Elmer Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Tech news you can use, in two minutes or less: Humans are ruining everything for amphibians Amphibians may have survived the extinction of the dinosaurs, and all kinds of other catastrophes, but a fungi that humans helped spread is doing damage. Serious damage. More than 500 species of amphibians are experiencing decline …
Ellevest, a digital investment platform specifically focused on helping women meet their financial goals, has raised an additional $33 million in a new round led by Rethink Impact and PSP Growth. The funding includes a handful of notable, new investors including Melinda Gates’s investment fund Pivotal Ventures; PayPal; Wynn Resorts co-founder Elaine Wynn; former Google …
Only two weeks ago, some more reports rolled in that seemed to support the rumor that the iPhone 11 (or iPhone XI) would feature a triple-camera setup housed in a square bump, and now there are further leaks that do even more to support this theory. This particularly jarring design was first shown off in …
During last year’s Ignite conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was joined on stage by the CEOs of Adobe and SAP to announce the launch of the Open Data Initiative. The aim of the initiative was to simplify the process of moving data between each company’s service by agreeing to a standard data format that would …
Wikipedia picture of the day on March 29, 2019: Ida Husted Harper was an American author, journalist, columnist, and suffragist, as well as the chosen biographer of Susan B. Anthony, whom she also worked with on the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage. Harper also served as secretary of the Indiana chapter of the National Woman …
The Wikipedia article of the day for March 29, 2019 is Referendum Party. The Referendum Party was a Eurosceptic political party, active in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1997. The party’s sole objective was a referendum on the nature of the UK’s membership in the European Union. It was founded in November 1994 by …
A revealing cluster of emails leaked to Business Insider offers a glimpse at how Facebook decides what content is objectionable in high profile cases. In this instance, a group of executives at Facebook went hands on in determining if an Alex Jones Instagram post violated the platform’s terms of service or not. As Business Insider …
A report on Thursday from a British government oversight group found that Chinese telecom-equipment maker Huawei has basic, but deeply problematic flaws in its product code that create security risks. The shortcomings, many of which Huawei had previously promised to improve, stem from issues with its software development processes, according to the report. The findings …
Well this is a pleasant surprise! From absolutely nowhere, Samsung has dropped a flash sale to knock $300 off the price of a shiny new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 – one of the world’s very best smartphones. One of the few things that may have previously put you off from buying the magnificent 6.4-inch Super …
Angelina Jolie is apparently in talks to join Marvel’s The Eternals. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Happy Thursday, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s collection of all things pop culture. What’s happening this week? Well, Angelina Jolie might be heading to the Marvel movie universe. Also, Killing Eve is getting the praise it deserves …