The tech we're thankful for: 2021 edition
www.mashable.com Two years ago, I wrote a Thanksgiving list acknowledging the tech I was grateful for in a pre-pandemic era while Trump was the president. I was a tech cynic, I said, but I could still make space for gratitude. Nice one, past simple, ignorant me. Now — one presidential election
Disguised People Reveal Who They Dread Seeing At Thanksgiving In Brutal 'Kimmel' Bit
www.huffpost.com The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” segment is a lesson in not giving thanks.… Read More
Astroscale raises $109M for its on-orbit services technology
www.techcrunch.com Japanese space startup Astroscale has raised $109 million in a new Series F round of financing, bringing the company’s total funding raised to date to $300 million. The company specializes in on-orbit servicing technology, designed to help reduce the amount of debris that exists in operating orbital altitudes, and
Uber to shutter most of its service in Belgium tomorrow after court ruling
www.techcrunch.com Uber will halt its ride-hailing service in most of Belgium tomorrow following a court ruling Wednesday that extends a 2015 order banning its p2p UberPop service to also cover professional drivers providing its ride-hailing service. … Read More
Politicians are failing to deliver climate justice. Lawyers and scientists could do it in court
www.cnn.com There were few memorable moments at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow earlier this month, but a video address by the foreign minister of Tuvalu, speaking in a suit while knee-deep in tropical waters, is a hard one to forget.… Read More
Milo Ventimiglia’s best movie doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page
www.mashable.com Welcome to No Shame November! This week we’re diving into the pop culture we love (or hate) that society tells us we shouldn’t. Hear me out. The finest work of Milo Ventimiglia — everyone’s favorite short-shorts-wearing, Instagram rule-breaking, Crock-Pot advocate — is most definitely not This Is Us, the show that earned
Keke Palmer Stuns Jimmy Fallon With 'Phenomenal' Shakira, Cher Impressions
www.huffpost.com “Are you kidding me?” the “Tonight Show” host asked the “Hustlers” star who also impersonated Angela Bassett.… Read More
Perfeggt brings in first capital to shell out plant-based egg alternative
www.techcrunch.com Sales of plant-based alternatives, like dairy and meat, are surging in the global market, and Perfeggt wants to do the same for the egg. … Read More
Stephen Colbert Bashes 'Space Boy' Elon Musk With Spot-On Bernie Sanders Impression
www.huffpost.com “The Late Show” comedian hit the billionaire with a reworked “Alien” tagline.… Read More
China’s Foreign Ministry says Peng Shuai case should not be politicized
www.cnn.com China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday the government hoped “malicious speculation” about tennis star Peng Shuai’s well-being and whereabouts would stop, and that her case should not be politicized.… 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.
