As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust investigation into Apple, lawmakers have released a variety of internal Apple emails. A collection of those emails offers new details about Apple’s long battle with Amazon to allow in-app purchases on the Kindle app. As it stands today, the Kindle app for …
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NJ reports 16 new coronavirus deaths, 261 new cases as transmission rate remains above key benchmark in disease spread
Governor Phil Murphy announced 16 new coronavirus deaths and 261 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours on Thursday, as the virus transmission rate remains above 1, a key benchmark for determining the spread of the disease. . The latest update brings the number of deaths to 15,809 known …
Read More »Scientists expose fascinating ‘compartments’ in bacteria
Credit: CC0 Public domain Bacteria, small one-celled organisms and, in some cases, deadly, are much more complex than is commonly thought. A review article from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), published in the high-impact journal Nature Reviews Microbiology, sheds light on the organelles, the internal compartments of bacterial cells …
Read More »COVID-19 Illinois Today: IL reports 1,772 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths; Illinois Beach State Park weekend closings begin Saturday
CHICAGO (WLS) – Illinois health officials on Thursday reported 1,772 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 related deaths, as the state announced it would soon close a northern suburban beach to avoid large gatherings. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the state’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have …
Read More »Pixar announces Luca, a story about coming of age set in Italy
We haven’t even seen Pixar’s soul still (it would have been released in Cannes if it weren’t for the damn coronavirus), but we already know what the studio’s next feature will be: As announced this morning, Pixar will launch Luca on June 18, 2021, with the studio explaining on Twitter …
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