The king of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, has surged to $18,755 per coin, buoyed in part by a barrage of positive news pointing towards a solid 2021 bull run. In the most…
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Private satellite launch company Rocketlabs has successfully recovered its first stage rocket. The launch was from its company facility on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. While the company does not plan…
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Incredible fireball explosions, just for split seconds a piece across the night sky in the Leonid meteor shower (like these over Sweden in 2015). #Earth #Nature #Life #meditation #Leonids #Gratitude…
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Japan regains fastest supercomputer spot
by editorby editorJapan’s super computer, Fugaku, retains its position as the world’s fastest computer. The machine can perform over 442 quadrillion computations per second and is used for artificial intelligence research, simulations…
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The new generation of Macbook laptops are here! Various technology review sites have announced their preliminary impression: the new machines are fast. Shifting away from Intel processors, the new Macbook…
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In more positive news about the Covid vaccine, Pfizer has announced that its vaccine is 95% effective in a final test result. The final data was based on a phase…
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Bitcoin reaches $17,000 per coin
by editorby editorThe king of cryptocurrencies continues its ascent! Bitcoin has reached over $17,000 per coin today, boosted by bullish analyst news from Citibank recently and Paypal now making buying and holding…
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A feel good story out of Chongqing, China: British Diplomat Stephen Ellison, 61, saved the life of a local drowning woman, and is being hailed a “hero”, “role model” and…
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While the U.S. and Europe struggle with containment of the Coronavirus, major Asian economies that took to complete lockdowns early in the year are now on a rebound. Following on…
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Citibank predicts $318,000 Bitcoin price
by editorby editorBig institutional financial giants continue to come forward with confirmation that Bitcoin is indeed an increasing “store of value” akin to gold. Following major announcements by Fidelity Financial, JP Morgan,…
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A light at the end of the tunnel: Following the announcements from Pfizer and Eli Lilly last week, Moderna has announced its vaccine shows a 94.5% effective rate! We may…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched the first of many regular crew and supplies launches to the International Space Station on Sunday. 3 NASA astronauts were joined by 1 Japanese…
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South Korea announces Hyperloop prototype
by editorby editorAn exciting time for high speed mass transport: Fresh on the heels of Virgin Hyperloop’s recent test announcement, South Korea’s Korail (Korea Railroad Research Institute) announced a successful test of…
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In another sign of diversity, the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) has hired the first woman and Asian American general manager for the Miami Marlons! Kim Ng previously had served…
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It’s sky gazing time! Every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky next week. Venus and Mercury will be visible in the mornings while Mars,…
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Cooperation is better than isolation: In a sign of increasing international cooperation, Ukraine has become the 9th country to join NASA’s Artemis Agreements on the Principles of Cooperation in Civil…
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Scientists have captured images of extremely rare Deep Sea Bigfin Squids for the first time off Australian waters! The squids have been spotted in the Great Australian Bight. In a…
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Animal meat alternatives continue to go mainstream! Pizza Hut has announced their Beyond Meat Italian Sausage Pizza. Many global fast food chains are now racing to make meat alternatives available…
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14.8 carat diamond sold for $26.6 million
by editorby editorAn extremely rare purple-pink Russian diamond was sold at auction in Switzerland for $26.6 million! The 14.8 carat diamond, the largest of its kind to ever be auctioned by luxury…