Various insects of structural color in the mid-cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Credit: NIGPAS Nature is full of colors, from the radiant glow of a peacock’s feathers or the bright warning coloration of toxic frogs to the pearl-white camouflage of polar bears. Typically, the fine structural details required for color …
Read More »Listen to ‘Some Song’ by Elliott Smith from the previously unreleased live album
Kill Rock Stars has released Elliott Smith’s “Some Song,” a song from the unreleased live album by the late songwriters, Live in Umbra Penumbra, on August 28. “Some Song” first appeared on the seven-inch single “Needle in the Hay” in 1995. “I have a rock song I’d like to play,” …
Read More »Spotify will launch full lyrics support in some countries- 9to5Google
Spotify is one of the largest music streaming services on the market today, but it still feels a little behind on certain features. Today, the company has announced that real-time lyrics will be coming to Spotify, but only in selected regions. TechCrunch reports that Spotify will release real-time lyrics in …
Read More »Microsoft Offers Free Digital Skills Training Amid COVID-19 Job Crisis
Microsoft plans to offer free access to educational content on LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn, and the GitHub Learning Lab. Angela Lang / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Microsoft launched an initiative Tuesday to offer digital skills training to 25 …
Read More »Facebook prohibits the extremist group ‘boogaloo’ from its platforms | Technology
Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network associated with the term “boogaloo,” a jargon word that supporters use to refer to a second civil war. Tuesday’s Facebook move designates the right-wing network “boogaloo” as a dangerous organization similar to the Islamic State group and white supremacists, who are already banned …
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