A smart mattress is just one way we can improve our sleep quality, get more fulfilling hours out of our day and feel more productive at work. Whether you’re interested in simply tracking how well you sleep and the times throughout the night you’re entering REM, or you want a mattress that monitors your body heat and adjusts accordingly, smart mattresses can bring your nighttime hours into the 21st century. Smart is definitely the buzz word of the decade, and we’re not complaining. As everything around us becomes more connected, it gives us greater opportunities to automate our lives. Sure, the idea of global automation might sound a little 1984-esque, but think about it: who among us doesn’t want to wake up to LED lights mimicking the sunrise, or save money by automating the thermostat? And while you should expect to drop a little more money on a smart mattress than a traditional one, Labor Day is upon us, and that means smart mattress brands are slashing … [Read more...] about Sleep Smarter: The Best Labor Day Sales on Smart Mattresses
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Here are the 82 startups from day 2 of Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Days
Team TechCrunch was back for Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 Demo Days, where we heard from another massive chunk of startups that are taking disruption very seriously, even if they’re aiming to upend companies that only launched in Y Combinator a few classes ago. The total class of on-record Demo Days launches came to 166 startups, after 82 presentations today. If you missed out on our tireless coverage yesterday, check that out too. We also picked our 11 favorites from yesterday’s batch here. All 84 startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 1 Here’s what we all saw today: Asher Bio: Starting off YC Day 2, this startup is trying to help your body stave off cancer. Asher Bio is building immuno-therapy drugs that ramp up your immune system to take on cancer cells. Existing therapies can lead to severe side effects, but the ex-Pfizer co-founders claim their early tests on mice have shown that they are “close to solving” the problem with … [Read more...] about Here are the 82 startups from day 2 of Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Days
A ‘ramp’ a day on runway for 4 months
The construction and demolition of a ramp structure on the runway at Cochin International Airport every day for the next four-odd months to facilitate smooth and safe aircraft landing and takeoff remains a major challenge during resurfacing work on the runway that gets under way on Wednesday.The Mumbai-based agency entrusted with the resurfacing work is planning to resurface roughly around 150 metres a day, starting from the eastern end of the runway, with the cooperation of the electrical and civil engineering departments of the airport.Aircraft movements remain banned only for an eight-hour window between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. till March 28 next year, which means that the runway has to be left in an operational condition for the remaining hours, notwithstanding the resurfacing works.“The difference in the level between the resurfaced part and the rest of the runway needs to be bridged for facilitating smooth landing and takeoffs. For this, a ramp structure will be constructed … [Read more...] about A ‘ramp’ a day on runway for 4 months
The day that changed the Tatra mountains for good
Font size:A-|A+29 November 19, 2004 was a “Black Friday”, changing the image of the Tatras for good.On that afternoon, a massive cold front arrived in the Tatra mountains, accompanied by extremely strong wind which amounted to a hurricane. This falling mountain wind is called bora by experts. Thirteen years ago, the bora named Alžbeta (Elizabeth), which occurred in two succeeding phases, left fatal consequences on the Tatra vegetation and changed its image forever.The original forest ceased to existThe Tatra forest in which spruces prevail, especially at the foot of the mountains, ceased to exist in just a few hours. The wind uprooted or broke 12,000 hectares of woods, mostly in the Tatra National Park (TANAP), in a belt of more than 30 kilometres.A wind calamity of such an extent had not been recorded in Tatras previously though a similar one is mentioned in archives, dating back to 1915. The calamity in High Tatras from November 19, 2004 (7 photos) People reacted … [Read more...] about The day that changed the Tatra mountains for good
Intel’s Skylake Core i7-6700K reviewed: Modest gains from a full Tick-Tock cycle
Today, Intel has taken the wraps off Skylake, the sixth-generation 14nm Core architecture that follows on from Broadwell. Only two desktop chips are being released today: the high-end Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K. The "full" Skylake unveil, including a detailed breakdown of architectural changes and the full SKU line-up (including the all-important laptop parts), will occur at IDF on August 18. Skylake is technically two full jumps ahead of Haswell, which was released in 2013. For the last decade, Intel has released new processors on a yearly basis, in accordance with its Tick-Tock cadence: one year (the tick) sees a process shrink to smaller transistors and better efficiency, the next year (tock) ushers in a brand new microarchitecture. Intel successfully stuck to the Tick-Tock model until Broadwell, where the shrink from 22nm to 14nm was heavily delayed. Further ReadingIntel confirms tick-tock shattering Kaby Lake processor as Moore’s Law falters The … [Read more...] about Intel’s Skylake Core i7-6700K reviewed: Modest gains from a full Tick-Tock cycle
