AvatarResident42flipped into Interesting People Northern California Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81 Associated PressLOS ALTOS, Calif. (AP) — Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. Geschke, who...
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Policing Protests erupt in US cities over police violence as riot declared in Portland verified_publisherGuardian US - Oliver Laughland in Minneapolis and Jason Wilson in PortlandAfter a heated week of police violence, protests erupted in several US cities on Friday, at times turning tense. In the wake of the killings of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old shot by police after being over,...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsU.S. News US sounds alarm on Peloton treadmill safety after child dies thegrio.com - Associated Press Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsAerospace SpaceX wins NASA contract to develop human landing system for returning to the moon verified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonThe winner of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) contract award is SpaceX, which bid $2.9 billion for the privilege of developing the means by which NASA astronauts will return to the lunar surface for...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsChromosomes How mRNA vaccines like Moderna’s and Pfizer’s are propelling us into the ‘new golden age’ of vaccinology verified_publisherFortune - Kat Eschner The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruption in many industries, most of it negative. But in the pharmaceutical industry, a bright spot …
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Lahore Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally Associated Press - By BABAR DOGAR AND MUNIR AHMEDLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan briefly blocked access to all social media on Friday after days of violent anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed to cartoons they consider...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsAntibodies Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems verified_publisherThe New York Times - Apoorva MandavilliCorrection: April 15, 2021 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misidentified the doctor whose cancer treatment left him with a compromised...
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics South China Sea China Blinks As American, Philippine Fleets Challenge Possible Reef Seizure Forbes - David AxeThey first showed up around Whitsun Reef in December. A growing fleet of Chinese boats, anchoring hull to hull in the shallow water around the boomerang-shaped reef, 200 miles west of the Philippines the...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsClimate Apple launches $200 million fund for climate change verified_publisherThe Verge - Kim LyonsApple has created a $200 million fund to invest in forestry projects to help remove carbon from the atmosphere while also generating financial returns for its investors, the company said Thursday. The...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsBiology Chimeric Human-Monkey Embryos Kept Alive for a Record 19 Days Gizmodo Australia - George Dvorsky Building on previous experiments, an international team of scientists has created chimeric human-monkey embryos, which were kept alive for nearly …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsCoronavirus (Asia) Where the world's coronavirus vaccines are coming from and going to verified_publisherAxios - Dave Lawler The world crossed a coronavirus vaccine milestone this week: over 1 billion doses have now been produced. The big picture: Production continues to …
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Konstantin Kilimnik U.S. says Manafort associate passed sensitive polling data to Russian intelligence verified_publisherAxios - Zachary Basu The U.S. government has sanctioned Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian-Ukrainian political consultant indicted in the Mueller investigation in 2018, for …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsAerospace Boeing’s Starliner Is Further Delayed Due to ISS ‘Traffic Jam’ Created by SpaceX observer.com - Sissi Cao SpaceX has already proved that it’s better at building human-carrying spacecraft than Boeing. Now its busy operation schedule is actually hampering …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsCOVID-19 Vaccines 3 mRNA vaccines researchers are working on (that aren't COVID) theconversation.com - Archa Fox and Damian Purcell The world’s first mRNA vaccines — the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna — have made it in record time from the laboratory, through …
AvatarResident42flipped into Read, Think and be AmusedArchaeology Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian city, left 'as if it were yesterday' verified_publisherCNN - Mia Alberti and Jack Guy(CNN) — A group of archaeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt , dating back 3,000 years. The city, named "The Rise of Aten," was discovered under the sand on the western...
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Russia Russia amasses troops near U.S. ally Ukraine. But what is Putin's goal? NBC News - By Alexander Smith and Matthew BodnerSecretary of State Antony Blinken has said that "if Russia acts recklessly, or aggressively, there will be costs, there will be consequences." Tens of thousands of Russian troops massing near the Ukrainian...
AvatarResident42flipped into Interesting People Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, who ran the world's largest Ponzi scheme, is dead ABC News - Catherine Thorbecke The once-celebrated figure on Wall Street was sentenced to 150 years in prison. Bernie Madoff, the disgraced former financier who ran the largest …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsCoronavirus (COVID-19) A New Study Suggests Empty Middle Seats On Planes Reduce COVID Exposure By A Third buzzfeednews.com - Dan Vergano Airlines have returned to filling middle seats, which a new CDC study suggests increases the risk of coronavirus exposure. Emptying airplane middle …
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Afghanistan US to coordinate with NATO on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan verified_publisherThe WorldTop of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are meeting with NATO officials in to...
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Nuclear Energy China building space missiles and lasers to 'blind' US satellites, intel report says americanmilitarynews.com - Ryan Morgan China is advancing its counter space weapons capabilities and preparing its military to use weapons ranging from disruptive lasers to anti-satellite …
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics Taiwan Strait China fighter jets will fly over Taiwan to declare sovereignty, state media says Newsweek - John Feng Chinese fighter jets will fly over Taiwan to "declare sovereignty" if relations between Washington and Taipei continue to improve, a prominent state …
AvatarResident42flipped into Things we still manage to screw upMunitions The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late? verified_publisherPopular Science - María Paula Rubiano A.Millions of tons of discarded chemical munitions lie scattered across every ocean on the planet. Can we disband this pollution ticking time bomb before it explodes? Almost seventy years ago, a group of...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsSpace Telescope Light Bends from the Beyond esahubble.org - information@eso.org This extraordinary image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy cluster Abell 2813 (also known as ACO 2813) has an almost delicate …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsOxitec First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys verified_publisherUndark Magazine - Taylor White The EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment. This spring, the biotechnology …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsIran Nuclear Negotiations Natanz nuclear plant attack ‘will set back Iran’s programme by nine months’ verified_publisherThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorThe cyber-attack on the heavily guarded Natanz plant in Iran will set back Tehran’s nuclear programme by nine months, US intelligence sources have claimed. Iran’s foreign ministry has blamed Israel for...
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsCOVID-19 Vaccines Are You Stuck With The Same COVID Vaccine Brand Forever? Booster Shots, Explained verified_publisherBustle - JR Thorpe What’s (likely) going to happen when we need to re-up on immunity. With three COVID vaccines currently available in the United States and millions …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsCalifornia How a shocking environmental disaster was uncovered off the California coast after 70 years verified_publisherCBS News Just 10 miles off the coast of Los Angeles lurks an environmental disaster over 70 years in the making, which few have ever heard about. That is, …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsCoronavirus (China) Official: Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low PBS NewsHour - Joe McDonald, Associated Press, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press BEIJING — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is …
AvatarResident42flipped into Global Events & World Politics China China-US tech war ‘in crucial decade’ as developing nations pick sides verified_publisherSouth China Morning Post - Rachel Zhang China and the United States are poised to compete fiercely on communications and network technologies in the developing world, which will play a …
AvatarResident42flipped into Science, Tech, EconomicsHelicopters Ingenuity helicopter's first flight on Mars delayed CNN(CNN) — We'll have to wait a little bit longer before the first powered, controlled flight occurs on another planet. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, originally scheduled to fly on Mars Sunday, is now set...
