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Save $500 on a like-new Surface Pro 7 with 8GB RAM
Save $500 on a like-new Surface Pro 7 with 8GB RAM
TL;DR: As of Sept. 3, you can get a refurbished Microsoft Surface Pro 7 for
2023-09-03 17:26
Spotify Is in Talks to Test Full-Length Music Videos in App
Spotify Is in Talks to Test Full-Length Music Videos in App
Spotify Technology SA is considering adding full-length music videos to its app, which could help the streaming service
2023-07-01 03:27
Australia's Optus hit by national network outage
Australia's Optus hit by national network outage
By Renju Jose SYDNEY Australian No. 2 telco Optus on Wednesday reported an outage across its mobile phone
2023-11-08 06:17
Orcas have been bullying porpoises for years – and scientists are baffled
Orcas have been bullying porpoises for years – and scientists are baffled
An orcas diet consists of Chinook salmon and can eat up to two dozen fish a day - so why is it that the killer whales like to bully porpoises despite them not being part of their diet? That's the question which has left scientists scratching their heads, as the study published in Marine Mammal Science seeks to add further understanding to this subject. Around 78 cases of orcas targeting porpoises were noted by researchers from the UK, USA and Canada. It was said to be happening in the Salish Sea (located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington). Some of the orcas' bullying tactics include pushing the porpoise along with their nose, holding the porpoise in their mouth, balancing the porpoise above water, slapping the porpoise with their tail, and raking the porpoise with their teeth, according to Science Alert. Killer whales also use porpoises as playthings as they catch them before letting them and proceeding to chase them once more - and they even play toss them around in a 'pass the porpoise' game, say whale watchers. That's some textbook tormenting. Out of these sightings, 28 of them have ended in the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) or a Dall's porpoise being suspected to have been killed, though there's no record of the porpoises being eaten by the orcas. In terms of size, the porpoise is said to be fairly small being a similar size to a Chinook salmon - a large fish species that can grow up to 1.5 meters (5 feet). There are three theories that have been considered by the experts. Firstly, the bullying is all about creating coordination, and cohesion within the group of orcas, or alternatively that the orcas do this as a form of hunting practice. The final theory is that orcas could be trying to look after weak porpoises as if they were their own aka 'displaced epimeletic behaviour.' This mismothering behaviour – also known as 'displaced epimeletic behaviour' to scientists – might be due to their limited opportunities to look after youngsters as the stat shows. "Our research has shown that due to malnutrition, nearly 70 per cent of Southern Resident killer whale pregnancies have resulted in miscarriages or calves that died right away after birth." It seems that orcas are not the only bullies of the seas, as smaller dolphins e.g. bottlenose have similarly been seen harassing and killing for no clear reason. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-07 15:57
Continental Develops Child-Presence Detection Technology Aimed at Reducing Child Fatalities
Continental Develops Child-Presence Detection Technology Aimed at Reducing Child Fatalities
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 8, 2023--
2023-06-08 20:28
Score cheap Fitbits and Apple Watches during Prime Day 2
Score cheap Fitbits and Apple Watches during Prime Day 2
UPDATE: Jul. 12, 2023, 1:30 p.m. EDT This post is constantly being updated to reflect
2023-07-13 02:20
Is Diablo 4 on Mac?
Is Diablo 4 on Mac?
Diablo 4 is currently not available for purchase on Mac, though players can try playing it on their Mac systems through certain methods.
2023-06-06 23:24
How to watch the UEFA Europa Conference League final online for free
How to watch the UEFA Europa Conference League final online for free
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2023-06-03 12:26
Zoom CEO raises eyebrows by saying people need to go back to the office
Zoom CEO raises eyebrows by saying people need to go back to the office
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan told staff an all-hands meeting earlier this month that he wants employees to return to in-person work because Zoom is making them too “friendly” and unable to build trust. “Over the past several years, we’ve hired so many new ‘Zoomies’ that it’s really hard to build trust,” Mr Yuan says in the audio, which was obtained and first reported by Insider. “We cannot have a great conversation. We cannot debate each other well because everyone tends to be very friendly when you join a Zoom call.” Mr Yuan’s thoughts were accompanied by action: On 3 August, Zoom instituted a new policy requiring employees who live within 50 miles of a physical Zoom office to report to work at least two days per week. The return to the office policy at Zoom is striking considering that it was the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders that turned the platform from one few people had ever heard of to a part of everyday life for millions. But Mr Yuan is not alone among senior executives at tech firms. Apple, Meta, and Amazon have all instituted return-to-work policies in recent months, angering employees who have enjoyed the increased flexibility afforded by work-from-home policies. Since Covid-19 vaccines have facilitated the re-opening of the economy, workers and bosses in many sectors have clashed over the importance of in-person work and the ability of companies to exercise control over their employees whereabouts and schedules. Some, like Zoom and a number of other tech companies, have adopted hybrid policies in which workers are required to come into the office on certain days of the week but are allowed to work from home on others. But even those companies have faced backlash from workers, many of whom were hired at a different stage of the pandemic when most or all work at their respective companies was being conducted remotely. Mr Yuan’s comments, which were not meant for public consumption, may provide a measure of insight into how he and other top executives truly feel about Zoom and remote work more broadly — suggesting that it somehow limits innovation by not allowing for the sometimes uncomfortable kinds of interactions that can build trust. Mr Yuan, who was born and raised in China, moved to Silicon Valley during the late 1990s. He founded Zoom more than a decade ago and became a multibillionaire during the pandemic. Read More Maui residents are still reeling from wildfire devastation. Now investors and realtors are trying to cash in
2023-08-25 03:25
You’re Not Mopping Your Floors Enough
You’re Not Mopping Your Floors Enough
Mopping may be a necessary task, but it’s not inherently clear how often we’re supposed to be making it happen. That’s why Mental Floss and Roborock have teamed up to get to the bottom of it.
2023-06-02 04:22
Malaysia reverses plan to take legal action against Meta over harmful content
Malaysia reverses plan to take legal action against Meta over harmful content
(Corrects spelling of 'conservative' in paragraph 8) By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia may not go through with a
2023-07-29 09:57
This new iPhone 15 battery health feature may entice you to upgrade ASAP
This new iPhone 15 battery health feature may entice you to upgrade ASAP
Apple's new iPhone 15, which runs on iOS 17, has a built-in battery health feature
2023-09-21 01:26