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Put your feet up for a millennium. That’s the finding of a new study that tracked how many large asteroids have a chance of hitting Earth in the next 1,000 years. The answer? None of them. “It’s good news,” says Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in the US, who led the study,…

Calendars have always been essential in our world — and right now is no different. The Calendar is essential to almost everything we do in life. Every appointment and every…

When you quit micromanaging and focus on letting others provide their highest value, magic happens

Vice was valued at $5.7 billion just six years ago, eyeing a potential IPO. Now, the trendsetting media company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company’s lenders — Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital — have agreed to purchase the company for $225 million. That’s only about 4% of the company’s […]

After a 29-year run, Vice files for bankruptcy by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

The fallout from Capita’s cyber incident continues as customers say the British outsourcing giant has told them to assume that data was stolen by hackers. The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the U.K.’s largest private pension provider, said on Friday that the personal details of almost half a million members were held on servers accessed during […]

Capita breach fallout widens as customers learn of data theft by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Telly, a hardware startup led by Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin, announced Monday that it’s giving away 500,000 of its new smart TVs for free. (Yes, we said free.) There’s a catch, though. Users must watch 24/7 ads while simultaneously streaming TV shows and movies. Telly developed a dual-screen smart TV, which has a 55-inch […]

Hardware startup Telly launches a free smart TV entirely supported by ads by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

The good times keep on rolling for local hero Ron Nessman.

The ecommerce giant seeks more customers and increased profitability.

Women founders have received just 6.9% of venture dollars in climate tech in Q1, according to Crunchbase, which is down from 8.9% in 2022.

VC funding of women climate tech founders is abysmal. Here’s how it could improve by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch

With a U.S. ban of TikTok looming, the company is introducing a new mental health awareness hub to allow users to learn about well-being topics, connect with advocates and support organizations that provide important resources. To access the new hub, users have to go to the #MentalHealthAwareness hashtag page and tap on the link in […]

TikTok adds a new mental health awareness hub to provide users access to resources by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch