A Florida resident was infected with a rare and dangerous brain-eating amoeba. This amoeba is incredibly rare, with only 34 confirmed infections in the United States between 2009 and 2018. The Florida Department of Health has warned residents to avoid nasal contact with tap water and to avoid swimming in …
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President Donald Trump criticizes possible name change for Cleveland Indians in tweet
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump intervened Monday in the debate over whether sports teams named for Native Americans as the Cleveland Indians baseball team should change their names. He dismissed moves to rename the teams as efforts to be “politically correct.” “They name the teams out of STRENGTH, not …
Read More »Axl Rose explains his ‘disdain’ for the Trump administration
It is not news when a celebrity takes an opportunity on the social networks of the current administration. However, what it could be is when you explain what drives you to do it. Axl Rose did exactly that after she got engaged to Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Twitter over …
Read More »H.266 / VVC codec released as successor to H.265 / HEVC, paving the way for higher quality video capture on iOS
Today, after several years of research and standardization, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute announced the official launch of the successor to H.265 HEVC, appropriately named H.266 / Versatile Video Coding (VVC). What does that mean for the future of video on Apple devices? Today, H.265 enjoys widespread use on Apple …
Read More »Tesla Stock is way out there. It may be time to tread lightly.
Text size Tesla said it delivered more than 90,000 cars in the second quarter. Photograph by Spencer Platt / Getty Images Tesla‘s The gains have pushed stocks as far as possible from the Wall Street average price. That could be a risk for bullish investors. Tesla (ticker: TSLA) shares gained …
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