Author Archives: Megusta

Internet of Things

Think about studying a headline in tomorrow’s information stating that your neighbor’s identification was stolen and their life financial savings cleaned out by criminals who entered by way of their ‘good’ washer. Ridiculous, you say? Properly, have you ever checked your individual house Wi-Fi community currently? You may need a number of related family devices…

Jeff Bezos’ Montessori-inspired free preschools will expand to Texas and Florida

(Bezos Academy Photo) With five Bezos Academy preschools up and running in Washington state, the organization announced this week that it will be opening additional schools this year in Texas and Florida. The tuition-free preschools are based on Montessori educational principals, which include individualized, child-led learning and hands-on experiences. The first school opened in October…

How Amazon’s mandate against media leaks helped to seal its $3.9B deal to acquire One Medical

A new regulatory filing details Amazon’s behind-the-scenes talks for One Medical, leading up to the Seattle tech giant’s agreement to acquire the primary care company for $3.9 billion, announced by the companies July 21. The filing confirms that Amazon wasn’t alone in bidding for One Medical. Identified only as “Party A” in the filing by…

Method to fabricate eco-friendly adsorbents for heavy metal ion removal by 3D printing

Credit: Environmental Science: Advances One of the leading causes of water pollution is heavy metal contamination which has profound adverse effects on human health and the environment. That’s why Clarkson University researchers have developed a cost-effective, 3D printing technology to create sustainable bio-based adsorbents that can effectively remove toxic heavy metal ions from contaminated environments….

Serious security vulnerabilities in DRAM memory devices

A few of the DRAM memory modules tested by the ETH researchers. Credit: ETH Zurich / Computer Security Group Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered major vulnerabilities in DRAM memory devices, which are widely used in computers, tablets and smartphones. The vulnerabilities have now been published together with the National Cyber Security Centre, which for…

After years of litigation, Toys R Us’ creditors reach resolution with former execs

Dive Transient: A years-long lawsuit towards former executives and administrators of Toys R Us reached a decision on Friday after a chapter decide accredited a settlement between the litigants. The lawsuit, filed by a belief representing former collectors to the retailer, a lot of them suppliers, grew out of the retailer’s Chapter 11 case that started…

Technology

Schooling for companies, identical to schooling generally, has undergone a dramatic transformation within the final yr towards e-learning. Clearly, a lot of this shift was provoked by the pressing must accommodate social distancing for well being and security purchased about by the worldwide pandemic. In the meantime, there are extra the reason why organizations are…

Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens

Strella Biotechnology co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Jay Jordan (left) and co-founder and CEO Katherine Sizov. (Strella Photo) Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations she can tell you if they’re ripe and if they’re getting close to rotting. Sizov is CEO…

Fighting food waste: We taste-tested an app that sells unsold meals and groceries at a big discount

My cat contemplates sampling a discounted slab of cookies-and-cream pie from Seattle’s Pie Bar. He abstained. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) I’ll admit, I definitely have food waste issues. Four nights out of five, I’m eating the last, unwanted bites of my kid’s dinner so they’re not composted. The shabby heels from the loaf of…

Institute for Protein Design spinout Monod Bio raises $25M for molecular biosensors

Monod Bio co-founders, from left: David Shoultz, Daniel-Adriano Silva, and Alfredo Quijano Rubio. (Monod Photo) The news: Monod Bio raised $25 million to develop molecular biosensors that light up when they bind their target. The sensors can be designed to detect molecules linked to disease and they also have potential for industrial applications. The origins: Monod’s…