Vintage Microbus
Volkswagen and Autodesk turned a vintage Microbus into a tech design showcase By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch Volkswagen and Autodesk teamed up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the automaker’s biggest R&D facilities with an iconic vintage VW Microbus that looks…
Cayman: AV Group Ltd. launches Singapore based fund
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands & OSLO, Norway–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AV Group Ltd. (“AVG”) is a Cayman based asset manager with offices in New York, Cayman Islands, Norway and Singapore with a focus on growing Norwegian based ESG and Impact companies globally. AVG has…
Cutter Escanaba returns to Boston after Caribbean sea patrol, change of command
From Sea Power BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned to Boston on July 11 following a three-month patrol conducting drug and migrant interdiction operations in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a…
The new ‘Lion King’
The first ‘Lion King’ reactions are here and everyone’s going wild for this 1 thing By Sam Haysom From Mashable It’s been 25 years since Simba first told us that he couldn’t wait to be king. Now, in 2019, he’s…
How pollution particles enter the brain
Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D. From Newsmax One of the entry routes for pollution is through the nose. A number of studies have shown that chemicals and particles — especially fine and ultrafine particles — can enter nerves in the nose…
US: Blind Arizona teens sail across the Caribbean in upcoming documentary
By Gabe Trujillo From 12 News NBC Many of us daydream about doing the incredible; climbing to the highest peak, exploring unknown regions in exotic lands or touring the worlds most iconic landmarks. But for a group of teens from…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Virgin Galactic is going public to fund its expensive tourist spaceflights
By Steve Dent From engadget It’ll keep the company running until commercial launches begin. Space tourism company Virgin Galactic has announced that it will go public via a merger with an investment firm. Its new partner, Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH), will invest…
Digital health is growing fast — but at what cost?
By Chris Hogg From TechCrunch Silicon Valley is obsessed with growth. And for digital health startups, that obsession is not only misguided, but dangerous. The prevailing idea in the tech industry is that to succeed, you have to be ready…
UK: Woman dies after being impaled by metal straw
By Jon Sharman From Independent UK Rigid drinking aids ‘should not be used with lid that holds them in place’, warns coroner A woman was killed when she fell onto a metal drinking straw that pierced her eye socket and entered…