Scientists found fossilized root systems of ancient trees – from what’s now Earth’s oldest known forest – near Cairo, New York. They looked “surprisingly modern,” the scientists said. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/oldest-forest-new-york-fossil-trees…
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Roku Built the Dominant Streaming Box. Now It’s Under Siege
An anonymous reader shares a report: More than 30 million people use a Roku device to navigate the constellation of streaming TV services. The company’s portfolio includes the “stick” ($49.99), which resembles a USB drive; the “puck” ($79.99), a black square with smooth edges and minimal detailing; and a $400 smart TV with Roku’s operating system. The more expensive options offer…
Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning
White Island is one of several volcanoes in New Zealand that can produce sudden explosive eruptions at any time. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-white-island-volcano-erupted-why-no-warning…
Uber To Allow Audio Recording of Rides, Aiming To Launch Feature In US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Uber will allow passengers and drivers in Brazil and Mexico to record audio of their rides as it attempts to improve its safety record and image, and eventually it hopes to launch the feature into other markets including the United States. The ride-hailing company plans to pilot the feature in cities…
PayPal To Acquire Shopping and Rewards Program Honey For $4 Billion
PayPal announced today it has agreed to acquire Honey Science Corporation, the makers of a deal-finding browser add-on and mobile application, for $4 billion, mostly cash. TechCrunch reports: The acquisition, which is PayPal’s largest to date, will give the payments giant a foothold earlier in the customer’s shopping journey. Instead of only competing on the checkout page against credit cards or…
Amazon Is Planning To Open Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year
Amazon.com is preparing to open Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores, an expansion of the company’s cashierless ambitions that includes the possibility of licensing the technology to other retailers. From a report: The new store formats and licensing initiative could launch as soon as the first quarter of 2020, according to a person familiar with the project. Amazon is testing a…
The measurements of the expansion of the universe don’t add up
Physicists use two types of measurements to calculate the expansion rate of the universe, but their results do not coincide, which may make it necessary to update the cosmological model. “It’s like trying to thread a cosmic needle,” explains researcher Licia Verde of the University of Barcelona, co-author of an article on the implications of this problem. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-expansion-universe-dont.html…
AMD Unveils the World’s Most Powerful Desktop CPUs
ZDNet reports: In the never ending war between the chip giants, AMD has released a salvo by unveiling what are the world’s most powerful desktop processors — the new 24-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X… These 3rd-generation Ryzen Threadripper Processors are built using AMD’s 7-nanometer “Zen 2” core architecture, and both chips feature 88 PCIe 4.0…
Coursera for Business Releases Skills Development Dashboards to Measure Learning Outcomes
By Shwetabh Mittal, Director of Enterprise Product Companies are racing to acquire skills that are fast in motion — 42 percent of the core job skills required today are predicted to change substantially by 2022. Equipping employees with critical skills is now a top-level priority, with the availability of key skills viewed as the top […]
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How small is the smallest habitable exoplanet?
Where can we expect to find life beyond Earth? A new study has redefined the lower limit in mass for habitable exoworlds. It suggests that low-mass waterworlds might exist and might be a place to look. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/small-rocky-exoplanets-can-still-be-habitable…