Facebook staffer sends ‘blood on my hands’ memo

Intel’s Arc GPUs will compete with GeForce and Radeon in early 2022

Enlarge / Arc will be the brand name for the Intel GPU formerly known as “DG2. ” (credit: Intel) Intel has been working for years to enter the high-end graphics card market to compete with Nvidia and AMD, and today those efforts get a name: Intel Arc (not to be confused with Intel Ark , […]

Rainy years can’t make up for California’s groundwater use

Enlarge / When the California aqueducts can’t carry enough water, many areas of the state turn to groundwater. (credit: Steve Proehl) Over a third of American vegetables are grown in California, largely in the state’s Central Valley. The region also produces two-thirds of the nation’s fruits and nuts. These crops—and the many Americans who produce […]

Grubhub gig workers react angrily to change in tipping policy

Enlarge (credit: Brett_Hondow | Getty Images) California-based workers for food delivery app Grubhub have reacted angrily to changes to the platform which they say discourage tipping, saying they would wipe out the supposed benefits of new gig worker rules in the state. Last month, California passed Proposition 22, which though falling far short of the […]