Sep 21
Sep 21
The Australian Bushfires Stuck the Country With a $1.5 Billion Medical Bill
Posted in: Today's ChiliSmoke from Australia’s record-breaking 2019-20 bushfire season wasn’t just a disaster for wildlife. The fires and smoke also killed hundreds of people and sent thousands more to the hospital for urgent cardiovascular and respiratory issues, costing the country nearly $1.4 billion in healthcare costs, a new study…
Sep 21
In the midst of the Emmy Awards last night, Marvel surprised comic book nerds and moon hexers alike by dropping the first trailer for WandaVision, the studio’s upcoming Disney+ series featuring the Avengers’ strangest couple. We always knew WandaVision was going to be, to quote Maria Hill, “weird,” but from the looks…
Sep 21
Discovery+ Could Give Us HGTV and Food Network On Demand As Soon As Early 2021
Posted in: Today's ChiliDiscovery’s forthcoming streaming service—which multiple reports have said will be called Discovery+—may be launching early next year, though pricing for the soon-to-launch offering is still unclear.
Sep 21
Ultraviolet light can kill microscopic creatures like bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds in their genetic material. But UV light also damages human DNA, causing eye and skin damage and increasing our risk of cancer. It turns out, though, that there’s a loophole: a specific wavelength of UV light…
Sep 21
The EU Could Force Companies to Sell Off Assets, Like Trump, But With Discussions and Meetings and Stuff
Posted in: Today's ChiliIn an astonishingly cool, levelheaded interview that rocked this U.S.-based tech blogger’s world, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton told the Financial Times that the EU is considering a number of regulations that could finally break up big tech and hold platforms accountable for disinformation. Sounds exactly like the…
Sep 21
On the heels of the announcements of new smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Garmin Forerunner 745, Amazfit has its own wearable reveal to make. Today the company announced the Amazfit Band 5, a new smart band that has a number of fitness tracking features. It’s no Apple Watch, but that’s true of both its feature set … Continue reading
Sep 21
Today we’re taking a peek at the latest update to Pokemon GO, including the adding of Shiny Kricketot. With this update, Shiny Kricketot was added in a gold form – or perhaps orange, however you see it. This change modifies the majority of the Pokemon, save the collar, the cummerbund, and the shirt. That’s assuming this bug is actually wearing … Continue reading
Sep 21
South Dakota To Hold Potential Superspreader Event Co-Sponsored By Health Care Firm
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe event is on despite the massive motorcycle rally last month that may be linked to thousands of COVID-19 cases.
Sep 21
The ESPN reporter kept swatting back the haters “in a long week.”
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