Avatarcrosscourierflipped into Tech TidbitsGoogle Maps Google kills off app that let you check in on loved ones during an emergency verified_publisherThe Verge - Ian Carlos CampbellGoogle will discontinue its emergency location sharing app Trusted Contacts in December, and has already yanked it from the Google Play Store. Instead, it’s directing existing users to try similar but...
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into Health & The Toxic 21st CenturyDementia Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure? verified_publisherBBC News - By Justin RowlattCold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia, researchers from Cambridge University have discovered. In a world first, a "cold-shock" protein has been found in the...
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into @Home 50 Cheap Ways To Upgrade Your Home With Little Effort verified_publisherBustle - Nina Bradley Small improvements can make all the difference in the way your home looks and feels. However, that doesn't necessarily mean you have to drop a ton of …
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into The Universal Curiosity ShopSupernovae Betelgeuse may be smaller and closer to the Earth than previously believed slashgear.com - Shane McGlaun Of all the stars in the sky, one in the strangest is known as Betelgeuse. Eventually, the star will die in a supernova explosion, but that could be …
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into Health & The Toxic 21st CenturyHearing Aids Silicon Valley Is Getting Into the Hearing Aid Business With Whisper verified_publisherGizmodo - Jody Serrano Although hearing “Silicon Valley” and “hearing aids” in the same sentence might not seem all that normal, it is now. This week, the startup Whisper …
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into The Universal Curiosity ShopMeat Lab-grown meat can be genetically enhanced with plant nutrients verified_publishernewatlas.com - By Rich Haridy Researchers from Tufts University have genetically engineered bovine cells to produce lab-grown beef containing beta-carotene, a plant nutrient that …
