Spice DAO, the cryptocurrency collective that bought a script bible for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s never-made Dune adaptation, is apparently still figuring out what to make of its success. Earlier this week, the collective stopped working with a core member who posted virulently hateful messages as part of a self-described internet art project. Now, the project’s originator… Continue reading The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning
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Remote work is fuelling global IT’s unsustainably sky-high attrition rates
Image: MoMo Productions/Getty Images It seems like only yesterday that IT services company — with the possible exception of Accenture — went from a stubborn, apprehensive child, unable and unwilling to undergo that crucial business model transformation in order to survive, to finally embracing it. Ultimately, as difficult as it was to relinquish the gravy… Continue reading Remote work is fuelling global IT’s unsustainably sky-high attrition rates
Wouldn’t life be more fun if charging bricks looked like tiny Macintosh computers?
Accessory-maker Shargeek has launched an Indiegogo to fund a 35W USB-C charger shaped like a tiny Apple Macintosh computer. The page for the Retro 35’s crowdfunding campaign is very careful not to mention the name of Apple’s classic computer, but it’s drawn some very obvious inspiration, from the beige color scheme down to the placement… Continue reading Wouldn’t life be more fun if charging bricks looked like tiny Macintosh computers?
PayPal has been laying off workers to reduce costs
PayPal has laid off workers in risk management and operations this week, according to Bloomberg. It’s the latest in a series of layoffs within the company — and it also won’t be the last. The publication says the payment processor also recently reduced its employee numbers in Chicago, Omaha, Nebraska and Chandler, Arizona. Further, it… Continue reading PayPal has been laying off workers to reduce costs
Taiwan raids Chinese firms in latest crackdown on tech talent poaching …
Taiwan authorities raided ten Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching chip engineers and other tech talents this week, the island’s Investigation Bureau said on Thursday, the latest crackdown on Chinese firms to protect its chip supremacy. Home to chipmaker giant TSMC and accounting for the majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity, Taiwan… Continue reading Taiwan raids Chinese firms in latest crackdown on tech talent poaching …
Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61b deal
Broadcom Inc said on Thursday it will acquire cloud computing company VMware Inc in a $61 billion cash-and-stock deal, the chipmaker’s biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software. The acquisition is the second biggest announced globally so far this year, trailing only Microsoft Corp’s $68.7 billion deal to buy video game… Continue reading Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61b deal
IFC mulls $14.5m loan for SG agri trading firm Agrocorp
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has proposed to invest up to $14.5 million in Singapore-based agricommodity trade Agrocorp International Pte Ltd, according to a disclosure. The proposed investment will be in the form of a subordinated loan for a project supporting Agrocorp’s trading flows of wheat and pulses… Continue reading IFC mulls $14.5m loan for SG agri trading firm Agrocorp
Cleantechnica: Tesla Full Self Driving (Beta) Performance in Rural Northern Wisconsin 001998
I’ve been testing Tesla’s FSD Beta obsessively for 175 days in Utah and California metropolitan areas, and now in rural Northern Wisconsin and on the roads and Interstate highways in between. Note: I am still using FSD Beta V10.11.2, because the expected big software update V10.12 has not been offered to me yet. This is… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Full Self Driving (Beta) Performance in Rural Northern Wisconsin 001998
Clean Technica: Goodyear Is Testing Its Airless Tires On A Tesla Model 3001997
Goodyear is testing its airless tires on a Tesla Model 3, and they’re reportedly doing pretty well, according to this video from Mashable. The video stated that during testing, the tires performed admirable, hugging curves and navigating deftly around obstacles. The airless tires were able to do well while the Model 3 maintained impressive speeds.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Goodyear Is Testing Its Airless Tires On A Tesla Model 3001997
Cleantechnica: Tesla Processor Showdown: Old Intel Atom GPU vs. New AMD Ryzen APU 001996
Tesla is both an automotive and technology company all wrapped into one. That said, the hardware (and software) change and evolve over time. Just like computers or mobile phones, Tesla’s vehicles get constant hardware and software updates. CleanTechnica girls playing Stardew Valley on a Tesla Model 3 infotainment screen. Stardew Valley was not one of the games that passengers… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Processor Showdown: Old Intel Atom GPU vs. New AMD Ryzen APU 001996