The California Academy of Sciences is no static natural history museum—it’s a place where living, breathing science happens. Well, sort of.
Source: Wired
Toyota is finally revealing the details of its plan to catch up with some of its rivals on electrification; the automaker has focused primarily on hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles before now, despite having led the market with the Prius – but it’s going to focus more on pure EVs going forward, with a plan to offer over 10 purely battery-powered vehicles from 2020 on, and a… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
The best flu models still can’t project the infection’s trajectory more than a couple of weeks into the future. Here’s how that could change.
Source: Wired
WeWork is quietly recruiting startups to a project called Area 51 Paradise Ranch, an incubator and “launchpad.”
Source: Wired
Google is set to tell a story through the medium of Doodles over the coming weeks.
Source: CNET
A lot of crap gets shared on Facebook, but coming soon the volume may be a little less after Facebook made a move to penalize content that shamelessly begs people for engagement. The social network giant said today that it will penalize Page owners and people who resort to “engagement bait,” which means posts that encourage users to like, comment or tag people in the comments… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Technology companies and other employers are crafting their own curricula and sharing them with colleges and universities.
Source: Wired
The French government has filed a complaint against ecommerce giant Amazon alleging abuse of a dominant position with some of its suppliers, according to Reuters citing a report in La Parisien newspaper. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Bringing small scale Nigerian farmers to a broader market has netted the new startup Farmcrowdy $1 million from investors including Techstars, Cox Ventures and Social Capital. Farmcrowdy’s digital platform connects investors to farmers through sponsorship packages to fund higher yields for a share of the returns. The app allows the sponsors to “Farm Shop” screened… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
With twelve teams and over $140,000 up for grabs, the Razer 2017 Vainglory World Championships in Singapore played out to a full house.
Source: CNET