassle of paying for a grimy rental scooter, I worked my ass off at a minimum wage job during the summer of 2017 to afford my first electric skateboard: a Boosted Dual+ V2. Almost every weekend after I forked over my $1,500, I’d take… Continue reading Finding friendship and freedom on an electric skateboard