Tag: Squash

07 APR

The puzzling case of two women who lost their hair after eating bitter squash

Enlarge / Various gourds, which may contain a harmful poison. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) For those who hate eating their vegetables, it’s easy to imagine that they’re actually toxic plants masquerading as food. But, as Ars has reported before, many of the common vegetables, fruits, spices, and other plant matter that we shovel in do […]

30 MAR

2 women have lost their hair after getting food poisoning from pumpkin and squash

Aaron Burden / Unsplash Two women have lost their hair after eating a plant in the cucurbit family. Cucurbits include melon, pumpkin, squash and cucumber. It’s most likely due to a toxin called cucurbitacin, which gives the foods a bitter taste. The consequences of food poisoning can be absolutely awful, with nausea and stomach pain just […]

12 FEB

Apple’s iOS 12 strategy: Take more time to squash the bugs

Enlarge / The new 10.5-inch iPad Pro. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple has new features planned for its big, new iOS update—but not as many as you may expect. According to a Bloomberg report, the next sweeping iOS update, codenamed “Peace” and likely to be called iOS 12, will include a number of app redesigns, the […]

11 DEC

No one used to call Okta’s CEO before trying to squash his business — now Amazon and Google give him a heads-up and that’s ‘progress’

Okta What does it feel like when all four of the largest cloud providers decide they want to compete with you? Okta Todd McKinnon says when you are tiny, they ignore you. When you are bigger, you get a courtesy call first. In some ways, the tech industry is like a small town, where everyone who’s […]

26 OCT

Taliban death threats & disguise: Story of Pakistani girl who dressed as a boy to play squash

Published time: 26 Oct, 2017 12:30 A documentary detailing the struggles of squash player Maria Toorpakai, who was forced to disguise herself as a boy to play squash in a volatile area of Pakistan, has scooped a top award. ‘Girl Unbound: The War to be Her’ recently won the Peace and Sport Documentary Prize at […]