Yesterday, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced that he’s leaving Twitch, moving his streaming career over to Microsoft’s Mixer platform. This morning, Mixer has shot to the top of the App Store’s free app charts. Microsoft acquired Mixer in 2016, back when it was called Beam, and has been trying to grow the platform since. However, Mixer …

Last night, Apple joined Google in ceasing its program of having human graders listen to user voice commands recorded by its voice assistant. Apple … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit

Last week, CNN announced plans to host a climate crisis town hall with the Democratic presidential candidates on September 4. MSNBC scheduled a multiday climate change forum with the presidential hopefuls later that month. In both venues, some version of the perpetual question will undoubtedly be raised: “How will you pay for the costs of …

About the author Alex Hood is the Head of Product at Asana We recently spoke to more than 6,000 global knowledge workers to dig into the problems that individuals and teams are facing when it comes to managing and distributing work.  According to our research, 8 in 10 employees are overworked or close to burnout, …

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2019 The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $55.2 billion in June, down $0.2 billion from $55.3 billion in May, revised. June exports were $206.3 billion, $4.4 billion less than May exports. June imports …

Plans to open a new spaceport in Sutherland in Scotland have moved closer to final approval: The real estate companies working on the deal have signed a 75-year lease for the land to be used for Space Hub Sutherland, which will look to launch small satellites via private launch services from companies including startup Orbex, …

Until August 14, you can try YouTube TV free for two weeks rather than the single free week that is usually offered. The offer is available to anyone in the US who hasn’t sampled the streaming service before. The limited-time deal, first spotted by Droid Life, may be an attempt to sugar the pill after …

When Jason Gulley steps off the plane Thursday in Ilulissat, Greenland, he’ll be packing rubber waders along with his down parka and cold-weather sleeping bag. The region is experiencing a massive heat wave right now—the same one that hit Europe last week—with some areas expected to top 73 degrees Fahrenheit. This temporary mass of hot …