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Thousands of Honeybees Stared Down Spain’s Cumbre Vieja Volcano. They Won

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Tens of thousands of honeybees in Spain’s Canary Islands can now add “survived a volcano” to their bucket list. Well, since they’re bees, we’ll add it for them. Read more.

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Space tourist reveals ‘unusual training’ for this week’s mission to ISS

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A billionaire businessman heading to the International Space Station this week has revealed some unusual training routines for his upcoming mission.

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Spider-Man and The Rock Join Fortnite, Because Why the Hell Not at This Point

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It’s a shame that Nintendo used the tagline “everyone is here!” for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, because it may be more apt for Fortnite. After the end of Chapter Two yesterday, the online gaming homunculus of IP rebooted itself today with Chapter Three that brings in the biggest star on the planet at the moment: … Read more.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures a sparkling spiral galaxy

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This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a picture-perfect galaxy, located 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.

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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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Spotify Pulls Content of Hundreds of Comedians Fighting to Get Royalties for Their Written Work

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Although some of us might forget since we’re too busy laughing, comedians, like songwriters, write content to entertain us. There’s a difference though: Songwriters get paid royalties for their written work, comedians don’t. In the age of streaming, comedians are hoping to change that, especially considering the… Read more.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home's Villainous Trinity on Returning to Their Evil Roles

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Since it was first reported nearly a full year ago , one of the big things on everyone’s mind in regard to Spider-Man: No Way Home are its villains. The returning baddies of Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus from Sam Raimi’s original trilogy and Jamie Foxx’s Electro of the Amazing duology… Read more.

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Chinese rover spots weird cube-shaped feature on the far side of the moon

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China's Yutu-2 rover, currently exploring the far side of the moon, has spotted a strange cube-shaped object on the moon's surface.

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Come Talk Your Doctor Who Hopes, Dreams, and Fluxes in the Season Finale Discussion Zone

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We’ve only had six weeks in the TARDIS this time around, and at last: Flux is about to come to its final end. Come talk about Doctor Who ’s present and future with us as we await it, why don’t you? Read more.

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Street Fighter 5 is one of gaming’s best redemption stories

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After five years, Street Fighter 5 has finally reached its end. The road it traveled wasn't the smoothest, but its journey was an interesting one.

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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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Doctor Who Wants to Ring In the New Year with Some Daleks

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Having just brought back those Weeping Angels a few weeks ago, Doctor Who is ringing in 2022 by calling in some old(er) foes in the form of the Daleks. Having spent most of Flux out on the sidelines, that emotionless master race is back to terrorize Jodie Whitaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and company in the holiday special… Read more.

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NASA’s skywatching tips for December include a comet called Leonard

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December's night sky offers a good look at Venus, a comet called Leonard, and the annual Geminids meteor shower. Check it out!

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Morbius' First Clip Won't Sate Your Desire for Blood

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It’s been a little to figure out just what kind of vibe that Morbius is going for. Is it a tragic tale of a doctor desperate to save his life and losing his soul in the process? Is it a solo vampire story in the modern day, something we haven’t seen in movies in quite some time? The answer turns out to be.well, both… Read more.

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Jared Leto goes full vampire in vicious new Morbius preview

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Michael Morbius loses control of his vampirism in a new extended preview scene from Sony Pictures' adaptation of Marvel's living vampire, Morbius.

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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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HACKEAMOS EL MODO DIFÍCIL!! | HACKEANDO FNaF VR: Aid Needed #11 – GG Video games

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TODAS MIS Redes Sociales ORDENADAS: [link] ? REDES SOCIALES ? MERCH OFICIAL de GG Games: … source.

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New drone owner? Check out this video before you fly

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With drones again expected to be a hot-ticket item over the holiday season, the FAA has launched a safety campaign urging new pilots to follow the rules.

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best Vr recreation 2021 | musicaly sport vr

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Astronauts on the ISS pick a second peck of chili peppers

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Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have harvested a second batch of chili peppers grown on the station.

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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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This adorable, cheap Amazon gaming keyboard is better than name brands

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The Akko 3068B is a keyboard you may have overlooked for name brands. But this cheap Amazon gaming keyboard is better and cheaper than the names you recognize.

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Miles Morales returns in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) trailer

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The first look at the sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse reunites Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy before sending them Across the Spider-Verse.

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