Copyright of the image VIEW press / Getty Images Apple experienced growth for the first three months of the year, as declining device sales in China were offset by an increase in sales of streaming services due to the coronavirus blockade. Sales rose to $ 58.3 billion (£ 46.2 billion), …
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Willie Nelson Releases “Red Headed Stranger”
The following content is sponsored by Legacy Recordings. On May 1, 1975, Willie Nelson released “Red Headed Stranger”, a concept album which would become the first successful hit of the country music maverick. Born and raised in Texas, Nelson made his way to Mecca in the land of Nashville, Tennessee …
Read More »Amazon investors told to ‘take a seat’ as demand jumps
Copyright of the image Getty Images Amazon sales rose in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus blockade increased demand for the company’s food, online market, and cloud computing services. Sales in the quarter increased 26% year-on-year and the firm said it could increase another 28% next …
Read More »Nasa names companies to build Moon landers for human missions
Copyright of the image Blue origin Caption of the image The National Team partnership, led by Blue Origin, will build a lander divided into three parts NASA has chosen the companies that will develop the landers to send astronauts to the moon’s surface in the 1920s. The White House wants …
Read More »Amid 1918 Pandemic, Bootleg Whiskey Became a Respectable Medicine
When the flu began to invade the United States in 1918, a frightened nation sought an unproven but familiar remedy: whiskey. There was just one problem. More than half of the states had adopted prohibition laws at the time, making alcohol difficult to obtain, if not impossible, at times. While …
Read More »TikTok skin trend accused of ‘promoting colourism’
Copyright of the image Tic toc Caption of the image The trend has reignited the debate on colorism in India and beyond A viral tendency of TikTok in India has been accused of promoting colorism. It involves users who digitally darken their skin color and look sad – before revealing …
Read More »Coronavirus: Facebook reopens some moderation centres
Copyright of the image Facebook Caption of the image The moderation centers will reopen with fewer people to ensure social removal Facebook has started to reopen some moderation centers but the return to work will be voluntary for its content reviewers. The social network made the decision to send its …
Read More »Drone-to-door prescriptions trial takes flight in Ireland
Media playback is not supported on your device Media captionBBC Click examines how the test scheme works in Moneygall A drone company that had to abandon its fast food delivery tests teamed up with Ireland’s health authority to deliver prescriptions. Manna Aero is working with the health service executive to …
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