Property tech startup Habi raises $10M to drive expansion in Latin America
By Kristen Karosec From TechCrunch When Brynne McNulty Rojas moved to Bogotá, Colombia four years ago, she encountered a fragmented real estate industry that lacked a central database for consumers to find or compare homes. Rojas was struck by the magnitude…
It takes an estimated seven nuclear plants to power our bitcoin mining
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget Turns out that plugging a bunch of computers into our electrical grid that do nothing but draw current and hash through algorithms has had some negative environmental impacts. Recent studies suggest that Bitcoin-related power consumption…
Urban Planning Fail: Stretching EV Charging Cables Across the Bike Lane
By Rain Noe From Core77 Because clotheslines are more fun when they’re electrified One of the smartest conventions urban planners have adopted in recent years is protecting bike lanes with rows of parked cars. It increases both safety and bicycle…
How to change a life when you date a comedian
There are many traits individuals look for in a partner, including honesty, empathy, reliability, and trustworthiness. Another essential quality is abbreviated in numerous profiles in dating sites: GSOH. Being able to enjoy jokes and banter with someone is a crucial…
Normalize sending audio messages instead of text messages
BY NICOLE GALLUCCI From Mashable Sometimes when life gets you down you just need to record an audio message of yourself screaming into your phone and smash that send button. It isn’t the most emotionally rational move, but boy is it…
3 Sep Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TS, 1 TD, 3 Dist
3 Sep Thu 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT The Sep 3 2020 TS NANA INLAND OVER SOUTHERN BELIZE TD OMAR REFUSES TO GIVE IN TO…
Cayman: Commerce Minister officially opens CICBD
In keeping with Government’s strategic priority to support small and micro business businesses across the Cayman Islands to succeed, Commerce Minister Hon. Joey Hew officially opened the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development (CICBD), Tuesday, September 1. The event was…
‘De Honeymoon Over’ play coming to Radio Cayman!
From Cayman National Cultural Foundation AWARD-WINNING PLAY ‘DE HONEYMOON OVER’ WILL AIR ON RADIO CAYMAN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER The Harquail Theatre will be coming live and direct into your home and car this September and October. The Cayman National Cultural…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 2 September 2020 – NO new positives
The Medical Officer of Health, Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, reports 94 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 1 September. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility…
New Chair of Caribbean Natural Resources Institute commits to addressing COVID-19, climate change and the biodiversity crisis
Port of Spain, September 2, 2020 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) welcomes Dr Howard Nelson as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. Elected at CANARI’s Annual General Meeting held in August 2020, he confirmed the Institute’s commitment to being part…