Much like a ripple effect, it was a Pebble that started it. Not one made of stone but one made of circuitry and plastic. Back in 2013, California-based smartwatch brand Pebble made history on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site launched in 2009. It managed to raise a record-breaking $10.3m (approximately £8m) to launch its techy timepiece,
Month: June 2023
Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of
As we continue to navigate this post-pandemic era, the topics of personal and public health matters remain as globally relevant and pressing in each of our lives as ever before. With the continued rise of upper respiratory infections (URIs) like the cold and flu, along with COVID-19, its many variants, and other “superbugs” that have
In this article META EBAY AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Locked up merchandise, to prevent theft in Target store, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Inform Act, a new law that aims to curb organized retail theft and the sale of counterfeit and harmful products on
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional is rebalancing its investment portfolio for greater resilience against market volatility, according to its managing director. Khazanah’s net asset value declined 5% to 81 billion ringgit ($17.4 billion) in 2022 from a year ago, hit by global market downtrends, the fund said in March. The Kuala Lumpur-based fund invests
Noisy but nice: close up of part of IBM’s Eagle quantum processor, which was used in this latest research. (Courtesy: IBM) A 127-qubit quantum processor has been used by an international team of researchers to calculate the magnetic properties of a model 2D material. They found that their IBM quantum computer could perform a calculation
Focus Features expanded Asteroid City to the highest grossing weekend for a Wes Anderson Film with a projected three-day estimate of $9 million from 1,675 theaters – no. 6 at the domestic box office — pushing the film’s cume to $10.2 million. It opened last weekend in six locations. Some 64% of moviegoers were 35 or younger. Males topped
SAN FRANCISCO – D-Orbit will supply a small orbiting laboratory and test optical intersatellite links under the latest contracts awarded through Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Under a 6 million euro ($6.54 million) contract announced June 22, D-Orbit will verify the performance of optical intersatellite links for an Earth observation constellation called IRIDE, or
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 — the fifth-generation flip phone from the South Korean brand is expected to be unveiled at the next Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5. Ahead of its official unveiling, which will be held in South Korea in the last week of July, the European pricing of the
Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during his joint press conference with Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune (not pictured) at the Grand Kremlin Palace, June,15,2023, in Moscow, Russia. Getty Images WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin said the organizers of an armed mutiny over the weekend will be “brought to justice.” The Russian president’s comments were his
News Jay Rock Returns With New Song “Eastside”: Listen Featuring Kal Banx, it’s the rapper’s first single as lead artist since 2018’s Redemption By Evan Minsker June 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Jay Rock’s “Eastside” single artwork Facebook Twitter Jay Rock has returned with his first new solo song in five years. The new track is
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., during an event with senior officials and chief executive officers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Chris Kleponis | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told fellow executives and board members last
Did anyone see that twist coming?! Isabella’s past is more layered and shocking than we thought. One of her darkest secrets was revealed on Cruel Summer Season 2 Episode 5. This twist is the reveal that changes everything we thought we knew of her past. This is a dangerous pattern or a massive red herring
New Year’s resolutions are often pointless exercises in guilt-tripping ourselves into discovering just how little willpower we have. So this year, we’re ditching Dry January and trying something new (and with more longevity). Rather than buying racks on racks of sale clothing (maybe just a few choice picks) and edgy things Kanye would wear, we’re
Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of
Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign rally on June 26, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Attorneys for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss Disney’s political retaliation lawsuit, arguing that he and at least one other defendant are “immune” because
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Independence” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, June 27th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has performed on
Photo composite by Parker Buske / Source image by Marcin Jucha on Adobe Stock A Filipino writer now living in Boston explores a tradition of farewell parties that share felicitations to send off people facing the uncertainties of a foreign land—a fête before a leap of faith. “How was your despedida?” I asked Regie about
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