News for nerds
In an effort to restore Singapore’s once-rich mangrove forest ecosystems, the nation is embarking on a 1 million tree planting spree in hopes that they can save numerous bird, reptile, and tree species from extinction, and provide a ton of Read more
The Steelers were missing several offensive pieces at Wednesday’s practices. Wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson did not participate in the team’s first on-field work ahead of this weekend’s game against the Browns. Smith-Schuster has regularly sat out Wednesday Read more
On the way from Bond Street in central London to the quirky new Japanese tapas and sushi place Taka, to eat pillowy mochi cloud bread with nori seaweed butter, I noticed Marylebone High Street was near-empty. Well, aside from the Read more
In an ordinary presidential election, Friday’s retail sales report would have been a dream for an incumbent like Republican President Donald Trump. Headline sales topped expectations by a wide margin and spending was up from August in all but one Read more
In an unusual move, Nintendo will tonight revive its E3 Treehouse broadcasts for a deep dive into two upcoming Switch games. Tune in at 6pm UK time for an extended peek at the promising looking Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Read more
We are so excited to be partnering with our friend Rob Brezny, who has for years championed a positive approach to life through astrology. His weekly wisdom is sure to enlighten your thinking and motivate your mood with ‘PROnoia’ instead Read more
Hours after linebacker Kamalei Correa asked the Titans to trade him, the team obliged. The Titans have traded Correa to the Jaguars, NFL Network reports. There’s no word on what the Jaguars gave up to get Correa, but it was Read more
“It’s kind of like a compost recipe,” said Dr Johnny Drain, a chef-scientist and fermentation expert who works at Douglas McMaster’s restaurant Silo. His role there is to transform food that would otherwise go to waste into wondrous ferments that Read more
Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google has tweaked concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit FIT.N, people familiar with the matter said, putting it on course to secure EU approval for the deal. The world’s most Read more
Genshin Impact censors a number of words, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. The issue was brought to light by journalist Kazuma Hashimoto, who published a video on Twitter showing how the free-to-download Breath of the Wild-esque PC, PlayStation 4 and Read more