Sun 24 April 2022: Adapting remote and hybrid work policies to employees’ specific work-life situations can result in increased well-being and productivity, but many employees are stuck in an increasing number of low-quality meetings when working remotely, according to a new study. The shift to remote working for many office-based workers at the start of […]
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Sat 23 April 2022: It all started at the San Diego Zoo. The video was posted on April 23, 2005, by Jawed Karim. Karim, who is now 41 years old, is one of the co-founders of YouTube. In the 18-second clip, Karim stands in front of the camera describing the elephants. “Alright, so here […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: In 2024, Tesla’s fleet of robotaxis will be released, and they will be completely self-driving, with no option for a human driver to take control. Musk told investors on a Wednesday evening earnings call Tesla will begin making robotaxis — or cars without pedals and steering wheels to be used by […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: Apple’s iOS15.4 release included 37 brand new emojis, which sparked a debate among consumers (and non users alike). A ‘pregnant man’ and a gender-neutral individual with a crown were among the emoticons presented by the tech giant. The pregnant man emoji now comes in a variety of skin tones. The March […]
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Mon 18 April 2022: Amid “unhealthy sexual behaviour” incidents being reported in London Underground, a top police officer has called for stringent actions against those indulging in “intense staring”. Det Supt Sarah White, a senior British Transport Police (BTP) officer, has issued a warning to suspects whose stare “show behaviours that are unhealthy”. “It’s human nature […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: A chef in Turkey launched a kebab into the stratosphere on Tuesday, to coincide with the International Day of Human Flight marking the 61st anniversary of the first human space flight made by Soviet Yuri Gagarin. According to the Daily Sabah, Yasar Aydin – who owns a kebab restaurant, and local entrepreneur and […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: Researchers David Stuart from the University of Texas at Austin, Heather Hurst and Boris Beltrán from Skidmore College and independent scholar William Saturno report the earliest evidence of a Maya sacred calendar in Guatemala. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their work, which involved sifting through […]
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The Trapp family, termed the tallest family by the Guinness World Records. (Supplied) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fri 15 April 2022: According to Guinness Global Records, a family of five from the United States has broken the world record for the tallest family. The family’s average height is 203.29 centimeters (6 feet and 8 inches), with Adam Trapp […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: A supermarket starts stocking hot-cross buns straight after Christmas. A cling-wrap brand shifts its serrated cutter bar from the base of the box to inside the lid. The maker of M&M’s chocolates changes its marketing. Each time people take to social media to complain. Why do people get so angry about things that seem so trivial? […]
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Tue 12 April 2022: WhatsApp is working on a number of new features to improve its users’ overall chat experience. Message replies is one of them, and it’ll be available later this year. Users will also be able to create polls in groups, according to the company. Users may be able to send large files […]
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