If humanity wants to avoid a Mad Max-like future, the world needs to act now to rein in climate change, a new UN-backed report stressed. “The climate time-bomb is ticking,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “Humanity is on thin ice—and that ice is melting fast,” he added for dramatic effect. Hundreds of scientists from around the…
Amazon will lay off another 9,000 staffers. The e-commerce giant recently finished letting go of 18,000 employees, but it’s already announcing another round of job cuts to reduce spending. The layoffs will take place over the next few weeks and will include workers in its cloud computing, Twitch, advertising, and human resources divisions. The reductions come after Amazon’s…
That pun was bad, but our news is good: Failing joint replacements will hopefully soon be a thing of the past, thanks to Monogram. Their combination of 3D-printed joint implants and precision surgical robots is helping solve the many issues facing the $19.4b joint replacement market, including: Sounds promising? You’re not alone—Monogram has already raised $38m to…
Hey, should I chat up Theo, a tattooed musician, or confident web designer Dakota? That’s a dilemma in “Too Hot to Handle: Love Is a Game,” one of Netflix’s most-played games, downloaded 1m+ times since its December release. Over the last two years, Netflix has made a series of gaming acquisitions, and opened its own studios in Helsinki…