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Clarifying or Confusing? CISAC Introduces AVR+ Global Format for Audiovisual Music Data VR

Clarifying or Confusing? CISAC Introduces AVR+ Global Format for Audiovisual Music Data

Photo Credit: International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) CISAC launches the first global format to modernize audiovisual music data and improve payments, but will it cause more confusion than clarification? The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has announced the launch of AVR+, the…
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June 18, 2026
Snap’s Specs look good on nobody VR

Snap’s Specs look good on nobody

Snap’s new smart glasses are probably the most impressive bit of face-computer technology we’ve seen. They’re not VR-headset huge; they don’t have a big charging puck; thanks to Snap’s many years of AR lens development, they’re likely to have a lot of features right out of the box. (Yes, they’re…
bubmag
June 18, 2026
Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia’s invasion, camera traps reveal Chernobyl

Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia’s invasion, camera traps reveal

A red fox is spotted near the town of Chernobyl in 2022. (Image credit: Kateryna Korepanova) Camera traps from inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone reveal how the occupation of Russian forces at the site in February and March 2022 altered the behavior of wildlife living in the area. After the…
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June 18, 2026
Space Force’s rapid acquisition office director moves to Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Nuclear Weapons

Space Force’s rapid acquisition office director moves to Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

An unarmed Minuteman 3 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test May 20, 2026 Credit: U.S. Space Force WASHINGTON — Kelly Hammett, the former head of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, has been named executive director of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. The appointment, announced June 18, comes…
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June 18, 2026
With plastic treaty in limbo, Mongabay speaks to top negotiator Julio Cordano Plastic Pollution

With plastic treaty in limbo, Mongabay speaks to top negotiator Julio Cordano

At the start of 2026, the world’s efforts to negotiate a global plastics pollution treaty remained deadlocked. Then in February, Julio Cordano was appointed the new chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC) with the hope he can help move the treaty process forward decisively. Cordano rarely gives media interviews,…
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June 18, 2026
Narrow escape for driver as EV car reduced to ashes in Odisha’s Dhenkanal Electric Car

Narrow escape for driver as EV car reduced to ashes in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

According to reports, the incident occurred while Debashish Mishra was travelling towards NALCO in the electric vehicle. As the car reached near Samal village, smoke was suddenly seen coming out of the vehicle, following which it caught fire. EV Car reduced to ashes (AI Enhanced Image) Photograph: (OTV) A major…
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June 18, 2026