Bayer and Monsanto merge into a new company called "Bayer" because Nazis have a better reputation than Big Ag

What to call the new company? "Bayer," despite the name's longtime association with Nazi slave labor camps, fatal human subjects experiments conducted on prisoners supplied by the Nazis, and complicity in the production of Zyklon B, the lethal poison used in concentration camp gas-chambers.
Read more: https://boingboing.net/2018/06/05/roundup-ready.html?source=Snapzu

Start-up is selling lab-grown diamond rings at a 30% discount—jewelers couldn't tell the difference

When Jason Payne set out to find his girlfriend the perfect engagement ring, he was already facing more pressure than most men looking to take the plunge. His girlfriend had ethical concerns and didn't want to risk sporting a "blood diamond," one mined in a conflict-riddled region of Africa where the sale of the stone helps fuel violence. So instead, Payne proposed with a sapphire ring and felt good about his decision.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/04/ada-diamonds-sells-lab-grown-diamonds-and-jewelers-cant-tell.html?source=Snapzu

Frustration at Google Fiber Delays Grow in Numerous Cities

Do a Google news search for Google Fiber and you'll find that the hope and hype of a few years ago has largely been replaced by user frustration and annoyance. That annoyance stems from the company's late 2016 revelation that company executives had grown bored of the high cost and slow pace of fiber deployments, and would be laying off numerous employees as the company pondered a shift to less expensive wireless alternatives. Most new deployments would be paused, though the company promised that existing builds wouldn't be impacted.
Read more: https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frustration-at-Google-Fiber-Delays-Grow-in-Numerous-Cities-141938?source=Snapzu

Report: Microsoft has acquired GitHub

Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft has acquired GitHub, and will announce the deal on Monday. Github is an online service that allows developers to host their code in the cloud using the popular Git source management system, invented by Linux founder Linus Torvalds in 2005. In addition to being home to the overwhelming majority of open source projects, it’s also used by developers within companies to privately collaborate on software.
Read more: https://thenextweb.com/dd/2018/06/03/bloomberg-reports-microsoft-has-acquired-github/?source=Snapzu

Vertical Garden Towers Can Grow Plants Three Times Faster Than Normal

In a humid greenhouse on a rooftop in the Bronx, Electra Jarvis is showing off her oasis cubes. Tucked away from direct sunlight, a cabinet full of small, spongey squares are arranged neatly, each one the home to a sprouting seedling. In a few months, the seedlings will become lettuce, bok choy, and mustard greens. For now they are tiny stems, fed by an automated system of nutrient-rich water and regulated light.
Read more: https://www.inverse.com/article/45464-rooftop-garden-technology-vertical-garden?source=Snapzu

Microsoft reportedly wants to acquire GitHub

Microsoft has reportedly been in talks to acquire code repository GitHub, according to Business Insider. GitHub received a valuation of $2 billion following the closure of a $250 million funding ro…
Read more: https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/01/microsoft-reportedly-wants-to-acquire-github/?source=Snapzu

Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth

Biggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth?source=Snapzu