Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Didi Starts Major Job Cuts as It Overhauls Business

Didi Chuxing will eliminate about 2,000 jobs, kicking off one of the biggest rounds of cutbacks in China’s technology sector, people familiar with the matter said. Co-founder Cheng Wei announced the cuts, representing 15 percent of its workforce, du...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Go-Jek Fields Bank Pitches Amid $3 Billion Funding Drive

Go-Jek has already raised just over $1 billion at the first close of the ongoing Series F round, Bloomberg News reported earlier this month. Mitsubishi Corp. and Provident Capital participated alongside existing investors Google, JD.com Inc. and Ten...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Prickly pears: 'humble' cactus brings hope to Algeria

For generations Algerians like the Gueldasmi family have barely eked out a living growing prickly pear fruits, but thanks to the cactus's new found virtues their lives are steadily improving. There is no need to go abroad" to find work, said Fethi G...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Rich Red Brick Studio Built for a Mexican Icon

Vivid, complex, and full of pleasing geometries, Iturbide Studio by Taller de Arquitectura Maurico Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo is a beautiful example of Mexican architecture that’s simultaneously rooted in tradition and the modern era. At first glanc...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay

NASA is accelerating plans to return Americans to the Moon, and this time, the US space agency says it will be there to stay. Jim Bridenstine, NASA's administrator, told reporters Thursday that the agency plans to speed up plans backed by President...