Music #humor #plantas #video June 23, 2020 Grace Ebert All images © Gran Teatre del Liceu, shared with permission This week, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona made its first presentation with a live audience after the coronavirus, but it’s unclear if the attendees were too green to appreciate …
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Facebook asks its users to predict the future with its Forecast application
When will we get a COVID-19 vaccine? Be Alf get a modern reset? Facebook wants to answer these questions, or at least make some assumptions. The company’s new iOS app, Forecast, allows experts to make predictions and then see if they turn out to be accurate. Those experts, who are …
Read More »WhatsApp payments suspended in Brazil by the Central Bank
The Central Bank of Brazil suspended WhatsApp’s Facebook payments function in the country, just over a week after the messaging service announced its launch, Bloomberg reports. In a statement, the central bank said it had made the decision to guarantee competition in the payment systems market. Bloomberg He notes that …
Read More »Pompeo urges China to release two Canadians detained after ‘unfounded’ charges
In a statement Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was “extremely concerned” about the decision to file espionage charges against Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China since 2018. “These charges are politically motivated and completely unfounded,” said Pompeo. “The United States supports Canada …
Read More »Tessa Thompson and more from Marvel demand that Hollywood cut police ties
Marvel star Tessa Thompson, UnsafeKendrick Sampson and more have encouraged the film industry to cut ties with the police. The actors, who have mobilized for social change after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and subsequent protests, joined with Variety and Black Lives Matter co-founders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah recently …
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