Elon Musk’s $150 million charity spending spree
Elon Musk has donated $150 million to charities this year — more than in all previous years combined. | Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images Texas schools. A food bank. Now…
This climate policy expert is taking over Jeff Bezos’s $10 billion Earth Fund
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has selected Andrew Steer, the former head of the World Resources Institute, to lead his $10 billion climate change philanthropy. | World Resources Institute A conversation…
Billions of bugs: Meet the cicada chasers trailing Brood X – CNET
To find these cicada superfans, follow the insects’ boisterous mating calls. It’s “never-ending amazement.”
Climate change has made the world’s deadliest lake way more dangerous – CNET
For Earth Day 2021, we revisit the epic, decades-long battle to tame a lake so swollen it threatens to wipe out an entire city center.
Anker’s MagSafe power bank is a great iPhone 12 accessory – CNET
It’s small and sticks right to your phone. Shame it doesn’t do fast charging.
Best convertibles for 2021 – Roadshow
Here are Roadshow’s picks for the best drop tops — from affordable two-seaters to luxury four-seaters that cost well into six figures.
4K vs 8K vs 1080p: TV resolutions explained – CNET
Is 8K twice is good as 4K? What’s Ultra HD? Here’s everything you need to know about TV resolutions current and future.
Discovery Plus launches ‘slow TV’ nature videos to Zen out for Earth Day – CNET
Discovery Plus’ new Immersions are meditative nature videos that turn your TV into a porthole to flitting hummingbirds, cascading waterfalls and snow rainbows.
Software product planning platform Productboard raises $72M
Productboard, a startup developing a platform to help enterprises plan software development, raised $72 million in funding.Read More
Deep Instinct’s neural networks for cybersecurity attract $110M
Deep Instinct announced it has raised $100 million to accelerate deployment of its deep learning cybersecurity models.Read More