Authorities ordered the urgent evacuation of areas downstream of the river in Kurgan, Russia on Thursday, due to leaks appearing in a dam as water levels rise. The Governor of Kurgan region Vadim Shumkov shared footage of floods and prevention efforts on social media.
People are envisioning what they’d look like as a character in “Fallout” on social media.
Chris Finch underwent surgery to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee on Wednesday.
When Keith Rabois announced he was leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures in January, it came as a shock to many in the venture capital ecosystem — and not just because Rabois is a big name in the industry. It was surprising because unlike in many other fields, venture capitalists don't traditionally move around very much — especially those that reach the partner or general partner level as Rabois had.
Amid final exams and upcoming graduations, Columbia students are grappling with fluctuating tensions on campus and the national attention these protests have received.
Treat Mom to one of these bouquets from 1-800-Flowers, The Bouqs Co., FTD and more — each of which have been tested and reviewed.
Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger, and SI's Pat Forde unpack the latest update on the House v. NCAA case, react to Twitter beef happening at Colorado, and the worst Kentucky Derby names ever.
Apple will report its Q2 earnings after the bell on Thursday, as Wall Street braces for a slowdown in iPhone sales.
Mars exploration has always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is trying to change that, awarding a dozen research tasks to private companies as a prelude to commercial support for future missions to the Red Planet. It's the second time in a month that the agency has shown its desire for commercial support in Mars missions, having more or less scrapped the original Mars Sample Return mission in favor of a to-be-determined alternative, likely by private space companies. A total of nine companies were selected to perform 12 "concept studies" on how they could provide Mars-related services, from payload delivery to planetary imaging to communications relays.
Two months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were impacted by the cyberattack. Last month, Andrew Witty, the CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group, said that the stolen files include the personal health information of “a substantial proportion of people in America.” On Wednesday, during a House hearing, when pushed to give a more definitive answer, Witty testified that the breach impacted “I think, maybe a third [of Americans] or somewhere of that level.”
Ahead of Google's annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, but not the specific teams, roles or how many people were let go. "As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company's biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead," said Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert.
Snapchat is launching the ability for users to set in-app reminders with the help of its My AI chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. The social network is also rolling out editable chats, AI-powered custom Bitmoji looks, map reactions, emoji reactions, and more. With the new AI reminders feature, Snapchat is hoping users will use its app instead of their device's default clock app when setting countdowns or reminders.
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Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in the fall of 2022, the market for Twitter alternatives has been saturated with would-be competitors ranging from smaller startups to open source apps to well-funded efforts like Threads from Instagram. As of March, LinkedIn's web traffic was up 10.6% year-over-year compared with a decline of 15.2% for X, according to traffic analytics data from digital intelligence platform Similarweb. Compared with November 2022 -- or right after Musk took over Twitter -- X's web traffic has declined by 10%, while LinkedIn's has grown 18%.
Back in March, TechCrunch broke the news that LinkedIn was quietly testing the waters for games on its platform — word and logic puzzles similar to Wordle. Queens, Crossclimb and Pinpoint — respectively testing your abilities in logic, trivia and word association — will be available globally starting today, both via a direct link to the games and by way of LinkedIn News, the division that developed them. Similar to Wordle, each of these games can be played just once a day.
As he campaigns for reelection, President Biden hopes there a few things voters will forget about — even if they're going in the right direction.
TikTok has apparently added in-app coin purchase options for some users, going against Apple's policies.
Florida's six-week abortion ban takes effect on May 1. Here's what the law says and how it will affect access to the procedure beyond state lines.
John Green fans, are you ready for the 'Turtles All the Way Down' movie?
A review of the 2024 Lexus TX 350. We examine the tech, design and value of the three-row crossover SUV Lexus TX 350 and compare it to the Toyota Grand Highlander and other SUVs.
Amazon reported first quarter earnings results on Tuesday.