What do 10 years mean for our 4.6 billion years? Sun? Probably as much as the last millionth of a second meant to you. Still, every decade our old sun burns is a decade of turbulent, sometimes violent change, a fact that becomes wonderfully evident in a new time-lapse video …
Read More »America’s most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, will be attended by fans
The Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States, which draws 150,000 spectators to the venerable Churchill Downs track, will be held this year with fans in the stands, officials said Thursday. “The Run for the Roses,” which is normally held on the first Saturday in May, …
Read More »Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell leave voice roles as black characters
Two white actresses who voiced black characters on popular animated television shows announced they would resign on Wednesday, extending a season of soul searching for systemic racism that has plagued multiple industries in the wake of the recent police killings of African-Americans. In a couple of statements shared on social …
Read More »Does TikTok record what it copies to the clipboard in iOS?
From Apple iOS 14 has a new privacy feature that sends you a notification every time an app inspects what’s in the clipboard of your iPhone. It sounds like a smart addition, but it also discovered potentially disturbing behavior from various apps. Take a look at this example posted by …
Read More »The District of Columbia sues 4 major oil companies for misleading consumers about climate change
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – The Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading” consumers about the role of their Products play to cause climate change, the latest action …
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