insert_link Health & Wellness The World Health Organization reports a Multi-Country Hepatitis Outbreak in Children WebMD reports that at least 169 severe hepatitis cases have been identified in children in an outbreak that involves 12 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday. Among the cases, at least one child has died and 17 have required liver transplants. The children have been between 1 month and 16 years old. Among the 169 infections, 114 have occurred in the U.K., followed by 13 in Spain, […] todayApril 28, 2022
insert_link Food & Drink U.S. Suspends Avocado Imports from Mexico During the first quarter of this year’s Super Bowl, Avocados from Mexico ran a commercial that featured "the worst tailgate" one toga-wearing Roman had ever been to. A group of Romans eyeballed the Barbarians who were misbehaving in the parking lot outside the Colosseum until a guy making guac and slicing avocados caught their attention. Spoiler alert: The green fruit ends up bringing the two opposing sides together because of course it does. But by the […] todayFebruary 24, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Here’s what’s behind the Wordle c-r-a-z-e A simple word game is the newest social media and pop culture phenomenon: Wordle. But what exactly, is Wordle? Well, it's actually simple to explain, but not so easy to do. The task is to guess a five-letter word. You have six tries. After each guess, the tiles change colors to show which letters are not in the word (gray), which letters are in the word but in the wrong position […] todayJanuary 17, 2022
insert_link Food & Drink Your Cuppa Joe is about to cost you more, as Climate Change forces Coffee Prices to Soar If melting polar ice caps and a deforested Amazon seem too far away to be real, many consumers may soon get an up-close and personal taste of climate change in their coffee cups. The Guardian reports that coffee bean prices are on the rise due to a cold snap in Brazil, piling on top of droughts, mixed with COVID-19 supply chain issues — and before you know it, the price of […] todayDecember 9, 2021
insert_link Fashion 90’s Supermodel Stella Tennant dies suddenly at 50 British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family has announced. The unique Scottish beauty made her name in the early 1990s on catwalks for designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Versace, and on the covers Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Her family said: "Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed." The family statement said: "It is with great […] todayDecember 24, 2020
insert_link Fashion Balenciaga to Debut clothing Collection in a Video Game in December Luxury fashion company Balenciaga will debut its next clothing collection in a video game on December 6th, according to WWD. Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow is an “allegorical adventure” set in the year 2031, in which “a hero avatar advances throughout distinct zones, motivated by tasks and interactions.” As game descriptions go it’s not the most detailed — it could apply to every video game from Super Mario through to […] todayDecember 2, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Balenciaga employs Video Game Tech to debut its next Clothing Collection Luxury fashion company Balenciaga will debut its next clothing collection in a video game on December 6th, according to WWD. Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow is an “allegorical adventure” set in the year 2031, in which “a hero avatar advances throughout distinct zones, motivated by tasks and interactions.” As game descriptions go it’s not the most detailed — it could apply to every video game from Super Mario through to […] todayDecember 2, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple UK government takes $500 million stake in space exploration firm OneWeb The Verge reports that as part of a consortium that includes Indian telecom Bharti Global, the UK government will invest $500 million and take a “significant equity share” in space exploration firm OneWeb, it announced Friday. OneWeb, which has its headquarters in the UK, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US in March, after it was unable to secure financing. Bharti Global also will invest $500 million as […] todayJuly 8, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Microsoft News and MSN is increasingly being run by Robots Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News and MSN organizations. The layoffs are part of a bigger push by Microsoft to rely on artificial intelligence to pick news and content that’s presented on MSN.com, inside Microsoft’s Edge browser, and in the company’s various Microsoft News apps. Many of the affected workers are part of Microsoft’s SANE (search, ads, News, Edge) division, and are […] todayJune 2, 2020
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