Monthly Archives: July 2022

Climate scientist says total climate breakdown is now inevitable: ‘It is already a different world out there, soon it will be unrecognizable to every one of us’

Rich nations are likely to delay action on climate change. peepo/Getty Images In his new book, Bill McGuire argues it’s too late to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Earth science professor says lethal heatwaves and extreme weather events are just the beginning. Many climate scientists, he said, are more scared about the future than they…

Las Vegas vacationer says the flooding at Planet Hollywood was terrifying: ‘It was just pouring in as if it was raining from the inside’

Lightning flashes west of (L-R) Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Luxor Hotel and Casino and Excalibur Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on July 2, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two days of monsoon thunderstorms brought strong winds, hail and heavy rain to parts of the valley causing street flooding and power outages….

Netflix sues creators behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical following sold-out show

Image: Liam Daniel / Netflix Netflix is suing Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the duo behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical over copyright infringement, as first reported by Deadline. The streaming giant filed the complaint in a Washington, DC district court just days after Barlow and Bear held a live, sold-out show dedicated to their Bridgerton-inspired…

Combining certain opioids and commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose

About 30% of patients with chronic pain experience adverse drug interactions while taking opioids. Deposit Photos This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Taking oxycodone at the same time as certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, can increase the risk of opioid overdose, according to a study my colleagues and I published….

Drones 101: The Future of Drones for Consumers, Businesses, and the Military

Drones are taking off! FILE PHOTO: A UPS drone makes a Flight Forward medical delivery on WakeMed Health & Hospitals’ main campus in Raleigh Reuters These unmanned flying vehicles promise to help cut costs and improve operations for the businesses that adopt them. It’s a massive opportunity for consumers, businesses, and the military. In The Drones…

Indonesia blocks Steam, PayPal and other services over missed regulatory deadline

Indonesia is blocking residents from accessing various online platforms after those services failed to comply with a July 29th regulatory deadline, reports Reuters (via The Verge). Among the affected platforms are PayPal, Steam and Yahoo (owned by Engadget’s parent company Apollo Management). Under the country’s 2020 MR5 law, companies labeled as “Private Electronic System Providers”…