Many people give fame a try for 15 minutes or so and decide to take a hard pass. After realizing life in the spotlight isn’t their destiny, some go on…
Month: February 2023
The best virtual escape rooms to play online with friends
We could all do with a bit of escapism from reality at the minute, as lockdown continues in the UK. Escape rooms are very popular with groups who love a…
Online scams due to COVID, protests, unemployment in 2020
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Crunch time for China’s robot startups as pandemic brings pain and opportunities
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – With glowing blue eyes and trusting feline features, a new robot cat by Chinese startup Elephant Robotics seems happily oblivious to the worries…
A Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire timeline
It made sense that Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s lives would never be the same after toppling Major League Baseball’s famous single-season home-run record in 1998. But instead of becoming…
When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.
DETROIT — Principal Jacqueline Dungey was searching for one of her kindergartners. She’d called every number she had for his family. She’d sent urgent notes to his parents. She’d reached…
UK internet speeds are among the slowest in the developed world
Average internet speeds in the UK are among the slowest in the developed world, new research has revealed. The UK ranked below Barbados, Panama and Thailand in an analysis of…
Dispatches from Digital London Fashion Week, Day Two
Click here to read the full article. LONDON — Designers taking part in London’s first all-digital showcase, which began Friday and runs through Sunday, have been delving deeper into their…