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Panda

Calgary Zoo wins international recognition for Panda habitat

The Calgary Zoo's panda exhibit has won an award from an international conservation group for using sustainable building practices. The $14.4-million Panda Passage has been awarded "Petal certification" by the International Living Future Institute. Petal ce…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla has a mini Model S for kids that costs $600, and this family bought it to teach their child about driving electric

Following is a transcript of the video. Gregory St. Val wants his own Tesla someday. He's a military recruiter saving up to buy his own electric car on the market. In the meantime, he's living vicariously through his own daughter's Tesla. While his da…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Air Pollution

Uber integrates London public transport into app – CNET

Uber is on the charm offensive in London. Casey Gutteridge/Uber Uber has integrated real-time info from London's public transport network into its app, the ride-hailing company said Tuesday. The decision to help people navigate the city using a variety of …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

The Queen

No, Buckingham Palace has not accidentally leaked royal baby names

Duchess Meghan of Sussex and Prince Harry lay floral tributes at New Zealand House on March 19, 2019 in London, following the recent terror attack at mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 people. (Photo: Ian Vogler/ Getty Images pool) In the latest rumor …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Drones

The Most-Wanted ISIS Leader Is Still Alive. Here’s How the U.S. Is Using Drones to Hunt Him Down

The call for help came from half a world away to a windowless room at a remote airbase in South Dakota. An American military advisor was calling from eastern Syria, asking the team at Ellsworth Air Force Base to deploy a drone to hunt down a small group of I…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Valve Index is the next extraordinarily pricey VR rig to compete for your dollars

There's a new challenger in the virtual reality scene, and it's the priciest option yet. Valve, the company behind the online game retailer Steam, introduced the Valve Index on Tuesday. While it'll be available in multiple configurations, the full $999 bundl…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

VR

Oculus Quest and Rift S available for preorder, both at $399, shipping May 21 – CNET

The Oculus Quest (left) and Oculus Rift S (right) are both arriving in May, and both cost $399. John Kim/CNET Oculus ignited people's interest in virtual reality when it announced a Kickstarter for the Rift headset in 2012, promising high quality VR for $30…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

VR

Review: Oculus Quest could be the Nintendo Switch of VR

Facebook has bet a lot on its VR dream. The industry has become the butt of a few jokes in the past couple years as hype has deflated, but there’s been no question that the tech is interesting, the question has been whether it’s sustainably cool. Oculus made …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Review: Facebook’s Oculus Rift S is barely an upgrade

More than three years after Facebook released one of the biggest gambles in its existence, a virtual reality headset it paid billions to launch as its own, the company has grown more embattled but its moonshot VR flagship has grown safer. Facebook’s sequel t…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Oculus Quest review: Virtual reality’s freedom day is transformative … and pricey

The Oculus Quest addresses everything that’s wrong with PC and mobile virtual reality these days: It cuts the cords and puts the sensors on the device, giving you freedom of movement that Oculus Rift and HTC Vive can’t offer. And it gives you the horsepower t…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Calgary Zoo wins international recognition for Panda habitat

Tesla has a mini Model S for kids that costs $600, and this family bought it to teach their child about driving electric

Uber integrates London public transport into app – CNET

No, Buckingham Palace has not accidentally leaked royal baby names

The Most-Wanted ISIS Leader Is Still Alive. Here’s How the U.S. Is Using Drones to Hunt Him Down

Valve Index is the next extraordinarily pricey VR rig to compete for your dollars

Oculus Quest and Rift S available for preorder, both at $399, shipping May 21 – CNET

Review: Oculus Quest could be the Nintendo Switch of VR

Review: Facebook’s Oculus Rift S is barely an upgrade

Oculus Quest review: Virtual reality’s freedom day is transformative … and pricey

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