Leaving the house used to involve a mandatory 15-minute search for car keys. You will soon be able to grab your phone. Apple has announced a new digital car key solution for iPhone, and BMW will be the first brand to introduce it to drivers. Announced at Apple’s annual World …
Read More »Apple Store closings are signs that COVID-19 is not under control
Apple has re-closed a handful of stores across the United States in areas that are experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, Apple said it would close seven stores in the Houston, Texas area, after it already closed stores elsewhere on Friday. The closings suggest Apple relies on available …
Read More »Chemists make breakthroughs in graphene nanoribon synthesis
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Graphene nanoribons may soon be much easier to produce. An international research team led by Martin Luther Halle-Wittenberg University (MLU), the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States has successfully produced this versatile material for the first time directly on the …
Read More »Fossil shows a Wombat relative who weighed over 300 pounds
Wombats and koalas stand out as strange animals even on a continent famous for strange animals. They are also closer relatives to each other. Koalas eat eucalyptus, resemble live teddy bears, and, like Australia’s other endangered native fauna, need occasional rescues. Wombats poop in cubes, yes, cubes, which they leave …
Read More »YouTuber Jenna Marbles is leaving her channel
Jenna Marbles announced that she is moving away from her channel. Photo: YouTube YouTuber Jenna Mourey, also known as Jenna Marbles, announced Thursday that she will be stepping away from her main YouTube channel, possibly forever. “I have spent the last few days depriving almost all of my previous content, …
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