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If You Used Apps Like Venmo, Robinhood, and American Express, You Might Be Owed Money

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Earlier this month, users turned to Google to find out whether emails informing them of a “Plaid settlement” were legitimate or spam. They are real, and if you got one, there’s a chance you could be owed some money from the fintech company’s recent $58 million class action settlement. Read more.

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NASA’s TESS has discovered 5,000 exoplanet candidates

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NASA's planet-hunting satellite, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has passed an impressive milestone, having identified 5,000 potential exoplanets.

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Jurassic World: Dominion Disrupts the Winter Olympics in New TV Promo

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We’re still expected to receive the third Jurassic World film this summer, though it may not seem like it since actual footage for the movie has been fairly scarce since it faced a pandemic-induced delay. The most that the general public has seen of it has been its prologue back in November (or June, if you saw F9 in… Read more.

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Airbnb offering a year in Italy rent-free, and YOU can apply

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Airbnb is offering the unique chance to live in a recently restored heritage home in Sicily, Italy -- and the rent will cost you nothing.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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United Arab Emirates Grounds Recreational Drones in Wake of Deadly Drone Strike

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Drone hobbyists are on a government-mandated hiatus in the United Arab Emirates in the wake of last week’s deadly attack on a key oil facility outside the nation’s capital city of Abu Dhabi, the Associated Press reports. Read more.

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I Can't Wait for a New Age of Character Motifs

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Shortly before the weekend, director Matt Reeves unveiled the full musical theme for The Batman. While it’s been heard in thunderous snippets in recent trailers , the full piece itself from the film’s composer Michael Giacchino is a blast. For as “ dark and broody ” as people have been calling Robert Pattinson’s upcoming… Read more.

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Forget spacewalking, how about space running?

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While a spacewalk requires climbing into an unwieldy spacesuit for a stint outside the orbital facility, a “space run” is an altogether different affair.

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Peloton Heart Attack Is Hollywood's New Favorite Plot Point

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Just when you thought Peloton’s week couldn’t get any worse , the unthinkable occurred: Another character on a popular TV show got a heart attack while riding one of its bikes. The Peloton heart attack appears to be Hollywood’s new favorite plot point, much to the exasperation and detriment of the bike manufacturer. Read more.

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How to watch NASA’s update on James Webb’s arrival at L2

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As the James Webb Space Telescope makes its final burn to enter its orbit around the sun, NASA will broadcast a Science Live show about the event.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Apple to Waive In-App Purchase Requirement for Online Group and Event Apps Until June

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Online group and event apps for iOS won’t have to say goodbye quite yet to Apple’s pandemic-related exemptions to its in-app purchase policy. Read more.

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Mars Perseverance rover shakes loose troublesome pebbles

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NASA has shared an update on progress of dislodging pebbles from the Perseverance rover, and the signs are looking good for its continuing mission.

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8K Digital Reality Demo Online video – Canon RF5.2mm f/2.8L Twin Fisheye

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Making your have virtual actuality (VR) movie just bought a lot easier with the new VR-capable lens — the Canon RF5.2mm f/2.8L Twin Fisheye. Immerse by yourself in this … source.

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Mars lander InSight is awake from safe mode after dust storm

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NASA's InSight lander on Mars has returned to normal operations after a break of around two weeks due to a regional dust storm.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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FUNNIEST Virtual Actuality Activity Ever! | Accounting VR (HTC Vive Gameplay)

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Let’s enjoy Accounting, a humorous VR game from Squanchtendo! This minimal recreation can be performed with the PSVR, Oculus Contact and HTC Vive. Enjoy guys The … supply.

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NASA delays launch of its first space tourism mission to ISS

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Several issues have prompted NASA and Axiom Space to delay the first U.S.-organized space tourism trip to the International Space Station by about a month.

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Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart Should Have Her Own Solo Adventure

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Though Final Fantasy games often place the focus on lead characters with comically large swords and steely gazes, the other members of their party are nothing to shrug at. This is especially true for Final Fantasy VII and its stellar 2020 remake. Seeing Cloud Strife and the Avalanche crew realized with better graphics… Read more.

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In defense of the Dell XPS 13 Plus

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The Dell XPS 13 Plus has some controversial and potentially divisive new features, but it points the way toward a more innovative future for the XPS line.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Hubble captures a beautiful galaxy with a nautical theme

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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured another stunning image of deep space -- this one showing the distant galaxy NGC 3381.

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The best Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction

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You'll want to have at least one backup ready for when you're forced to swap. To form the best team, here are the best Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction.

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Nobody Saves the World succeeds where Balan Wonderworld fails

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Nobody Saves the World on Xbox Game Pass shows how Balan Wonderworld could've worked with three major changes.

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5 things we’d like to see in the next HomeKit update

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These are the five biggest things we want to see from Apple in the next HomeKit features.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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How to play Rainbow Six Extraction with friends online

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Rainbow Six Extraction is best enjoyed with a few friends by your side. Here's how to invite players to your group and how to make use of your Buddy Passes.

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