“Even with a severe heat wave in 2015, 20 percent of those reefs that were in cleaner water with the herbivore fish not only went got through the heat, but some improved,” says Arizona State University ecologist Greg Asner, coauthor of the study, who leads the Allen Coral Atlas reef mapping project. “There are vast… Continue reading The Weird Way That Human Waste Is Killing Corals
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Lyft plans to ditch surge pricing, which riders hate ‘with a fiery passion’
Lowering fares has helped the company boost the number of people using the platform. Lyft plans to kill off surge pricing in an attempt to boost its rider numbers. On the company’s second-quarter earnings call, CEO David Risher admitted the controversial practice is a “a bad form of price raising” that riders loathe “with a… Continue reading Lyft plans to ditch surge pricing, which riders hate ‘with a fiery passion’
It’s Tesla versus everyone else in the race for EV dominance
/ In this episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, Tesla’s share of the EV market is dwindling as more automakers pile into the space. How does the competition stack up? By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has… Continue reading It’s Tesla versus everyone else in the race for EV dominance
Catch+Release Raises $8.8M in Series A Funding
Catch+Release, a San Francisco, CA-based content licensing marketplace for brands and creators, raised an additional $8.8m in Series A funding. The round was led by return investor Accel with participation from Cervin, Astia Fund and Stagwell, as well as new investors HarbourVest Partners, Nick Mehta, Rich Kleiman and Kevin Durant’s 35V. The company, which has… Continue reading Catch+Release Raises $8.8M in Series A Funding
Lyft wants to kill surge pricing
Lyft has been cutting fares in order to secure more riders, and it’s working. Bu that success has come with a (literal) cost. The ride-hail company reported Tuesday during its second quarter 2023 earnings an increase in riders and decrease in revenue per active rider. That discrepancy was fueled by a decision by the company to… Continue reading Lyft wants to kill surge pricing
Lyft shares pop, then plop, as it predicts slow and steady growth
Lyft made less money per active rider in the second quarter — something that might normally give investors pause. Yet, the ride-hailing giant’s stock price initially rocketed nearly 14% in after-hours trading following its Q2 2023 earnings report. The stock then shed its after-hours gains shortly before this story went live. Lyft’s enthusiastic investors seemed… Continue reading Lyft shares pop, then plop, as it predicts slow and steady growth
US trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy, to wind down
Freight trucks are driven on the Fisher freeway in Detroit, Michigan March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Aug 7 (Reuters) – U.S. trucking firm Yellow Corp (YELL.O) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would wind down, after struggling with a mounting debt load and following tense contract negotiations with the… Continue reading US trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy, to wind down
Scientists Say the Sun Has Been Shooting Out Super-Bright Light For Years Without Anyone Noticing
“It’s making us see things in a different light. Literally.” Bright Lights There’s a ton of bizarrely-bright light shooting out of the Sun, scientists say — and it’s been happening for years, right under our noses. Astronomers out of Michigan State University have not only detected uber-energetic gamma rays coming out of the Sun, but have… Continue reading Scientists Say the Sun Has Been Shooting Out Super-Bright Light For Years Without Anyone Noticing
Google Makes It Easier to Delete Your Personal Deets
It’s getting easier to remove your personal details from Google’s search results. Last year, Google rolled out its Results About You tool that lets users monitor what personal details about them pop up in a Google search. The tool makes it easy to request that certain “personal information”—your email address, home address, or phone number—and… Continue reading Google Makes It Easier to Delete Your Personal Deets
The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past
In short, the tentacles of US tech firms are everywhere—vaccines, food, cancer research, psilocybin centers, criminal justice reform, homelessness—the list could reach the moon. (Speaking of the moon, how could we forget commercial spaceflight?) And the AI boom is likely to further expand tech firms’ power and riches. Yet on Capitol Hill, some powerful Republicans… Continue reading The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past