May 30
The 51-year-old man said he initially “thought it was a shark.”
May 30
The decentralized social network Bluesky is undergoing work during an invite-only developmental phase, yet it has just crossed the 100,000 mark for users.
May 30
Next month Magic: The Gathering heads to Middle-earth for an all-new set based on the world of The Lord of Rings. While we’d previously gotten hits at some of the new artwork coming in the set, lead art director Ovidio Cartagena has now lifted the lid on even more of Tales From Middle-earth’s glorious new art.
May 30
It’s odd to think a movie called The Flash was so beholden to the casting of a character who isn’t the Flash—but, in the minds of the film’s creators, it was. In The Flash, Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) visits an alternate timeline where Batman isn’t Ben Affleck, like Barry is used to. It’s Michael Keaton, like fans of DC…
May 30
Prehistoric Pathogens: Oldest Plague Cases in Britain Date to the Bronze Age
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Three cases of plague, a disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, have been found in Bronze Age remains in Britain. They’re the oldest cases yet found in the United Kingdom.
May 30
'Catastrophe Exposure' Pushes State Farm to Stop Selling Insurance in California
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State Farm has stopped accepting new applications for home and business insurance in California this month due to wildfire risk and rising costs, the company announced on Friday.
May 30
Only a handful of publicly traded companies—six, to be exact—currently hold a market capitalization of $1 trillion or more. It’s a small, gilded club, composed almost entirely of Silicon Valley’s biggest players (give or take a Saudi Arabian energy giant). Now, however, the club has a new member: longtime graphics…
May 30
Apple Considering Stuffing Watch Bands With NFC, Bluetooth, Other Connectivity
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The Apple Watch finally has an Ultra verson with a drastically different external appearance, but it’s watch bands that truly give users the chance to add flair to their watches. A newly-granted patent is recognizing the variety of watch bands out there and proposing they do more than contribute to the device’s…
May 30
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Reports to Prison for Her 11 Year Sentence
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Theranos co-found Elizabeth Holmes surrendered to the Bureau of Prisons just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday to serve her 11-year sentence for defrauding investors. The Bureau, which had the final say on where Holmes would serve her sentence, agreed with the U.S. District Court in Northern California’s recommendation that…
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