Florida breaks its record for weekly hospitalizations, making it one of the nation’s largest coronavirus hotspots. Some 3,355 people were admitted to hospitals in Florida from Sunday, August 2 to Monday, the COVID-19 state dashboard showed. Last Wednesday, 621 people were admitted to hospitals, The Orlando Sentinel reported. And in …
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Sunlight can convert seawater into clean drinking water in minutes
Scientists have developed new technology that can convert seawater into clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes. Researchers based in Australia used a metal-organic frame (MOF), a type of roasted crystal, to desalinate water. The hollow frame of pores separates the salt solute into the brackish water or even …
Read More »The NBA will soon be Luka Doncic’s league
There was ample evidence that Luka Doncic was the best player available in the run-up to the 2018 NBA Draft. Doncic had trained Slovenia’s Cinderella for gold at EuroBasket 2017, and came out of a EuroLeague championship with Real Madrid, where he was named League MVP and Final Four MVP …
Read More »Will Forte’s MacGruber TV show for Peacock has a wild premise
Get ready for more testing. NBCUniversal announced Monday that the greatest action hero of our generation, MacGruber, will be back for an original Peacock TV series. According to a news release, the new series will see Will Forte restart his role for eight half-hour episodes, though it’s not clear when …
Read More »OnePlus essentially copies Samsung One UI w / Android 11
Android 11 is in preparation for OnePlus smartphones, and it looks like the company has plans to make some major changes to its software than usual. Now, OnePlus has released details about its Android 11 update that revealed Samsung’s One UI is a clear source of inspiration. Launched in 2019, …
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