Author: Tech Support

COVID-19 is preventing offline environmental activism — but it’s thriving online

The environmental movement’s past recently collided with its future. April 22 marked the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, a milestone for environmentalism. A few days later, a global school strike was organized by Fridays for Future, the international coalition of young people inspired by Greta Thunberg’s protests against climate change. But after months

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A look at "aimbot" and "wallhack" cheating going on in PC games like CoD: Warzone and Destiny 2, as game developers announce big updates to respond to cheating (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: A look at “aimbot” and “wallhack” cheating going on in PC games like CoD: Warzone and Destiny 2, as game developers announce big updates to respond to cheating  —  If you’ve ever played a PC game that has a competitive element, you’ve probably played against a cheater. A look at

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Roll Your Own – Toilet Paper

{$inline_image} Toilet paper has become a hot button issue over the last month or so, and the pandemic prompted panic buying, and consequent shortages. Now there are adequate supplies, at least where this is being written, but sometimes one’s rolls aren’t the domestic items we’re all used to. This happened to [Ebenezer], who had some

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Nintendo has not only survived but thrived in periods of economic uncertainty by embracing playfulness and demonstrating a willingness to experiment (Jon Irwin/Washington Post)

Jon Irwin / Washington Post: Nintendo has not only survived but thrived in periods of economic uncertainty by embracing playfulness and demonstrating a willingness to experiment  —  Hiroshi Yamauchi was a teenager when the first bombs dropped.  The young man would become Nintendo’s third-ever president … Nintendo has not only survived but thrived in periods

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Lime's new CEO Wayne Ting, who replaces co-founder Brad Bao, talks about Uber-led $170M investment, consolidating assets from Jump, and weathering the pandemic (Biz Carson/Protocol)

Biz Carson / Protocol: Lime’s new CEO Wayne Ting, who replaces co-founder Brad Bao, talks about Uber-led $170M investment, consolidating assets from Jump, and weathering the pandemic  —  The funding deal announced Thursday “reaffirms that not only Uber but major investors believe in this industry and believe in Lime,” Wayne Ting said. Lime's new CEO

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Kingsoft Cloud, a China-based cloud service provider, closed up 40% on its trading debut on Nasdaq, after raising $510M in its IPO, and is now valued at $4.77B (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Kingsoft Cloud, a China-based cloud service provider, closed up 40% on its trading debut on Nasdaq, after raising $510M in its IPO, and is now valued at $4.77B  —  – Beijing-based cloud computing company raised $510 million  — IPO is the biggest by a Chinese company in U.S. this year Kingsoft Cloud, a China-based

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Judo Bank, an Australia-based neobank that provides loans to SMBs, raises $147M Series C, bringing its total equity funding to ~$500M (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Judo Bank, an Australia-based neobank that provides loans to SMBs, raises $147M Series C, bringing its total equity funding to ~$500M  —  Judo Bank, an Australian neobank that provides loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised $147 million in a Series C round of funding. Judo Bank,

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Cornershop, a grocery delivery service operating in Latin America that Uber said it would acquire last year, debuts in the US, launching in Miami and Dallas (Mariana López/Contxto)

Mariana López / Contxto: Cornershop, a grocery delivery service operating in Latin America that Uber said it would acquire last year, debuts in the US, launching in Miami and Dallas  —  Don’t worry, we speak : Español (Spanish), too!  —  Contxto – Chilean-Mexican Cornershop continues its expansion. Cornershop, a grocery delivery service operating in Latin

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