BMW Group’s Neue Klasse lineup to focus on circular economy to achieve reduction in CO2 emissions
www.techcrunch.com The BMW Group announced Thursday its intentions to commit to a 50% reduction from 2019 levels in global carbon dioxide emissions during the use-phase of its vehicles by 2030, as well as a 40% reduction in emissions during the life cycle of the vehicle. These goals, including a plan
Twitter teases new privacy features… that actually sound pretty great?
www.mashable.com For once, Twitter is considering a host of changes that users might actually embrace — assuming they ever get the chance. The social media company confirmed to Mashable on Thursday that it intends to test a host of new privacy features beginning as soon as next week. First reported
At least 45 people have died after floodwaters from Ida’s remnants swamp cities from Virginia to New England
www.cnn.com Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including the New York City and Philadelphia areas.… Read More
AppleToo organizer faces online harassment—some of it from coworkers
www.mashable.com Apple developer Cher Scarlett wishes her employer would tell her fellow employees not to harass her. “If you trust Cher, you’re an idiot,” a commenter in the Apple channel of Blind said, which is only open to Apple employees. The thread was about how Scarlett is “ruining the company.”
Seeing more dicks on TV? Here's why.
www.mashable.com Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable’s annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn. The amount of full-frontal dongs we see on TV shows has skyrocketed in recent years. We have online porn to thank for the money shots, media experts believe. From HBO’s Euphoria, The Deuce, and
Water rescues underway after devastating Ida floods
www.cnn.com Water rescues underway after devastating Ida floods… Read More
FAA grounds Virgin Galactic amidst investigation into July mission
www.techcrunch.com Remember that story we posted earlier today about Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight scheduled to launch in September? … Read More
Roli is rebooting as Luminary, following financial struggles
www.techcrunch.com I was fascinated by Roli the first time I saw founder/CEO Roland Lamb bending the keys of the Seaboard back at SXSW in 2013. Over the years, the London-based company has continued to offer creative musical solutions, including 2016’s modular Blocks system. … Read More
Shorter days are coming — brighten up your space with a new plant
www.mashable.com Best plant sales as of Sept. 2: Bloomscape — save 20% on orders of $99 or more with code ENDOFSUMMER The Sill — save up to $63 Plants.com — save 20% with code OFFICE20 As we head into fall, the sun is setting earlier and earlier each day, and
ABBA Releases New Music For First Time In Nearly 40 Years
www.huffpost.com “We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it,” the Swedish pop legends said in a statement Thursday. … Read More
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
