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☆ Lucy Guo's second act: After the 29-year-old left Scale AI, she has the 'itch to build' something new
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But Lucy Guo, the 29-year-old cofounder of data labeling startup Scale AI blurs the line between the two archetypes. Yet this is the persona many have come to know since Guo left Scale AI in 2018. But, midway through the program, they pivoted again, this time to what would eventually become Scale AI. Lucy GuoThe idea of Scale AI came from a suggestion by one of their YC roommates, who proposed creating an "API for humans." Advertisement"The itch to build"After Scale AI, Guo decided to apply her learnings to a new entrepreneurial opportunity: investing.

Persons: —, Lucy Guo, Billie Eilish, Charlie XCX, Guo, she's, Adam D'Angelo, Alexandr Wang, Alex, Wang, Guo's, Cruise, Dave Fontenot, Kylie Jenner's lipsticks, Jake Paul's, Passes Organizations: Service, Business, Fry's Electronics, Carnegie Mellon University, Thiel, Facebook, Multicoin, Bond Locations: Miami, Fremont , California, San Francisco, China, hackathons, Quora

☆ The beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A couple of African paradise islands have been on the radar of avid world travelers for some time. Shellfish Bay on the island’s windward side shelters one of East Africa’s most spectacular beaches, a crescent of white sand framed by 100-meter dunes. Bazaruto Island Resort, the island’s top digs, can arrange scuba diving and snorkeling, sailing on traditional dhow boats, guided 4x4 wildlife safaris, sandboarding on the dunes and other outdoor activities. Lamu’s best beaches are on the island’s windward side, around a 30–40-minute walk via Shela village. — and an ancient stone nilometer for measuring the river’s water level — reflect the island’s importance during pharaonic times.

Persons: São Filipe, Denis, Ponta, Ariadne Van Zandbergen, Dar es Organizations: CNN, Ethiopian Airways, oneworld, Getty, UNESCO, Heritage, Cabo Verde Airlines, Overseas, Paris Orly, Animalia Museum, Egypt, Vogue, Reserve, Dar es Salam Locations: Mauritius, Seychelles, Canary, Africa, Madagascar, Addis Ababa, Bazaruto, Mozambique, East, sandboarding, Johannesburg, Vilanculos, Lamu, Kenya, Manda, Malindi, Nairobi, JamboJet, Fogo, Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, West Africa, Pico, Verde’s, Praia, Overseas Territory, Réunion, French Caribbean, L’Hermitage, Saint, Paris, Antananarivo, Elephantine, Egypt, Aswan, Bissagos, Guinea, Bissau, Bubaque, Pemba, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Tanga, Dar, FlightLink

☆ A Ukrainian soldier said that Ukraine's losses are so heavy where he's fighting that they struggle to recover the bodies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Ukrainian soldier fighting near the country's northern front line has described the menace of Russia's bombardment, telling the Times of London that they are "losing so many people, there are so many bodies we can't even bring them all back." AdvertisementA major factor in the current Russian offensive is glide bombs, which Russia has stepped up the use of in the last three months. Glide bombs were a factor in the Russian capture of Avdiivka in mid-February, its only major success in recent months. Maksym Zhorin, a soldier in Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, said in a Telegram post during that battle that glide bombs "completely destroy any position," The Washington Post reported. However, these present no barriers for glide bombs.

Persons: —, Maksym, Mykola Bielieskov Organizations: Service, Business, for, Kyiv Post, Assault Brigade, Washington Post, Times, Kyiv's National Institute for Strategic Studies, Post, Ukrainian Locations: of London, Kupiansk, Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, Russia, Bakhmut, Kyiv, Avdiivka, Ukraine

(AP) — Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel. Bodycam video shows the two officers' attempts to nab the speedy little primate, which made a dash for freedom Tuesday in Springfield, Missouri. Eventually the officer tosses the towel like a net, but the lemur slips out and darts away. Political Cartoons View All 1160 Images“Dang it!” the officer exclaims, as a few civilians help try to corral the critter. Instead, police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved.”

Persons: “, ” Organizations: nab, Springfield Police Department Locations: SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Springfield , Missouri

☆ My Daughter Won a Giant Stuffed Lemur at the State Fair. Now What?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones

☆ What makes us human? Primate genome study offers some clues
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

While some genetic variations previously thought to be exclusive to people were found in other primate species, the researchers pinpointed others that were uniquely human involving brain function and development. They also used the primate genomes to train an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict disease-causing genetic mutations in humans. Human-related threats such as habitat destruction, climate change and hunting have left about 60% of primate species threatened with extinction and about 75% with declining populations. "The vast majority of primate species have significantly more genetic variation per individual than do humans," said genomicist and study co-author Jeffrey Rogers of the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. The genome data can help identify the primate species in the most dire need of conservation efforts.

Persons: Thomas Mukoya, genomicist Lukas Kuderna, gibbons, Kuderna, Jeffrey Rogers, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park's Institute, Evolutionary, Illumina Inc, Baylor College of Medicine, Thomson Locations: Kinigi, Rwanda, Barcelona, Spain, Americas, Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Texas, China, Laos, Vietnam

☆ Meet Blake Resnick, a 23-year-old college dropout who went on to win a Peter Thiel-backed fellowship, supplies drones to Ukraine, and is now worth over $100 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Blake Resnick, the founder and CEO of Brinc Drones, is now worth $100 million, per Bloomberg. After the shooting, he cold-called the lieutenant in charge of the Las Vegas SWAT team to ask about technology that could've helped the police identify and stop an active shooter. Born in Las Vegas to a doctor and a special education teacher, Resnick's adventures with science began early on in his childhood. At 14, he built a nuclear fusion reaction in his parent's garage in Las Vegas, according to a bio on his website. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Resnick features among the Forbes 30 under 30 list of achievers in the age group in 2021 and 2022.

Here are 12 of the weirdest and most fascinating animal behaviors scientists spotted in 2022. Here are 12 bizarre and amazing things animals were spotted doing, some of which had never been seen before. It turned out that at least 12 species of primates had been reported doing so, a review published in the Journal of Zoology in October found. A dolphin swallowed 8 venomous sea snakesA sea snake (indicated with pink arrow), moments before it is captured and eaten by a Navy dolphin. Though animals have often been spotted using tools, these usually are used to give the animal a clear survival advantage.

☆ Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Catrin Einhorn | Lauren Leatherby | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

In many places, poverty, powerful interests and a lack of law enforcement make habitat loss especially hard to address. Because animals there often have smaller ranges to begin with, habitat loss hits them especially hard. “That's the ultimate challenge of forest conservation globally.”Source: Map of Life | Photo: Chien C. Lee MOZAMBIQUE Estimated habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR Estimated habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR Estimated habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR Estimated habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR Estimated habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR Est. habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR MOZAMBIQUE Estimated habitat in 2001 MADAGASCAR Source: Map of Life | Photo: Chien C. Lee MOZAMBIQUE Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCAR Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCAR Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCAR Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCAR Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCAR Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCAR MOZAMBIQUE Habitat loss in 2021 MADAGASCARThis is the 2001 habitat of the white-headed lemur, a primate that eats fruit and flowers. Of the many targets being negotiated, the one that has gotten the most attention seeks to address habitat loss head on.

☆ Video shows lemur picking its nose so deep it touches the back of its throat, then eats it — behavior previously unknown to science
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video shows a lemur picking its nose, a behavior never before observed by scientists. The animal shoves one of her long agile fingers all the way up her nose to her throat. The video shows Kali, an aye-aye living in the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina, shoving her 3-inch long finger all the way up her nose, taking it out again, and licking it. A picture of a juvenile aye-aye shows its long slender fingers, which are used to hunt for bugs — and for nose picking. Renaud BoiselThe scan, above, showed the lemur's finger going all the way up its nose to the back of its throat.

☆ La Grădina Zoologică din Capitală s-a născut un pui de zebră
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-04 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

La Grădina Zoologică din Capitală s-a născut un pui de zebrăUn pui de zebră s-a născut la Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău. Potrivit doctorului veterinar, Iurie Panarin, puiul este perfect sănătos și acum decurge perioada de adaptare a acestuia. La începutul lunii martie la Grădina Zoologică din Chişinău au fost aduși patru lei africani. La fel, în luna ianuarie, curent, la Grădina Zoologică din capitală au fost aduse 31 de animale noi. În prezent Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău numără peste 1 100 de viețuitoare.

Persons: Iurie, Iurie Panarin Locations: Capitală, Chișinău, Grădina, Chişinău, caracal, serval, Patagonia, capybara, Rusia, Novosibirsk, Habarovsk, Chișinău

☆ Patru lei africani au fost aduși la Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Iv Ceban//FacebookPatru lei africani au fost aduși la Grădina Zoologică din ChișinăuGrădina Zoologică din Chișinău a cumpărat patru lei africani. Animalele au fost aduse din Harkov, Ucraina, și au vârsta de 6 luni. Precizăm că în luna ianuarie la Grădina Zoologică din capitală au fost aduse 31 de animale noi. Animalele au fost aduse din Rusia, de la grădinile zoologice din Novosibirsk și Habarovsk. Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău adăpostește peste 1100 de viețuitoare.

Persons: Ion Ceban, viețuitoare Organizations: Facebook Locations: Chișinău, Harkov, Ucraina, Grădina, caracal, serval, Patagonia, capybara, Rusia, Novosibirsk, Habarovsk, Chișinău

☆ Grădina zoologică din Chişinău s-a îmbogăţit cu 31 de vieţuitoare (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În timp ce tot mai multe state pledează pentru eliberarea animalelor din captivitate, la grădina zoologică de la Chişinău au fost aduse 31 de vieţuitoare. Potrivit primăriei capitalei, animalele au fost aduse din Novosibirsk şi Habarovsk. Animalele au fost aduse din Rusia, de la grădinile zoologice din Novosibirsk și Habarovsk. Totodată, instituția de profil negociază cu alte menajerii din Europa, pentru a aduce la Chișinău și câțiva lei. În prezent Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău numără peste 1100 de viețuitoare de pe toate continentele, animale și păsări din 169 de specii.

Locations: Chişinău, Novosibirsk, Habarovsk, lemur, caracal, serval, Patagonia, capybara, Rusia, Europa, Chișinău

☆ FOTO: La zoo din Chișinău au fost aduși pentru prima dată lemur, râs african, iepure de Patagonia, capricorni și lupi albi
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

FOTO: La zoo din Chișinău au fost aduși pentru prima dată lemur, râs african, iepure de Patagonia, capricorni și lupi albiPrimăria municipiului Chișinău informează că numărul viețuitoarelor de la Grădina Zoologică din capitală s-a majorat cu 31 de exemplare noi. Dintre acestea 7 specii au ajuns pentru prima dată la noi, precum: lemur, caracal (râsul african), serval, mara (iepure de Patagonia), capybara, capricorn (capre de munte), lupoaice și maimuțe. pmc.mdActualmente noile viețuitoare de la ZOO se află în carantină, iar vizitatorii le vor putea admira din primăvară. pmc.mdTotodată, instituția de profil negociază cu alte menajerii din Europa, pentru a aduce la Chișinău și câțiva lei. pmc.mdÎn prezent Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău numără peste 1100 de viețuitoare de pe toate continentele, animale și păsări din 169 de specii.

Organizations: pmc.md Locations: Chișinău, caracal, serval, Patagonia, capybara, Rusia, Novosibirsk, Habarovsk, Europa

☆ La Grădina Zoologică din capitală au fost aduse peste 30 de viețuitoare noi
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

La Grădina Zoologică din capitală au fost aduse peste 30 de viețuitoare noiPrimăria municipiului Chișinău informează că numărul viețuitoarelor de la Grădina Zoologică din capitală s-a majorat cu 31 de exemplare noi. Animalele au fost aduse din Rusia, de la grădinile zoologice din Novosibirsk și Habarovsk. pmc.mdActualmente noile viețuitoare de la ZOO se află în carantină, iar vizitatorii le vor putea admira din primăvară. pmc.mdTotodată, instituția de profil negociază cu alte menajerii din Europa, pentru a aduce la Chișinău și câțiva lei. pmc.mdÎn prezent Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău numără peste 1100 de viețuitoare de pe toate continentele, animale și păsări din 169 de specii.

Organizations: pmc.md Locations: Chișinău, caracal, serval, Patagonia, capybara, Rusia, Novosibirsk, Habarovsk, Europa

☆ (foto) Lista berăriilor craft din Republica Moldova. Unde le poți găsi și ce tipuri de bere poți gusta
▼ + stars: | 2019-07-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

Unde le poți găsi și ce tipuri de bere poți gustaPentru că e vară și pentru în Republica Moldova avem un număr mare de iubitori de bere, echipa #diez vă prezintă lista berăriilor autohtone, unde puteți găsi bere craft. Așadar, începând de la tipurile bere și până la locațiile unde le puteți savura, le găsiți mai jos. #LitraAici găsiți următoarele tipuri de bere artizanală: Nuit Blanche, Vienna Style Lager, Kollabrett Prune 2016, Pale Ale, Hefeweissbier, Session IPA. #Sunstone AlehouseAici găsiți următoarele tipuri de bere artizanală: Vermont IPA, Milk & Honey IPA , Obsidian, Highland Dew, Smoke at the Dock. #Бендерский ПЗ (Bendery Brew)Aici găsiți următoarele tipuri de bere artizanală: Lager – Pale, Lager – Dark, Kellerbier / Zwickelbier, Wheat Beer.

Persons: craft, Albeer, Urban, Elvis, Elvis Coffee Porter, Elvis Summer, Elvis Nelson, Elvis Porter, Airy, Ginger, Brown, Beerloga, Labrewtory, & Bar, Odd Brew, BLANCHE, Оа, Крафтира Organizations: Urban PUB, Red Vienna, India Pale, Brown Ale, Pale, Amber, Triple, Labrewtory Brewing, &, Beer House Moldova Locations: Republica Moldova, Cahul, Pale Ale, Chișinău, Taproom27, Bălți, Beermaster Golden Lager, Sud, Nord, Red, Weiss, Aeroportului Internațional Chișinău, Vienna Style, Dublin Irish Pub, Smokehouse, Dolce, Vienna Lager, Cartal, Com, India, Beer, Havana, York Pub, Vermont, Vienna Nefiltratā, Grenoble, Pale

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