A 12-foot python escaped from an enclosure in Louisiana’s largest mall on Tuesday and remains at large. Cara, a yellow and white Burmese python, has reportedly escaped at the Blue Zoo in the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. The Blue Zoo, which describes itself as an “interactive aquarium,” confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Cara … Read more
WellSaid Labs, whose tools produce synthetic speech that could be mistaken for reality, raised $ 10 million for the Series A to help grow the business. The company’s homemade text-to-speech engine works faster than real-time, producing natural-sounding clips of pretty much any length, from quick snippets to hour-long readings. WellSaid emerged from the Allen Institute … Read more
A view from Collins Avenue of the crumpled remains of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida.Recognition…Marco Bello / Reuters Under the gray skies of Surfside, Florida, choppy storm winds blew through the remains of Champlain Towers South when officials first opened the site of a shocking condo collapse to a limited view of the public. … Read more
Nintendo’s new, long-rumored Switch is here – and that’s not what many of us have been hoping for. Nevertheless, the OLED switch is the most grown-up looking switch to date with smaller bezels, a new cream-colored dock and matching Joy-Cons. The core upgrade is – shockingly – the screen: a new seven-inch OLED panel that … Read more
The new switch OLED. (Nintendo picture) What’s not in the new Nintendo Switch model is just as interesting as what it is, and it tells you a lot about Nintendo’s business strategy and how people use the system. Nintendo announced on Tuesday that alongside the recently announced Metroid Dread, a new version of its console, … Read more
CNN – Whether you’re using it to transfer data or to charge a phone, tablet, or laptop, a USB-C cable is a pretty important accessory. We’ve spent the past few weeks testing a number of USB-C cables, and two came out on top in our tests – an overall selection for connecting backup drives, charging … Read more
The numbers don’t lie. According to DocSend, the average pitch deck is only checked for three minutes. And if you think a Senior VC is studying your team’s presentation for months like it’s a Faberge egg – well, you might be disappointed. Even if you’re lucky enough to get a meeting, the more likely that … Read more
A hurricane warning has been issued for parts of the west coast of Florida. “Life-threatening” storm surges, floods and isolated tornadoes are possible. There can be up to 15 inches of rain in isolated areas of Florida. VERO BEACH, Florida – A hurricane warning was issued to more than 4 million people along the west … Read more
The Department of Defense is terminating its $ 10 billion cloud contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI). The Pentagon said it had “initiated contract termination procedures” in a press release shared Tuesday, stating that “the department has determined that the JEDI cloud contract is no longer meeting its requirements due to evolving requirements, … Read more
Folgendes müssen Sie wissen: Arbeiter in Surfside, Florida, bereiteten sich darauf vor, am Montag ein Opfer aus den Trümmern zu entfernen. Anerkennung…Lynne Sladky/Assoziierte Presse Die grimmige und zunehmend hoffnungslose Suche in den Trümmern des eingestürzten Wohngebäudes in Surfside, Florida, wurde am Dienstag bei windigem, bedecktem Himmel fortgesetzt, nachdem der Abriss des instabilen Rests des Gebäudes … Read more