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Pandemic

The Influencer Economy Hurtles Toward Its First Recession

The first signs of distress came not with panic, but positivity. “Hope you all are feeling safe and at peace hunkered down with your family,” one influencer wrote, paired with a selfie featuring her adorable children in pajamas. Another posted a photo of her “mini oasis,” a selection of well-kempt…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Google

How to Fix Your Suddenly Crappy Google Nest Videos

Now that most of us are spending all day at home, we’re consuming a ton more data, and while Comcast’s tubes of internet haven’t burst yet, they’re definitely fuller than ever before. In an effort to get ahead of a potential disaster, some companies are taking measures to reduce the…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Antarctica

Arctic stratospheric ozone levels hit record low in March

Ozone levels above the Arctic reached a record low for March, NASA researchers report. An analysis of satellite observations show that ozone levels reached their lowest point on March 12 at 205 Dobson units. While such low levels are rare, they are not unprecedented. Similar low ozone levels occurred in…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

VR

Facebook’s annual virtual reality conference goes virtual-only

While it quickly became clear that the tech and developer conference held during the spring would need to be cancelled due to COVID-19, tech companies are beginning to pull the plug on events taking place later in 2020. Today, Facebook announced that it would be shelving the in-person component of…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Pre-Crime

Team-Up with Guilds Across Magnolia to Defeat Powerful Foes in Fairy Tail

Restore the Fairy Tail Guild to its Former Glory and Reap the Rewards! Burlingame, Calif. – April 16, 2020 – KOEI TECMO America and developer GUST Studios revealed new guest characters featured in their upcoming magical JRPG, FAIRY TAIL. New guild hall features were also detailed to give fans a…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Bolsonaro

Protect Indigenous peoples from COVID-19

Indigenous peoples in Brazil's Amazon region are at increased risk in a COVID-19 outbreak.PHOTO: LUCAS FERRANTEAs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads through Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied the severity of the pandemic and broadcasted misleading information and mixed messages about how to respond, advocating for hydroxychloroquine use and…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Jerusalem Controversy

Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque due to virus

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, Muslim clerics at Islam’s third-holiest site said on Thursday. Ramadan typically draws tens of thousands of Muslims daily to the mosque and the adjoining Dome…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Black Hole

Telescope Sees Star Dance Around Supermassive Black Hole, Proves Einstein Right

eso2006 — Science Release 16 April 2020 Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Its orbit is shaped…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

1619 Slavery

Capitalism vs. Slavery…and The New York Times’ 1619 Project

When The New York Times launched its 1619 Project last year, it sought to "reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative." What began as a series of articles in the Times magazine morphed into a collection…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

Greta Thunberg

Green groups cautious as Shell unveils ‘net zero’ plan

Shell intends to reduce the "net" carbon output from both its operations and products Green investors welcomed Thursday's pledge from energy giant Shell that it will be carbon neutral by 2050, but environmental groups cautioned its commitment still fell short of the drastic emissions cuts required to avert climate breakdown.…

bubmagApril 16, 2020

The Influencer Economy Hurtles Toward Its First Recession

How to Fix Your Suddenly Crappy Google Nest Videos

Arctic stratospheric ozone levels hit record low in March

Facebook’s annual virtual reality conference goes virtual-only

Team-Up with Guilds Across Magnolia to Defeat Powerful Foes in Fairy Tail

Protect Indigenous peoples from COVID-19

Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque due to virus

Telescope Sees Star Dance Around Supermassive Black Hole, Proves Einstein Right

Capitalism vs. Slavery…and The New York Times’ 1619 Project

Green groups cautious as Shell unveils ‘net zero’ plan

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