President-elect Joe Biden is likely to appoint Jack Sullivan as his national security adviser and Linda Thomas-Greenfield as US ambassador to the United Nations, multiple sources familiar with the plans told NBC News. Sullivan served as National Security Adviser to then-Vice President Biden in the Obama administration, as Director of …
Read More »How to flutter feathers in Thanksgiving Day Gag Mission Control
Zoom in / During the flight of STS-26 in 1988, Flight Director James M. (Milt) Heflin. NASA The phone call from “Mountain” to Mission Control in Houston happened at a very bad time. It was the morning of Thanksgiving in 1991. In space, the crew members on board the space …
Read More »A decent boy: Netflix India faces a boycott call on the kissing scene
The exchange takes place in the “A Friendly Boy” series, an adaptation of Indian author Vikram Seth’s award-winning novel, released on the streaming service last month. The story follows the love life of a young Hindu woman and at one point, she is shown being kissed by a Muslim man …
Read More »Steam adds PS5 controller support
Valve has officially announced that the PS5’s dual sense controller is now supported in Steam. Games using the Steam Input API can now recognize the controller and display the correct button prompts. They will also be able to access the dualsense’s LED, trackpad, rumble and gyro features, although there is …
Read More »Promising Covid acquires Merk On Nocoimun for drug supply
Pharmaceutical giant Merck said it plans to acquire privately held Oncoimmune for 42 5,425 million in cash, which would entitle the under-the-radar drug, which has shown shocking results for hospitalized patients with Covid-19. In a phase-by-clinical study in late September, a drug called CD24FC was shown to reduce the risk …
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