Month: August 2021
TikTok owner ByteDance buys a top virtual reality hardware startup
TikTok parent company ByteDance seem to be looking to one-up Facebook anywhere it can. After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual
Read MorePhotos show true extent of Hurricane Ida’s destruction in Louisiana – New York Post
Photos show true extent of Hurricane Ida’s destruction in Louisiana New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News
Read MoreTips For Staying Safe And Informed On The Ground In Louisiana After Ida
Residents and crews are beginning to survey the damage after Ida pummeled Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. Experts say safety precautions are crucial in the aftermath. (Image credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreApple buys classical music service, Primephonic
In a bid to expand its classical music offering, Apple today announced that it has acquired Primephonic. The Amsterdam-based service, which launched in 2014, will bring a laser focus on a music genre that’s been sorely lacking in Apple Music’s
Read MoreInstagram will require users to provide their birthday
Instagram will begin prodding users to share their birthday with the service, if they haven’t already done so. The company today announced it will now start popping up a notification that asks you to add your birthday to “personalize your
Read MoreLouisiana And Mississippi Were Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Cases. Then Ida Struck
The storm and pandemic pose a dual threat. “I hate to say it this way, but we have a lot of people on ventilators today and they don’t work without electricity,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said. (Image credit: Steve
Read MoreElon Musk’s Loop gets Autopilot — and an intruder
Less than two weeks after its official launch, The Boring Company’s Loop system in Las Vegas had its first security breach. On June 21, the morning of the final day of the International Beauty Show, an “unauthorized vehicle” joined the
Read MoreRockets fired at Kabul airport in waning hours of US pullout – Associated Press
Rockets fired at Kabul airport in waning hours of US pullout Associated Press Rockets target US troops as core diplomats fly out of Kabul Yahoo News Kabul airport targeted in rocket attack foiled by US system Fox News Opinion | The State Department
Read MoreHeimdal pulls CO2 and cement-making materials out of seawater using renewable energy
One of the consequences of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere is that levels also rise proportionately in the ocean, harming wildlife and changing ecosystems. Heimdal is a startup working to pull that CO2 back out at scale using renewable
Read MoreEuropean Union recommends new travel restrictions for unvaccinated Americans – The Washington Post
European Union recommends new travel restrictions for unvaccinated Americans The Washington Post EU to recommend reinstating Covid-related travel restrictions on US, reports say CNN EU travel restrictions from US: European Union to recommend reinstating COVID-related limitations, reports say WPVI-TV Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors Could
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