Runaway cat traveled 1,200 miles over five years before being apprehended
By Mike Wehner From BGR Sasha is a good cat. His owner, Viktor Usov, hadn’t seen him for five years after the frisky feline disappeared from his Portland home. He had no idea where Sasha went, but when an animal…
PayPal plans to acquire shopping and deal-hunting platform Honey for $4 billion, its largest acquisition to date
By Bani Sapra From Business Insider PayPal announced that it will buy shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4 billion, its largest acquisition to date. Buying Honey allows PayPal to establish a foothold in a new area of the market. …
Las Vegas welcomes IAEE Expo! Expo! 2019
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas is proud to host Expo! Expo!, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Annual Meeting & Exhibition at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center December 3-5. Expo! Expo! is the “show for shows.” Thousands of exhibition…
94 schools across the OECS benefit from grants to improve literacy
By Tracey Warner-Arnold Branding & Marking Consultant for the OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme (ELP) Wednesday, December 4, 2019 — Canaries Infant School (Saint Lucia) Uses Grant to Improve Boys Reading Levels! As part of the OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme (ELP) within…
New report from Four Twenty Seven outlines the scientific foundation of scenario analysis for physical climate risks
Scenario Analysis for Physical Climate Risks December 4, 2019 – Berkeley, CA – Four Twenty Seven, an affiliate of Moody’s and the leading publisher of climate data for financial markets, today released a report outlining an approach to performing scenario analysis…
Florida police say a black Lab named Max drove doughnuts alone in a car, then jumped out, wagging his tail
By Associated Press and Michelle Mark From Business Insider Florida authorities say a Black Labrador named Max drove doughnuts by himself after his owner stepped away from the running car. The Port St. Lucie Police Department posted video of the…
Scientists hauled up the carcass of a giant blue whale who died in 2015 and are trying to reassemble it and put it on display
AP From Business Insider The submerged carcass of a giant blue whale who’s been dead since 2015 was hauled to the surface last week so it can be reassembled, studied, and put on public display. Scientists removed 58 tons of…
Tesla Cybertruck reservations hit 200,000
By Kirsten Korosec From TechCrunch Tesla has received 146,000 reservations [Nov 23 2019] to order the Tesla Cybertruck, pulling in some $14.6 million in deposits just two days after the company’s CEO Elon Musk unveiled the futuristic and angled vehicle. UPDATE: On…
Cool specialty hinge
Cool Specialty Hinge Allows You to Turn an Ordinary Door Into a No-Flap, Disappearing Pet Door By Rain Noe From Core77 You’ll need to make one cut with a circular saw ’d like to install a pet door, so that…
Climate change is causing birds to shrink, study says
By Kelsey Viamis From BBC News As the climate warms, birds are shrinking and their wingspans are growing, according to a new study. Researchers analysed 70,716 specimens from 52 North American migratory bird species collected over 40 years. The birds…