DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ A rediscovered passageway in an Egyptian Pyramid has revealed hidden rooms that could hold riches from ancient royals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Recently, researchers used Lidar to map the pyramid's interior and found previously hidden rooms. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn 1836, Egyptologist John Shae Perring was excavating the Pyramid of Sahure (also known as Sahura) when he noticed a debris-filled passageway. An expert on floor plans for these types of structures, he surmised there might be storage rooms beyond. The hidden storage roomsThe area was so damaged it was impossible to enter, so Perring had no way of knowing if he was right. The pyramid is falling apartPart of the reason the pyramid is in such disrepair is due to the original construction techniques.

Persons: —, John Shae Perring, Perring, Ludwig Borchardt, he'd, Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Julius, Würzburg, wasn't, Ra, Borchardt Organizations: Service Locations: Giza, Sahure

☆ Neanderthals hunted cave lions at least 48,000 years ago, and feasted on their meat, ancient bones reveal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Neanderthals skillfully hunted giant cave lions, a study showed for the first time. AdvertisementAdvertisementNeanderthals hunted cave lions with wooden spears and feasted on their meat at least 48,000 years ago, according to a study of ancient bones. But they didn't just target cave lions for sustenance. Cave lion bones are shown next to a replica spear Volker Minkus. The study suggests the hunt was designed "to get something on a social level, some social rewards," he said.

Persons: —, Gabriele Russo, Russo, Julio Lacerda, Volker Minkus, it's, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Germany, Bavaria, Eurasia, Siegsdorf, Croatian, Africa

Grace Dean is a Senior Business Reporter at Insider's London office. She covers retail, transport, tech, and other breaking business news. She particularly enjoys writing about the restaurant industry, fast-food giants, retail trends, and the labor market. Grace joined the team in August 2020 after studying German & Business at Newcastle University and spending a year as the Editor-in-Chief of its student newspaper the Courier. She spent a semester at Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg in Germany and also speaks conversational Dutch.

Persons: Grace Dean, Grace, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Organizations: Business, Newcastle University, Courier, Sky News, BBC Locations: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany

☆ 'Boreout' is the opposite of burnout – but can be just as harmful for workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts warn that boreout is "just as problematic" as burnout and can lead to quiet quitting. "Boreout is basically often the opposite extreme of burnout, but also can be just as problematic in terms of our work experience," Brodsky said in an interview with Insider. Boreout, when left untreated, can lead workers down the path to quiet quitting and disengagement. Monitoring employees leads to 'busyness theater'Some companies are keeping a closer eye on employees by using technology that monitors how much they're working. She explained it's a popular misconception that boreout comes from having inadequate work — workers can still get bored at companies where work piles up.

Persons: Gen, —, boredatwork, TikToker, fidgeting, Andrew Brodsky, Brodsky, Ruth Stock, Humburg, there's, boreout, someone's, they're, Lotta Harju, Harju, it's Organizations: Service, The University of Texas, Technische Universität, Lyon Business School Locations: Homburg, Technische, Technische Universität Darmstadt, France

☆ Spain's right-wing parties could win a parliamentary majority, exit polls show after key election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Voters in Spain head to the polls on July 23 to cast their votes and elect Spain's next government. PP secured between 145 and 150 seats, followed by the incumbent socialist party PSOE with between 113 and 118 seats, according to initial exit polls published by RTVE. It is so far unclear if the far right party Vox came in third or fourth, given that exit polls put it neck-to-neck with the left-leaning Sumar party. Exit polls suggest that the right wing bloc could potentially have a working majority. Spain's economy experienced a growth rate above 5% in 2022 and is set to expand by about 1.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Persons: Spain's, Javier Mostacero Carrera, Pedro Sanchez, RTVE, Vox, Francisco Franco, Alberto Feijóo's, Sanchez Organizations: Universitat de Barcelona, Voters, PP, Partido, PSOE, Vox, International Monetary Fund Locations: BARCELONA, SPAIN, Barcelona, Spain, Madrid

☆ Germany's economy is stagnating. And these 5 charts show how
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But a faltering gross domestic product isn't the only figure that suggests that the German economy is stuttering. Germany's inflation rate is expected to hit 6.4% for June, according to provisional data from the German statistics office, which is an increase from the 6.1% recorded for May. Expect maybe for the second half that inflation might come down to a certain extent," Joachim Nagel, president of Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank, told CNBC in March. "What the fiscal authority can do in the face of high inflation is to alleviate the pain of inflation on the most fragile citizens," he said. The German economy has already recouped half of the losses in terms of trade incurred over the last two years and the energy crisis," he added.

Persons: Joachim Nagel, Sylvain Broyer, Volker Wieland, Veronika Grimm, Alexander, Universität, Broyer, China's, Robert Habeck Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, CNBC, European Central Bank, Energy, Goethe University, Allianz, Reuters, Friedrich, country's Locations: Germany, Europe, Ukraine, Frankfurt, Universität Erlangen, Nürnberg, China, Beijing

☆ The future of medicine may lie in space
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Days after I got my first taste of working at a lab bench, a company set forth to prove scientific research can be successfully done in orbit without any humans present. Look upVarda Space Industries plans to use a small capsule, shown in the rendering above, to conduct pharmaceutical research in space. Varda Space industriesThe future of medicine may take flight in space. Unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 and representing 40% of a skeleton, the remains revealed an early human relative who lived millions of years before Homo sapiens. Meanwhile, other, more recent fossil discoveries are shaking up what we know about early human migration.

Persons: Varda, Lucy, Dave Einsel, paleoanthropologist Dr, Ashleigh L.A, Wiseman, waddle, Frank Postberg, Jochen Brocks, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Logan Science Journalism, Marine Biological, Space Industries, Research, British Antarctic Survey, Sky, University of Cambridge, ATP, Freie Universität Berlin, Australian National University, CNN Space, Science Locations: Woods Hole , Massachusetts, California, Antarctica, Weddell, Ethiopia, Barney Creek, Northern Australia, Australia, New England

☆ Key building block of life found on ocean world orbiting Saturn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A key chemical building block of life has been found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. An ocean exists beneath the thick, icy surface of Enceladus, and plumes of material regularly release from geysers at the moon’s south pole. “Previous geochemical models were divided on the question of whether Enceladus’ ocean contains significant quantities of phosphates at all,” Postberg said. “This key ingredient could be abundant enough to potentially support life in Enceladus’ ocean; this is a stunning discovery for astrobiology.”Some of the additional ocean world moons around Jupiter and Saturn include Europa, Titan and Ganymede. Although the building blocks of life and conditions for habitability exist on Enceladus, no actual life has been detected yet.

Persons: ”, Frank Postberg, ” Postberg, Fabian Klenner, “, Postberg, Christopher Glein, Cassini, Linda Spilker, Spilker, ” Spilker, ” Glein, ” “, Nozair Khawaja, Mikhail Zolotov, Zolotov Organizations: CNN, Cassini, NASA, JPL, Space Science, Freie Universität, ATP, University of Washington, Southwest Research Institute, Clipper, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Freie Universität Berlin, Arizona State University Locations: Freie Universität Berlin, San Antonio , Texas, Europa, Pasadena , California

☆ New dinosaur found in Spain illuminates history of meat-eating group
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Living about 126 to 127 million years ago, the bipedal dinosaur, named Protathlitis cinctorrensis, was about 33 to 36 feet (10 to 11 meters) long and weighed about 2 tons. It was part of a group called spinosaurs whose biggest member, Spinosaurus, was among the largest meat-eating dinosaurs on record. Spinosaurs lived in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America during the Cretaceous - the last of the three chapters of the age of dinosaurs. Spinosaurus, about 50 feet (15 meters) long and weighing seven tons, lived 95 million years ago in Africa. Unlike Protathlitis, Spinosaurus possessed unserrated teeth - better to capture slippery aquatic prey.

Spain has one swimming pool for every 37 residents, and these, too, are now in the spotlight. While her swimming pool has been empty for five years since her children grew up, Garcia, 61, said the town has been stigmatised unfairly for its pools. Pools are being used as a scapegoat for a lack of coherent water policy in Spain, she said. It is a sentiment shared by Gonzalo Delacamara, director of the IE Centre for Water & Climate Adaptation in Madrid. While the use of water to fill swimming pools during a drought is irresponsible, the bulk of Spain's water resources are taken by the agriculture sector, accounting for 70% of water usage, he said.

☆ We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that math education startup Innovamat used to raise $21 million in new funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Innovamat is a Barcelona-based edtech startup that uses a new way of teaching math to K-8 students. Now, the team has raised $21 million in Series A funding and will expand into the US. The idea for Innovamat, a startup focused on developing a new way to teach math to K-8 students, came to the company's cofounders when they were students themselves. In 2015, Dotti and Piedra spent their free time working as engineering and math teachers at their university's neighboring academy, which helps first year students study and pass important qualifying exams. Check out the 13-slide pitch deck that Innovamat used to raise $21 million in Series A funding:

☆ Fossils of car-sized dinosaur-era sea turtle unearthed in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It dwarfed today's largest turtle - the leatherback, which can reach 7 feet (2 meters) long and is known for marathon marine migrations. Other large turtles from Earth's past include Protostega and Stupendemys, both reaching about 13 feet (4 meters) long. Protostega was a Cretaceous sea turtle that lived about 85 million years ago and, like its later cousin Archelon, inhabited the large inland sea that at the time split North America in two. The presence of a couple of bony bulges on the front side of the pelvis differs from any other known sea turtle, indicating that Leviathanochelys represents a newly discovered lineage. It shows that gigantism in marine turtles developed independently in separate Cretaceous lineages in North America and Europe.

☆ Degrowth: A dangerous idea or the answer to the world's biggest problems?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Julia Horowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“An innocent 2 or 3% per year, it’s an enormous amount of growth — cumulative growth, compound growth — over time,” said Giorgos Kallis, a top degrowth scholar based at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Action Press/ShutterstockThe UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently cited degrowth in a major report. Investment bank Jefferies said investors should consider what happens if degrowth gathers steam, noting “climate-anxious” younger generations have different consumer values. She’s criticized “fairy tales about non-existent technological solutions” and “eternal economic growth.” And she’s touched on another point degrowthers raise: Is our current system, which has produced rampant inequality, even working for us? Gates, the Microsoft co-founder who’s prioritized investing in climate innovations, admits that overhauling global energy systems is a Herculean task.

☆ Satellite images show a plume of methane erupting from the leaking Nord Stream pipelines - take a look
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The first images of methane escaping from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines have been released. The International Methane Emissions Observatory and a university in Spain analyzed the images. The organizations found that the giant plumes of methane gas at Nord Stream are markedly bigger than the massive leak last year in the Gulf of Mexico, which released 40,000 tons of methane. —International Methane Emissions Observatory (@CH4Observatory) September 29, 2022The leak from the two Nord Stream pipelines, which deliver gas from Russia to Europe, was discovered on Monday after a drop in pressure was recorded. The International Methane Emissions Observatory did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Ministrul german al familiei a demisionat, după ce a fost acuzat de plagiat
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Franziska Giffey, ministrul german al familiei, a admis că motivul demisiei este dezbaterea din jurul titlului ei de doctor, bănuită fiind de plagiat, informează Deutsche Welle. În noiembrie 2020, Giffey a anunțat că nu va mai purta public titlul de doctor. Pe 18 noiembrie 2020, Freie Universität din Berlin a demarat o nouă verificare a lucrării de doctorat. „În ultimele zile au avut din nou loc discuții despre dizertația mea din 2010”, a explicat Franziska Giffey. De aceea m-am decis să cer cancelarei retragerea mea din funcția de șefă a portofoliului Familiei, Seniorilor, Femeilor și Tinerilor”, a spus Franziska Giffey.

Persons: Franziska Giffey, Giffey, Giffey . Organizations: Deutsche, Femeilor, Tinerilor Locations: Deutsche Welle, Freie Universität, Berlin, Universität Berlin

☆ În clasele multietnice cu elevi romi se vor preda lecţii de toleranță și respect reciproc
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

În clasele multietnice cu elevi romi din Republica Moldova se vor preda lecţii de toleranță și respect reciproc, în conformitate cu standardele Consiliului Europei și experiențele europene. „Germania vrea să pună în lumină preocupările și așteptările minorităților inclusiv a romilor și călătorilor ca cea mai numeroasă minoritate din Europa. Acest atelier de formare le-a oferit cadrelor didactice și psihologilor oportunitatea să examineze experiența germană și să analizeze subiecte relevante cum ar fi comunicarea și percepția interetnică”, a adăugat ambasadoarea Ganninger. Printre tendințele pozitive și încurajatoare, Dr. Wolff-Jontofsohn a evidențiat următoarele:# creșterea numărului de copii romi care frecventează gradinița și educația elementară (60 %);# toți copiii romi și sinti merg la școala primară (100%) și absolvesc învățământul obligatoriu (86 %);# majoritatea copiilor frecventează prima și a doua treaptă a învățământului secundar;# circa 7% absolvesc liceul și obțin diploma de bacalaureat etc. Expertul cheie Călin Rus, directorul Institutului Intercultural Timișoara (România), a prezentat și discutat cu participanții bunele practici și exemple de predare şi învăţare a toleranței și a respectului reciproc în clase multietnice cu copii romi.

Persons: Angela Ganninger, William Massolin, Dr . Ulrike Wolff, Dr . Wolff, Jontofsohn, Călin Rus Organizations: Ministerul Educației, Culturii, Cercetării, Europei, Romi Locations: Republica Moldova, Germaniei, Chișinău, Germania, Europei, Europa, Chişinău, Freie Universität Berlin, Timișoara, România

☆ (foto) Mândrie națională! Cei mai buni studenți originari din Moldova, care învață la universități de top din lume
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(foto) Mândrie națională! Cei mai buni studenți originari din Moldova, care învață la universități de top din lumeCei mai bravi studenți originari din Moldova, care își fac studiile peste hotarele țării, au fost premiați în cadrul celei de-a VIII-a ediții a Galei Studenților, care s-a desfășurat astăzi, 27 decembrie 2020 în format online. Vezi mai jos cine sunt câștigătorii premiilor din acest an. Categoria „Repatriot”: Mihai Iațco, Olga Bodrug, Radu Artiom, Alexandrina Căpățînă, Cristina Ichim, Maria Buzu. Echipa #diez le urează felicitări și mult succes tuturor laureaților!

Persons: Mihaela, Irina, Alina, Cristi Grosu, Dan Mocanu, Iulia, Elena, Daniela, Cristian, Lidia, Marius, Sergiu Garabajii, Gheorghe Dima, Damian Spinei, Ana, Ion Luca Caragiale, Tatiana Roman, Iuliana, Alina Cojocaru, Valeriu Lupan, Cătălina Druță, Filip Cojocaru, Olga, Alexandrina Căpățînă, Cristina Ichim, Maria Organizations: Studenților, Universitatea Harvard, Business, Universitatea Erasmus din, Universitatea Babeș - Bolyai, Universitatea, University College London, Royal Academy of Music, Universitatea din, Academia Națională, Muzică, Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică, Ion Locations: Moldova, Statele Unite ale Americii, Copenhaga, Danemarca, Universitatea Erasmus din Rotterdam, Țările de Jos, România, Universitatea Cambridge, Universitatea din Copenhaga, Lidia Roman, Lille, Franța, Universität Mozarteum, Austria

Search resuls for: "Universität"

17 mentions found