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☆ 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.
☆ Cold and flu season is here, and people are showing up to work sick again: 'Sneezes will go around in a domino effect'
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Jennifer Liu | Chart | Gabriel Cortes | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
A relic of pre-pandemic days is making its return to the workplace: the office cold. With people returning to workplaces amid relaxing Covid protocols, poor Covid-19 booster uptake and cold and flu season on the way, the office bug is making an unwelcome comeback. Cold, flu, Covid cases could be serious this winterThere are already hints that this year's cold and flu season could be bad: On Oct. 14, the CDC reported early increases in seasonal flu activity. Still, "there's more pressure to get people in, and it's hitting at the same time as cold and flu and RSV season." Working while sick does everyone a disserviceShowing up to work sick, or even powering through from home, can be damaging on a number of levels.
☆ Anne Hathaway and other women are saying enough to the haters
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Why did everyone hate Anne Hathaway all of those years ago? At Elle’s 2022 Women in Hollywood event this week, Hathway commented on the bygone “Hathahate” with painful intimacy, saying the outward hatred only increased her inner hatred of herself. By discussing these issues head-on, women like Hathaway and Wu are indicating a sea change in celebrity culture. Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez defused longstanding rumors and hate by posing together at the 2022 Academy Museum Gala. “Why did everyone hate Anne Hathaway for no reason?”“They were just being haters.”It’s one thing for stars to reveal how cruel the churn of celebrity gossip can be.
☆ The urgent search for the perfect inflation hedge
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Edward Chancellor | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
But when inflation takes off, stocks and bonds become positively correlated, rising and falling together. The failure of bonds and stocks to deliver protection when inflation spikes has forced investors to seek other hedges. “Each attempted inflation hedge has its particular attractions, risks, and shortcomings,” wrote the journalist Henry Hazlitt in 1978. Hazlitt wrote that the only reliable inflation hedge is to end inflation. If the Fed loses its battle against rising prices, more people will come to appreciate the insurance they provide.
☆ Only the Fed Can Return Gold’s Lost Luster
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Megha Mandavia | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
After a big rally early in the year, gold has lost much of its shiny appeal. To regain that luster it will need to win against a formidable opponent—King Dollar. But with economists and business leaders still sending contradictory messages on the economy and the Federal Reserve still firmly focused on clipping inflation’s wings, gold bugs could be in for a long wait. Gold prices have taken a beating in 2022. According to FactSet, prices for front-month gold futures contracts are down 19% since notching near-record highs in March—right after Russia invaded Ukraine.
☆ LA's Cakeland draws visitors with layers of frosting, crystals
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Swarovski crystals, mirrors and gallons of fake frosting and cherries are whipped together in an immersive Los Angeles art gallery built to feel like a giant multi-layered cake. Visitors to Cakeland walk through a series of maze-like rooms built from the ground up out of what looks like lavishly decorated cakes, made entirely of artificial materials. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"I've got to use acrylic instead of sugar. It's bizarre," said Maggie Nelson, a 22-year-old Los Angeles resident, as she walked through the gallery. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sandra Stojanovic and Omar Younis, Writing by Deepa Babington, Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ How one GM auto plant's UAW union workforce is learning to make EVs
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
The Orion plant, in operation since 1983, was beginning to transition from making a variety of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs. "We started slowly introducing the Bolt on the assembly line," he said, a process that can take up to a year while working out the bugs. There's specialized training required for all the assembly workers on how to deal with those potentially dangerous connections in a safe manner, he said. In essence, "it takes more of an electrician than it does a mechanic" to assemble an EV, Brown said.. The recently upgraded center houses manufacturing laboratory facilities that simulate steps along the assembly line, including robotics and sheet metal fabrication.
☆ Most metaverse users don't even make it a month, WSJ reports
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Internal documents show Meta's Horizon Worlds platform is struggling to retain users, WSJ reported. Most metaverse users don't return to the Horizon Worlds platform after the first month, WSJ reported. Internal documents show Meta has fallen far short of its goals for regular monthly users, WSJ Journal reported. Most users generally don't return to the app after the first month, while more than half of Quest 2 headsets are out of use within six months WSJ reported. "Currently it's unclear where the metaverse fits in the investment framework," WSJ reported Dare Obasanjo, lead product manager for Horizon and the metaverse platform, wrote in a memo.
☆ Education Department launches beta website for student loan forgiveness applications
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Zoë Richards | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Shannon-Pettypiece-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
The Department of Education launched a beta test of its website Friday allowing federal student loan borrowers to begin submitting applications for some debt relief. Applications won't be processed until the site officially launches later this month, but borrowers who submit an application during the beta testing period will not need to reapply, an Education Department spokesperson said. Biden announced his student debt relief plan in August. NBC News has reached out to the Education Department for comment. The Education Department previously said that applications would available in early October.
☆ Student-loan borrowers can now apply for Biden's debt cancellation during a beta testing period, reports say
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Student-loan forgiveness applications have opened during a beta testing period, CNN and The Washington Post report. Borrowers can apply for relief during this time, but the forms will not be processed until the site becomes officially live. An official told CNN that the Education Department will monitor the site and address any needed fixes. On Friday evening, The Washington Post first reported that the Education Department made the student-loan forgiveness application available on its studentaid.gov website during a beta testing period. "This testing period will allow the Department to monitor site performance through real-world use, test the site ahead of the official application launch, refine processes, and uncover any possible bugs prior to official launch."
☆ Education Department begins beta testing for student loan forgiveness application
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Kelli Grant | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020. The Education Department began beta testing the student debt forgiveness application Friday night. The portal will be open available on and off during the beta test, according to The Washington Post, which was the first to report on it. "This testing period will allow the Department to monitor site performance through real-world use, test the site ahead of the official application launch, refine processes, and uncover any possible bugs prior to official launch," a Department of Education spokesperson told CNBC in an emailed statement. A preview of the application earlier this week suggested a full rollout of the application could come as soon as next week, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
☆ Former Google ads boss launches ‘Web3’ search startup with backing from Coinbase, top VCs
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
The round was led by Paradigm, a prolific crypto and "Web3" dealmaker, while Coinbase, Sequoia and Greylock — where Ramaswamy is a partner — also invested. Nxyz was conceived earlier this year by a team of engineers at Neeva, a search engine that doesn't include any ads and blocks online tracking tools. In a March blogpost on Neeva's website, nxyz is described as "an experiment bringing the same user-first ethos of Neeva search to web3." Unlike Neeva and Google — the "Web2" behemoth Neeva wants to disrupt — nxyz's Web3 search software isn't targeted at consumers. "I think it'll be a very different trajectory" to Web3 and crypto companies that have run into financial troubles, he said.
☆ Compass is in a precarious position. It's worth a fraction of its IPO valuation, it's never turned a profit, and employees say the former centerpiece of the business — its vaunted tech tools for agent
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
Reffkin (left) and Compass cofounder Ori Allon. Tech had been central to Compass' original missionFor years, Compass executives, including Reffkin, credited the company's tech with its meteoric rise in the residential-real-estate business. Though Compass' tech team still has 700 people, many more than any rival brokerage, the September layoffs seemed to initiate what insiders expect to be continuing cuts to the unit. "Robert is like Steve Jobs but without the insight," the veteran engineer who left Compass earlier this year said. Reffkin (left) and Allon ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
☆ Elon Musk likely faces a 'staggering' legal bill as high as $100 million after his failed attempt to back out of buying Twitter
  + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Kali Hays | Grace Kay | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Elon Musk could be facing up to $100 million in personal legal fees after renewing his offer to buy Twitter. Both Twitter and Musk employed over 50 lawyers in the months leading up to the trial. A lot of the cost, of course, is going straight to the lawyers and major firms Musk and Twitter employed. He added that hourly billing is unlikely to be how Musk and Twitter were solely charged in this case. Are you legal professional involved in Musk vs. Twitter or someone with insight to share?
☆ Gold will keep losing its irrational luster
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Robert Cyran | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Imagine telling gold bugs a decade ago that a pandemic, war in Europe and 8% U.S. inflation were coming. Believers say gold has been a store of value for millennia and offers a hedge against inflation and societal problems. While gold bulls worry about central banks debasing currencies by printing more, miners also keep extracting gold. About 205,000 tonnes worth some $11 trillion is held above ground and annual production has increased 26% since 2010, according to the World Gold Council. It was $1,763 a decade ago, according to the World Gold Council.
☆ For a healthier environment, plant a native garden — no matter how big, says the famed entomologist Doug Tallamy
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Mara Leighton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
The entomologist Doug Tallamy is on a crusade to reduce grass lawns in favor of native plants. Native plants feed insects and wildlife that contribute to healthier food webs, which keep us alive. AdvertisementLisa Sabatini, an editor who's planted more than 50 native trees and shrubs since 2021, told Insider she joined a "Native Plants of the Northeast" Facebook group that welcomes beginners. If you have a garden already, you can begin by simply introducing native plants into it. AdvertisementNative landscaping is inherently regional, but those interested can type their ZIP code into the National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder for suggestions.
Persons: Doug Tallamy, —, Doug Tallamy doesn't, who's, Tallamy, E.O, Wilson, there's, Douglas, Bre Bauerly, Tim Stout, Stout, Lisa Sabatini, Tom Estill, Bauerly, We're Organizations: Service, Facebook, University of Delaware, National Wildlife Federation Locations: Asia, Denver, Minneapolis, Vermont, Minnesota, Rutland , Vermont
☆ Apple issues iPhone update to fix shaking camera, hard reset bugs
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Apple unveiled four new iPhones, three new Apple Watches and an updated AirPods Pro during a press event on Wednesday in Cupertino, California, United States on September 7, 2022. Apple on Thursday issued an update to iOS, the iPhone's operating system, that fixes several bugs that cropped up as part of the iPhone 14 launch last week. Although Apple often releases software updates after a phone launch due to bugs that emerge, several issues with the new iPhones were widely discussed on social media and in reports. It also fixes a problem with transferring data from an old iPhone to an iPhone 14. WATCH: Apple launches iPhone 14
☆ Meet Japan's cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Rocky Swift Tom Bateman | Rocky Swift | Tom Bateman | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The work builds upon previous insect-control experiments at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and could one day result in cyborg insects that can enter hazardous areas much more efficiently than robots. Even when the backpack and film are glued to their backs, the bugs can traverse small obstacles or right themselves when flipped over. Kakei said he constructed the cyborg backpack with 5,000 yen ($35) worth of parts purchased at Tokyo's famed Akihabara electronics district. The backpack and film can be removed, allowing the roaches to go back to life in the lab's terrarium. Beyond disaster rescue bugs, Fukuda sees broad applications for the solar cell film, composed of microscopic layers of plastic, silver, and gold.
☆ Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world’s insects
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said. Wagner said scientists need to figure out if the rate of the insect loss is bigger than with other species. “There is some reason to worry more,” he added, “because they are the target of attack” with insecticides, herbicides and light pollution. Honeybees have been in dramatic decline because of disease, parasites, insecticides, herbicides and lack of food. Scientists have identified 1 million insect species, while probably 4 million more are still to be discovered, Berenbaum said.
☆ Apple Readies iOS 16 Bug Fix for Next Week
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Dalvin Brown | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Apple is queuing up new software to fix bugs plaguing the just-released, high-end iPhone 14 Pro and other iPhones running iOS 16. The latest software for models going back to the iPhone 8 arrived last week, ahead of the release of Apple’s latest iPhone crop. iOS 16 includes the ability to customize your lock screen, unsend messages or set up medication reminders.
☆ Apple’s Fix for iPhone 14, iOS 16 Bugs Coming Next Week
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Dalvin Brown | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Apple is queuing up new software to fix bugs plaguing the just-released, high-end iPhone 14 Pro and other iPhones running iOS 16. The latest software for models going back to the iPhone 8 arrived last week, ahead of the release of Apple’s latest iPhone crop. iOS 16 includes the ability to customize your lock screen, unsend messages or set up medication reminders.
☆ Some iPhone 14 Pro owners are posting videos showing their cameras physically shaking and rattling when using apps like TikTok and Snapchat
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Some iPhone 14 Pro users ran into an issue with the phone's camera when using social media apps. YouTuber Luke Miani tweeted a video showing the phone's camera shaking on Snapchat and making noise. Users on Twitter, Reddit, and TikTok have reported the issue since the 14 Pro launched last Friday. YouTuber Luke Miani shared a video of the iPhone 14 Pro's problem in a tweet saying, "So uh, we're having some issues with the 14 Pro Max camera." Other users on Reddit and TikTok shared similar videos of the iPhone 14 Pro bug.
☆ There was an error connecting to the Apple ID server: 7 ways to troubleshoot
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Dave Johnson | Freelance Writer | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
You might see an error when connecting to the Apple ID server, which lets you access Apple's various online services. Here are seven of the best ways to fix your iPhone when there's an error connecting to the Apple ID server. Wait and retryThere are a lot of ways to troubleshoot the problem when your iPhone can't connect the Apple ID server, but often the simplest solution is the one that works. Check your internet connectionIf you can't log into the Apple ID server, the problem might be related to your internet connection. Dave JohnsonPerform a network settings resetIf you've tried all the other troubleshooting steps and you still can't connect to the Apple ID server, you might need to reset your iPhone's network settings.
☆ How 4 million fossils are excavated from La Brea Tar Pits
  + stars: | 2022-09-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Excavators at the La Brea Tar Pits pull, clean, and prepare fossils for research. With 4 million specimens already in the collection, why keep excavating after more than 100 years? With 4 million specimens already in the collection, why keep excavating after more than 100 years? The La Brea Tar Pits is one of the only pale ontological sites on Earth that has preserved an entire ecosystem over time, from plants to camels to bugs. We went to the La Brea Tar Pits to see how specimens are discovered, cleaned, and pieced together to build a record of the last 50,000 years.
☆ SpaceX says researchers are welcome to hack Starlink and can be paid up to $25,000 for finding bugs in the network
  + stars: | 2022-08-15 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk's SpaceX said it encourages researchers to hack Starlink in a non-disruptive way. If researchers submit findings through SpaceX's bug bounty program, they could be paid up to $25,000. In a six-page document entitled "Starlink welcomes security researchers (bring on the bugs)," SpaceX congratulated Wouters on his research. Wouters' hack involving a homemade circuit board shouldn't worry any Starlink users and won't directly affect the satellites, SpaceX added. The company's own engineers are always trying to hack Starlink to improve the service and make it more secure, SpaceX said in the document.
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