Collaborate Disseminate
Mat Honan reports: Dustin Moskovitz, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook and Asana, announced on Thursday that he intends to give $20 million to a “number of organizations” to help Democrats, and Hillary Clinton, win in 2016. Moskovitz published a f… Continue reading Facebook Co-Founder Commits $20 Million To Help Defeat Trump
Reuters reports:Global ride-hailing company Uber Technologies has aborted plans to pull out of Macau, citing support from residents in the Chinese-ruled gambling hub. Uber launched in Macau less than a year ago but announced at the end of August that i… Continue reading Uber Performs U-turn on Macau Exit Plan
An anonymous shares a report on The Guardian:Norway’s largest newspaper has published a front-page open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, lambasting the company’s decision to censor a historic photograph of the Vietnam war and calling on Zuckerbe… Continue reading Norway’s Largest Newspaper Accuses Mark Zuckerberg of Abusing Power After Facebook Deletes ‘Napalm Girl’ Post
As Dell processes the acquisition of EMC Corp, its largest buyout ever, it plans to cut about 2,000 to 3,000 jobs, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The layoffs are expected to happen later this year, and regions such as the United States… Continue reading Dell To Cut At Least 2,000 Jobs After EMC Acquisition
The World Health Organization has declared Sri Lanka free of malaria, calling it a “remarkable public health achievement” for the Indian Ocean island, which was once the most affected nations in the world. The Hindu reports:Sri Lanka has become malaria… Continue reading Sri Lanka, Once Severely Affected By Malaria, Now Absolutely Free Of It
Last year, Costa Rica powered itself using only renewable energy for 75 days. It has topped that feat this year. Vox reports: Costa Rica is pulling off a feat most countries just daydream about: For two straight months, the Central American country has… Continue reading Costa Rica Has Gone 76 Straight Days Using 100% Renewable Electricity
The top U.S. communications regulator plans to unveil a revised plan to allow about 100 million pay TV subscribers to replace expensive set-top boxes with less-costly apps that provide access to television and video programs, Fortune reports. From the … Continue reading FCC Chief To Unveil Revised Plan To Eliminate Cable Boxes
An anonymous reader writes: If the Earth were a person, it might have felt a sudden wind rustling its hair when a small asteroid whizzed past the planet on Wednesday. The asteroid, saddled with the name 2016 RB1, is a new discovery. Astronomers just no… Continue reading A Small Asteroid Buzzed Earth Wednesday, But Everything’s Cool
An anonymous reader writes:IBM on Thursday rolled out its latest Power8 processor, which is designed to move data faster, and new servers with OpenPower features. For IBM, the OpenPower Foundation community is critical for its Power8 processor. A bevy … Continue reading IBM Launches New Linux, Power8, OpenPower Systems
Reader sciencehabit writes: Ever peer into the night sky and wonder whether space is really the same in all directions or if the cosmos might be whirling about like a vast top? Now, one team of cosmologists has used the oldest radiation there is, the a… Continue reading It’s Official: You’re Lost In a Directionless Universe