When art fairs come to town
Media playback is not supported on this device Instagram festivals, walking tours and ticketed nights: how art fairs are transforming society Is art fair packed and a bit of a drain on resources really…
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Sydney McLaughlin, the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic swim team, still as goofy as she was as a baby
Forgive Haley Jones if she feels like an ancient teen facing an elaborate identity crisis. At her age, athletes would have been busy signing deals with cereal brands or lining up swimsuits. The then-28-year-old…
Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion cancels AstroTurf performance after Xan’s death
This article is over 1 year old Megan Thee Stallion cancels performance citing Astroworld Festival tragedy: 'Houston is still healing’ A Houston rapper who was due to headline a charity concert this weekend has…
Why virtual reality is a key city tech investment now
By: Lynn Laris and Frank Baumgaertner for EarthTechling (CNN) — If the Wall Street dream factory known as General Motors were to begin to produce a virtual world today and sell it for $2.5…
China to trial self-driving taxis by 2020
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Google cars began piloting autonomous vehicles without human intervention around 2010 Self-driving cabs are set to be tested in major Chinese cities within the next year, according to…
Google invests $1 billion in digital economy across Africa
Google has announced a major investment in the rapidly expanding digital economy across Africa. On Thursday, the company revealed plans to put $1 billion into a slew of projects in the continent, doubling down…
The name that’s No. 1 in Italian isn’t a word at all
Written by Daniel Denvir, CNN A mysterious word in Italy has cropped up in new words every year since 2014. A cooperative among 30 geographic names and their related characteristics, the New Covid variant…
Teenagers filmed threatening to harm women for vaccinating their children are part of the anti-vaxx movement
They might not be a laughing matter, but images of a group of California teenagers threatening women about getting vaccines have a way of reminding people that what little sense exists in the anti-vaxx…
First naturally occurring protozoan virus found in US
Scientists have discovered the first naturally occurring protozoan virus in the US. In an article published in Nature Communications scientists from the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine wrote, “We have found a…
Water supply crisis: Does your neighborhood have a water problem?
Drought Study on Madagascar Underlines Complexity of Climate and Challenges of Adaptation in the Extreme Deed – Global Water Risk Group GHRG, the global water risk organization, writes that millions of people in Madagascar…