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YouTube launches short video-sharing app

A turning point in the short video market came in 2017, when Musical.ly was acquired by Chinese company ByteDance and merged with TikTok. The new entity went on to become an obsession among the youth worldwide with more than 800 million users. In the last few months, however, Tiktok has been facing the heat in many countries, leading to its ban in some countries and impending action in the US. That has created a void as far as users are concerned....

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Is there life on Venus?

Possibility of life on other planets in our solar system has been a subject for prolonged discussions. While Mars is widely acknowledged by theorists and scientists alike as the planet with the highest chances of life, a recent study indicates that Venus, the Earth’s other neighbor, has signs of life too....

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The billionaire who is happy to be broke

Many people aspire to be business tycoons with the ability to afford anything in the world. But a billionaire giving away his wealth and willing to lead a frugal lifestyle is an atypical occurrence. That distinction goes to Chuck Feeney, who made a fortune from airport retail chain Duty Free Shoppers, which he cofounded in 1960. Over the last four decades, he has traded his riches for the life of a monk in his twilight years....

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Loftie, an alarm clock to keep you away from your smartphone at night

The smartphone has become an inseparable part of our lives, so much so that many of us go to sleep with the smartphone besides us, using it as an alarm clock to wake us up on time. The outcome of that practice is often a disturbed sleep cycle because there is always an impulse to check messages and emails in the middle of the night....

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Stealing sand can cost up to $3,550

Tourists to exotic locales often buy mementos to keep the memories of their visit alive. However, arguably the mostly unlikely object that some tourists pick as a souvenir must be sand from the beaches of Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea....

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Vinyl records sell more than CDs in the US market

In the last decade, modes of music consumption have rapidly changed according to changing times and demands. Over the years, music has evolved from the bulky devices such as vinyl records and cassettes to extremely compact ones such as CDs and memory sticks. However, music seems to have gone a full circle with vinyl records making a strong comeback....

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Sailing ship that can carry 7000 vehicles across the Atlantic!

For many years, the seas have been ruled by powerful ships boasting of the latest in machine technology. Giant freighters ferry tons of goods, facilitating international trade. But who would have thought that there is still room for a sailing ship to exploit the winds and cross the Atlantic? A consortium of Swedish companies certainly did. In just a few years’ time, they are going to fructify their dream of launching a giant sailing ship that can carry thousands of cars on board. When that happens, it is going to be a ringing victory for sustainable shipping and a giant step toward lower GHG emissions....

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Line blurs between cinema and video game

One normally associates cinema production with a large crew, a big budget, and several months (if not years) spent in the making. Many movies attract audiences because of their stunning scenery and cinematography. Sony has brought all these production characteristics and values to its new video game The Last of Us Part II, dubbed by fans as TLOU2....

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