Google has announced new features coming to Chromebooks, including a video editor and movie maker for Google Photos. The update will first become available to Chromebook users this autumn, Google said in a blog post. If you own a Chromebook, you will be able to create an “end-to-end movie made up of multiple video clips,…
Sequoia, the world’s most influential venture fund, has made its maiden investment in Pakistan, joining a growing list of high profile investors who have backed young firms in the South Asian market in the past one year. Islamabad-headquartered startup Dbank said on Thursday it has raised $17.6 million in a seed round, the largest in…
White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (R), First daughter Ivanka Trump (C) and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly (L) attend a meeting held by US President Donald J. Trump with members of his Cabinet Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images Jared Kushner in his memoir alleges John F. Kelly once shoved Ivanka Trump, according…
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol March 3, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Senate Democrats struck a $700 billion deal for an economic and climate package. Joe Manchin announced that he and Chuck Schumer had agreed on terms after months of negotiations. The negotiations were…
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia; Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images McConnell criticized Manchin’s surprise deal after Democrats yanked his leverage. He had previously vowed to block a computer chip bill if Democrats advanced Biden’s agenda. Hours after Senate Republicans voted for it, Schumer and…
Spotify has quietly halted all manufacturing of Car Thing – its smart media player/dashboard accessory for cars – just five months after it finally made the product widely available for purchase. First announced in early 2021, Car Thing is designed to make it easier to control the Spotify streaming service on your phone from a…
Amazon reportedly told workers they could take unpaid time off if they felt uncomfortable coming into work. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Over two dozen Amazon workers claim the company didn’t respond appropriately to racist death threats against Black workers at its MDW2 facility in Joliet, Illinois, and retaliated against an employee…
The Marburg virus is spread through contact with materials (fluids, blood, tissues and cells) of an infected host or reservoir. Getty Images This article was originally featured on The Conversation. In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that…
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images On Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The deal will help ease inflation and fight climate change. It breaks a stalemate on Biden’s agenda that lasted for nearly a year. Sen. Joe Manchin reached a deal…
People inspect the carcass of a great white shark. Cari Roets/Marine Dynamics, Dyer Island Conservation Trust Stunning drone footage shows an orca carrying a great white shark in its mouth as blood pools. A study published last month suggested orcas had driven great whites from South African waters. The video supports the theory, which could…