Image by Getty Images It’s looking more and more like, above all, a Hot Zone Summer: On Thursday, the World Health Organization reported the number of confirmed monkeypox cases to be skyrocketing — to the tune of a whopping 77 percent increase week-over-week worldwide, CNBC reports. There are now over 7,000 cases of the mysterious… Continue reading WHO “Concerned” Over Skyrocketing Monkeypox Cases
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Scientists Discover That Being “Hangry” Is a Real Phenomenon
Image by Getty Images According to a new study by a team of psychologists, being “hangry” — hungry and angry — is a very real thing, something anyone who’s ever substituted breakfast with coffee before heading to work has known for years. While it’s not the first study on being hangry, it’s the first to examine… Continue reading Scientists Discover That Being “Hangry” Is a Real Phenomenon
Twitter lays off nearly 100 employees from its recruiting team
Twitter has laid off dozens of employees amid growing uncertainty around Elon Musk’s acquisition. The company cut 30 percent of its talent acquisition team, which includes recruiters and others charged with bringing on new hires, The Wall Street Journal reports. Twitter told The Journal that “fewer than 100 people” had been let go and that… Continue reading Twitter lays off nearly 100 employees from its recruiting team
Nacon teases post-apocalyptic Terminator open-world game
At today’s Nacon Connect event, the French company unveiled a teaser for an upcoming open-world game set in the Terminator universe. In the 30 seconds of footage for what been given the working title “Terminator Survival Project,” we see a T-800 unit enter a warehouse or bunker of some kind. There’s very little else revealed… Continue reading Nacon teases post-apocalyptic Terminator open-world game
Pressure mounts on FDA to expand pig-to-human organ transplant research
In January, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine made history by successfully transplanting a pig’s heart into a human. The 57-year-old patient may have died two months later due to complications from the experimental procedure, but the case has inspired scientists throughout the medical field to call on the FDA to expand… Continue reading Pressure mounts on FDA to expand pig-to-human organ transplant research
Beyerdynamic reveals Free Byrd, its first true wireless earbuds
Beyerdynamic is joining the slew of audio gear companies that are making true wireless earbuds. The company’s first such buds are called Free Byrd. They have 10mm drivers, active noise cancellation and an audio passthrough mode. The company says you’ll get up to 11 hours of battery life on a single charge. Beyerdynamic also suggests… Continue reading Beyerdynamic reveals Free Byrd, its first true wireless earbuds
Kejora founder Sebastian Togelang sets up new venture firm Rigel CapitalRigel Capital is headquartered in Singapore and Jakarta.
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Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China and US
A SoftBank-owned company is thriving by offering face-recognition technology fuelled by a blacklisted Chinese firm to the likes of Mastercard and Visa, an opportunity for the Japanese conglomerate, fraught with geopolitical and privacy risks. Japan Computer Vision Corp (JCV), owned by SoftBank Group Corp’s wireless unit, has struck deals on payments in recent months, a potential breakthrough for SoftBank founder… Continue reading Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China and US
IFC proposes $300m senior loan to Indonesia’s Bank KB Bukopin
World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed a $300-million senior debt facility directly and indirectly to Bank KB Bukopin, the Indonesian subsidiary of South Korea’s largest commercial bank, KB Kookmin Bank. The loan will be structured as a social bond, the first of its kind to be solely dedicated to supporting socially-oriented… Continue reading IFC proposes $300m senior loan to Indonesia’s Bank KB Bukopin
India’s startup biggies acquire more for less in H1 as funding winter sets in
As the Indian startup ecosystem grows bigger and competition gets more intense, smaller players are increasingly finding it difficult to attract fresh investments and keep their boats afloat in rough waters. As a result, they are being swallowed by the bigger fishes. To add some data-led perspective, acquisitions by Indian startups more than doubled to… Continue reading India’s startup biggies acquire more for less in H1 as funding winter sets in