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I'm Gen Z, and I ditched my iPhone for the Light Phone II for a week
Mashable - 13 Dec 2021 14:00
My name is Jennimai, and I am addicted to my iPhone. As a Gen Z-er, I can barely remember a time before smartphones. My first cell phone was a purple monster with a sliding screen. I traded it in for my first iPhone in 2...
Catherine Gildiner's Memoir 'Good Morning, Monster' Being Adapted As Podcast As Dear Media Acquires Film & TV Rights
Deadline - 13 Dec 2021 21:00
EXCLUSIVE: Good Morning, Monster, the memoir from Canadian psychologist Catherine Gildiner is being turned in to a podcast series with film and TV adaptations also planned. Dear Media, which is behind audio series includ...
Vladimir Putin says he resorted to taxi driving after fall of Soviet Union
The Guardian - 13 Dec 2021 07:36
Russian leader says it is 'unpleasant to talk about' his cab work in that period as he laments Soviet Union's demise Russian president Vladimir Putin has said the collapse of the Soviet Union spelled the end of "historic...
Etihad Airways' CEO says its Airbus A380s and the $20,000 luxury apartments onboard might fly again -- but only temporarily
Business Insider - 13 Dec 2021 16:47
Etihad offers one of the most exclusive products in the skies onboard its A380s, including private apartments that can sell for $20,000 per flight.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa being treated for 'mild symptoms' of coronavirus
NY Daily News - 13 Dec 2021 07:13
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated for mild symptoms, his office announced on Sunday.
Financial Crime: Holy Cow! Colorado rancher bilked investors out of $5M in cattle ponzi scam
Market Watch - 14 Dec 2021 00:06
Prosecutors say Richard Sears told investors he was developing a new breed of cattle but never delivered on promised returns.
In space, astronauts perform cleaning chores in style
Digital Trends - 13 Dec 2021 11:00
Life on the space station isn't all science experiments and Earth photography, as demonstrated by this video released by the European Space Agency.
Facebook executive blames 'individual humans' for the spread of misinformation, saying they choose what to believe and what to share
Business Insider - 13 Dec 2021 07:20
People "choose to believe or not believe a thing. They are the ones who choose to share or not share a thing," Andrew Bosworth told Axios on HBO.
Amazon's phone ban criticized in wake of Illinois warehouse collapse
Mashable - 13 Dec 2021 07:44
An Amazon warehouse in Illinois collapsed after it was hit by a tornado on Friday, killing at least six people. Now the retail giant is being criticized for not allowing workers to carry their mobile phones on the wareho...
Upside Foods Sues an Ex-Employee Over Secret Lab-Grown Meat Tech
Wired - 13 Dec 2021 16:00
A three-person team within the startup was tasked with developing top-secret tech. When a cofounder was fired, things started to fall apart.
A Gene-Tweaked Jellyfish Offers a Glimpse at Other Minds
Wired - 13 Dec 2021 16:00
Researchers have created jellyfish whose nerve cells light up when they fire, offering a tantalizing view of neurology before the rise of the brain.
China's SenseTime Postpones IPO After U.S. Blacklisting
Wall Street Journal - 13 Dec 2021 14:17
Chinese AI company SenseTime said it would postpone its Hong Kong IPO days after it was added to an investment blacklist of companies that the U.S. government says are supporting Chinese military development.
Yelp Deposits $100M in JP Morgan Empower Money Market Share Class
AdWeek - 13 Dec 2021 16:10
Business directory and crowdsourced review forum Yelp said Monday that it deposited $100 million in the JP Morgan Empower money market share class, which was formed to bring new economic opportunities to underserved comm...
Unless OnePlus steps in, Oxygen OS 12 won't support GCam mods, other camera apps
Android Authority - 13 Dec 2021 22:04
Unless you're fine with only using one of your phone camera's many sensors, that is.
NewsWatch: A near-term pullback, then the third bubble in 100 years is coming, says strategist. Here's how to get ready.
Market Watch - 13 Dec 2021 21:00
Our call of the day from Stifel sees the Fed working toward a bubble of the century. Here's what happened before.
'MacGruber' Series Has a Lot of Nudity, But This Scene Was Will Forte's Least Favorite
The Wrap - 13 Dec 2021 20:00
MacGruber (Will Forte) spends what feels like half of “MacGruber” Season 1 in the buff. TheWrap asked the star and co-creator of the Peacock series if he even recalls how many production days he spent naked. “I mea...
'Potential for damage incalculable': Experts sound alarm over cyber vulnerability in widely used software
Sky News - 13 Dec 2021 15:05
Security experts are sounding the alarm over a newly discovered software vulnerability, and organisations have been advised to "urgently" check whether it leaves them exposed to hackers.
Kentucky authorities searching for inmate who escaped after deadly tornado
New York Post - 13 Dec 2021 05:51
Francisco Starks who was at MCP Candle Factory in Mayfield as part of a work release program, was injured in the twister and subsequently treated at Jackson Purchase Medical Center,
New Zealand authorities investigate claims man received 10 Covid vaccinations in one day
The Guardian - 13 Dec 2021 03:51
The man is reported to have visited several different immunisation clinics and was paid by others to get the doses Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage New Zealand health authorities are investig...
Israeli Leader Holds Historic Meeting With Emirati Crown Prince
The New York Times - 13 Dec 2021 16:59
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates met for four hours on the Israeli leader's first official trip to the Gulf state.
Brazilian politicians in three-round punch-up after waterpark feud
The Guardian - 13 Dec 2021 16:44
Mayor of Amazonian town of Borba and ex-councillor settle differences in bout livestreamed on the internet Two feuding Amazonian politicians have settled their differences with an ultimate fighting-style rumble in the ju...
Workers in Europe Are Demanding Higher Pay as Inflation Soars
The New York Times - 13 Dec 2021 16:40
Prices are rising at the fastest rate on record, and unions want to keep up. Policymakers worry that might make inflation worse.