For the first time in its decades-long history, the event was completely virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. That meant it was a developer event with no developers present and a tech “conference” that looked a lot like a long, prerecorded commercial. (Apple did not respond to a request for …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose to a four-month high on Wednesday as investors remained stubbornly optimistic about prospects for a reopening of the world economy, even as coronavirus cases seemed to accelerate to new peaks. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak of coronavirus …

A Kentucky judge rejected a request by the Senate campaign for State Representative Charles Booker (D) to keep the polls open in Jefferson County until 9 pm The judge noted that the court had already ordered that people who were at the polling place before 6:30 pm be allowed to …

Venus flytrap with prey. Credit: Plant Biomechanics Group The Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) only needs 100 milliseconds to catch its prey. Once their leaves, which have been transformed into traps, have closed, the insects can no longer escape. Using biomechanical experiments and virtual flytraps of Venus, a team from the …

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has opened up. During a virtual conference call for Christian men, Roethlisberger spoke about fighting various struggles off the field over many years. “It’s not always easy,” said Roethlisberger on ESPN. “People don’t realize all the time that we athletes are human. We sin like …