In a study conducted in Columbus, researchers found that neighborhoods with more dogs had lower rates of homicide, robbery and, to a lesser extent, aggravated assaults compared to areas with fewer dogs, at least when residents also had high levels of trust in each other. Phys.Org reports: The results suggest Read more…
A 900 MW ‘water battery’ that cost Switzerland 2 billion euros and was under construction for 14 years, is now operational, Euronews reported. The battery is located nearly 2,000 feet (600 m) underground in the Swiss Alps. Interesting Engineering reports: A water battery consists of two large pools of water Read more…
Mickey will be for the public domain in 2024, following U.S. copyright laws that state intellectual property on artistic work expires at the 95-year mark. When Mickey Mouse first appeared, Disney’s copyright was protected for 56 years. The company supported the Copyright Act of 1976 which extended protections for 75 Read more…
James Hawkins: Since we started PostHog, our team has interviewed 725 people. What’s one thing I’ve taken from this? It’s normal for candidates not to ask harder questions about our company, so they usually miss out on a chance to (i) de-risk our company’s performance and (ii) to increase the Read more…
Monday Amazon posted a 15-second teaser trailer on Twitter for their upcoming Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power (premiering September 2nd) — drawing on two lavish one-minute trailers released earlier in the year. “The first season of Amazon’s show will be the most expensive Read more…
What exactly happened after El Salvador president Nayib Bukele made Bitcoin a legal tender for the country? “As Bitcoin has dropped more than 50 percent of its value this year, there have been suggestions that El Salvador’s investment has pushed the country to the brink of bankruptcy,” writes a Salvadoran Read more…
Privacy advocates warn internet activity could someday be used to prosecute women who sought abortions. But it’s already happened, reports the Washington Post. In a handful of cases over the years, “American prosecutors have used text messages and online research as evidence against women facing criminal charges related to the Read more…