Well, that’s not good. Dam Explosion The Boulder City Fire Department responded to an emergency call at the Hoover Dam, a hydroelectric plant and major tourist attraction on the border between Nevada and Arizona, after an apparent explosion. Videos posted to Twitter showed what appear to be pieces of machinery going up in a blast,… Continue reading Something Just Exploded at the Hoover Dam
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Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups
IRANIAN women’s rights groups have for months faced a deluge of bots following their Instagram accounts and disrupting their digital outreach operations. Activists say that while they have repeatedly asked Meta, Instagram’s parent company, to stymie the flood of junk followers, more keep coming, totaling in the millions across dozens of organizations operating in Iran… Continue reading Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups
Samsung officially announces August 10th Unpacked event
It looks like our slow gadget summer is about to end, with Samsung ready to launch its next slate of products soon. The company today sent out invites to its next Unpacked event (after sharing a teaser puzzle this morning), which is set for August 10th at 9am ET. The keynote will be streamed online… Continue reading Samsung officially announces August 10th Unpacked event
Netflix lost nearly 1 million subscribers last quarter
Netflix warned it might lose more subscribers in the second quarter of this year than it did in the first, and that prediction has come true — though it wasn’t as bad as feared. The streaming service said it lost nearly 1 million subscribers (970,000 to be exact) in Q2. That’s far more than the… Continue reading Netflix lost nearly 1 million subscribers last quarter
Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ will hit Disney+ on August 3rd
Lightyear didn’t hit the box office heights Disney hoped for, despite it being the first Pixar movie to debut exclusively in theaters in over two years. You won’t have to wait too much longer to stream the movie at home, though. It’s coming to Disney+ on August 3rd, 47 days after it landed in theaters.… Continue reading Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ will hit Disney+ on August 3rd
‘Doom’ co-creator John Romero is making a new first-person shooter
John Romero, one of the brains behind Doom, is working on another first-person shooter, Romero Games announced today. In a tweet, the independent studio founded by Romero and his wife Brenda Romero said it will be teaming up with a major publisher to develop the game and will be using an “original, new IP.” Few… Continue reading ‘Doom’ co-creator John Romero is making a new first-person shooter
Microsoft helps speed up work on AI for autonomous drones and flying taxis
If autonomous drones and flying taxis are going to thrive, they’ll need AI that can handle a wide range of conditions — and Microsoft thinks it can help build that AI. The company has unveiled a Project AirSim platform that helps manufacturers create, train and test the algorithms guiding autonomous aircraft. The Azure-based technology has… Continue reading Microsoft helps speed up work on AI for autonomous drones and flying taxis
Cryptocurrency is a blue ocean in the Philippines, says First Shoshin’s EnrileFirst Shoshin invests in digital consumer services and blockchain techno…
While cryptocurrency has almost reached a saturation point in other parts of the world, it remains a blue ocean in the Philippines, which perhaps explains the growing investor interest in the local industry, Jack Ponce-Enrile, co-founder and chairman of local tech investor First Shoshin Holdings Corporation, told DealStreetAsia in an exclusive interaction. “While we are one… Continue reading Cryptocurrency is a blue ocean in the Philippines, says First Shoshin’s EnrileFirst Shoshin invests in digital consumer services and blockchain techno…
Indonesian quick commerce startup Radius said to be in talks to raise up to $10m
Quick commerce startup Radius, which operates in areas outside Jakarta in Indonesia’s Java island, is finalising an up to $10 million seed round. Existing investor Insignia Ventures Partners may top up in the round, while Radius is also likely in talks to rope in US venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins as a new investor, two… Continue reading Indonesian quick commerce startup Radius said to be in talks to raise up to $10m
Insurers Taiwan Life and Cathay Life commit capital to new PE, VC funds
Taiwan Life has committed 600 million New Taiwan Dollars ($20 million) to the latest venture capital vehicle of local VC firm Taiwania Capital, the insurer said in a regulatory filing. The fund, Taiwania Capital Buffalo Fund VI, targets to raise as much as $200 million, according to a separate presentation by the VC firm. Go… Continue reading Insurers Taiwan Life and Cathay Life commit capital to new PE, VC funds