Barbie for president! Toymaker Mattel has unveiled a new collection of politically active Barbie dolls, including a black woman running for president and her all-female campaign team, to inspire girls to seek leadership positions. Rounding out the four-part set is a campaign manager, fundraiser, and voter, the last of which …
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The latest Google Assistant games are designed for your smart screen
We had some idea that this was going to happen. In June, Google released a handful of developer tools aimed at making Google Assistant more capable. As part of that update, it announced the Continuous Match mode, which allows a device’s microphone to stay temporarily open instead of just listening …
Read More »UPS fires to record bonanza in virus-stimulated delivery
(Bloomberg) – United Parcel Service Inc. hit a record when the courier service beat Wall Street expectations thanks to demand from the pandemic era for Asian e-commerce, healthcare equipment and product deliveries. Revenue rose 13% to $ 20.5 billion in the second quarter, beating analysts’ highest estimate and confusing predictions …
Read More »Murderer of Rafiki, the rare silverback mountain gorilla from Uganda, imprisoned
Image copyright Uganda Wildlife Authority Screenshot Rafiki was thought to be 25 when he died The killer of one of Uganda’s best-known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been imprisoned for 11 years. Felix Byamukama pleaded guilty to illegally entering a protected area and killing a gorilla. Byamukama had said that the …
Read More »Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder expelled amid extortion charges
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was kicked out of his speaking role Thursday in a unanimous, bipartisan vote, following his arrest in what prosecutors called the “biggest bribery scheme” in state history. Representative Larry Householder is the first Ohio House speaker to be removed by the chamber, according to the …
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