Dimorphos got its name last week, just in time to reflect on the importance of understanding the threat from near-Earth asteroids. Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets whose orbits place them 30 million miles from Earth. In 1908, a powerful asteroid hit the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Russian …
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Fit: Match will launch a handful of slots this fall with Brookfield, which owns malls like Brookfield Place in downtown New York and Fashion Show in Las Vegas, the companies announced Tuesday. Source: Brookfield Tired of going to the dressing rooms to try on clothes and find your correct size? …
Read More »Google now allows you to see dinosaurs in the real world through augmented reality
It is one thing to read about the massive dinosaurs that used to roam the Earth; It is quite another to imagine what they would look like trampling on your neighborhood. However, Google can help. The company has added 10 augmented reality dinosaurs to Google’s search, which means the next …
Read More »Ads are taking over Samsung Galaxy smartphones, and should stop
I have been using Samsung phones every day for almost 4 years. It was because Samsung had fantastic hardware paired with good software, depending on the year. 2020 is the first year in a long time that I am not using a Samsung phone as my daily driver. The reason? …
Read More »Amazon brand value rises above $ 400 billion as TikTok enters global brand 100 for the first time
TikTok has entered the ranking of the 100 Most Valuable Global Brands for the first time, as people spend more time online during the pandemic browsing joyful and entertaining user-generated content, according to a new report. Tech giants dominated the list once again, with Amazon AMZN, + 0.34% maintaining first …
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