Jetpack Man back at LAX, pilots warned to fly with caution in LA

Jetpack Man back at LAX, pilots warned to fly with caution in LA

The jetpack man could be back and flying over Los Angeles. On Wednesday evening, air traffic controllers at Los Angeles International Airport warned pilots to be careful after spotting a man in the sky. A Boeing 747 pilot “reported seeing an object that resembled a jetpack,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to … Read more

Engadget Podcast: Activision’s walkout and toxicity in gaming

Engadget Podcast: Activision’s walkout and toxicity in gaming

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into the toxic chaos at Activision Blizzard with Senior Editor Jessica Conditt. California is suing the company for its fraternity culture, which we’ve seen at many game companies over the years. What’s going on and what does that mean for the gaming industry as a whole? Listen to our … Read more

Amazon boosting wages and hiring incentives to keep up in competitive labor market

Amazon boosting wages and hiring incentives to keep up in competitive labor market

Amazon believes there is a need to raise wages and incentivize it to fill some of its vacancies, resulting in higher costs on its fulfillment network. “We are certainly seeing increased demand for labor,” said Brian Olsavsky, Amazon’s chief financial officer, on a conference call with reporters. “So far we have had good recruitment successes … Read more

Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition – TechCrunch

Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition – TechCrunch

Aron Solomon, JD, is Esquire Digital’s Head of Strategy and Editor of Today’s Esquire. He taught entrepreneurship at McGill University and the University of Pennsylvania and was the founder of LegalX, a legal technology accelerator. More contributions from this contributor If you don’t want robot dogs patrolling the streets, consider CCOPS legislation On Tuesday, the … Read more

‘Black Widow’ star Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming strategy

'Black Widow' star Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming strategy

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the company’s decision to release the film in theaters and on Disney + at the same time. Johansson claims the move was a breach of contract, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the lawsuit, Johansson says that Black Widow should appear exclusively in theaters under their … Read more

Heat wave, storms may spark wildfires in Oregon, Calif.

Heat wave, storms may spark wildfires in Oregon, Calif.

Temperatures of 100 degrees were expected in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California that have been under heat warnings. The heat wave and the potential for lightning strikes could worsen forest fire conditions. In the west, there are 81 major fires in 12 states that burn 2,500 square miles, says the National Interagency Fire … Read more

3-D wiring diagram traces connections for 200,000 brain cells

Reconstruction of brain cells

A 3-D reconstruction of cells from the MICrONS data set shows the complexity of the shapes and branched axons and dendrites in a mouse brain. Each cell is marked with a different color. (MICrONS / Allen Institutes) Neuroscientists from the Allen Institute in Seattle and other research institutes completed a five-year, multi-million dollar project with … Read more