An individual of Ankylosaurus magniventris, a large species of armored dinosaur, witnesses the impact of an asteroid, which fell on the Yucatan peninsula 66 million years ago. Even his large size and thick armor did not protect his type from the violence of this cosmic disaster. Credit: Fabio Manucci Modeling …
Read More »Pharrell Williams Calls on Companies to Make Day Nineteen a Paid Vacation
Corporate executives and celebrities are coming together behind calls to make Juneteenth a paid national holiday. Juneteenth, or June 19, is a day to commemorate the end of slavery. It marks the date that a Union Army general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. “As Americans, we …
Read More »Developers lose benchmarks of Apple silicon Mac transition kit
Enlarge / / Developers don’t waste time getting their hands dirty with the new A12Z ARM Developer Transition Kits. As reported by MacRumors, eager Apple developers are already posting benchmarks in Apple’s Developer Silicon Mac Developer Kits. These kits are based on the Mac mini chassis but include ARM-derived Apple …
Read More »United States halts high-tech exports to Hong Kong over security concerns
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday imposed new restrictions on US exports of defense equipment and certain high-tech products to Hong Kong, in response to a new Chinese law aimed at tightening Beijing’s control over the territory. The administration determined in late May that Hong Kong no longer had …
Read More »Norwegian Air cancels 97 Boeing MAX and Dreamliners, claims compensation
FILE PHOTO: Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800 SE-RRY plane lands at Riga International Airport in Riga, Latvia, January 17, 2020. REUTERS / Ints Kalnins OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air (NWC.OL) has canceled orders for 97 Boeing (PROHIBITION) and will seek compensation from the US aircraft manufacturer for the grounding of …
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