India’s Furlenco raises $140 million for its furniture and appliance renting service
www.techcrunch.com Furlenco, a Bangalore-based startup that operates an eponymous furniture and appliance rental service, said today it has raised $140 million in a financing round as it looks to scale its operations in the South Asian market and explore international market expansion. … Read More
The catchiest earworms of 2021 (so far) that you just can't get out of your head
www.mashable.com There’s probably a scientific explanation for why we’ve have been so susceptible to a good old-fashioned catchy tune this year. Stripped raw by the trauma and stress of a global pandemic, reduced to a brain-in-a-jar with one hand for constant phone scrolling, unable to process the complex emotions of
‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Races To Top Spot At July Fourth Box Office
www.huffpost.com Universal Pictures dominated at the domestic box office over the holiday weekend with “F9,” “The Boss Baby: Family Business” and “The Forever Purge.” … Read More
‘Spider-Man’ Stars Tom Holland And Zendaya Spotted Not-Upside-Down Kissing
www.huffpost.com Just a regular old fashioned car make out, then. … Read More
Pope Francis has surgery for ‘colon diverticulitis’
www.cnn.com Pope Francis is undergoing surgery for “colon diverticulitis,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN on Sunday.… Read More
What's a robot manicure really like? Quick, cheap, and guilt-inducing.
www.mashable.com A robot gave me a manicure last week. Let me stop you before you envision a bipedal humanoid carefully dipping a brush into a bottle and lacquering my nails. Instead, the experience felt more like inserting my hand into a 3D printer. Cameras inside an oversized microwave-like purple box
How to set up Notification Summary in iOS 15
www.mashable.com If you get a million app notifications a day, and have become numb to the important ones, iOS 15’s Notification Summary feature is about to be your new best friend. Notification Summary will let you zero in on what you might call your “important-but-overwhelming-due-to-constant-pestering” apps, and receive a summary
Didi app pulled from app stores in China after suspension order
www.techcrunch.com China has ordered app-store operators to remove the app of Didi from their stores, the latest as tension escalates between the nation’s largest ride-hailing giant and local regulators. The app has disappeared from several stores including Apple’s App Store in China, TechCrunch can confirm. … Read More
How to turn off comments on a Facebook post
www.mashable.com Sometimes feedback in the form of comments is welcome on Facebook posts. Other times, not so much. For those moments you may be wondering how to turn off commenting on your Facebook posts, the short answer is: You can’t. Facebook states: “Unfortunately, the functionality to disable comments on your
Here’s how to design drug trials to defeat the next pandemic
www.cnn.com Dr. Myron Cohen began his career fighting HIV in the early 1980s, and he’s been battling the epidemic around the world ever since. But he has never worked as hard to generate new therapies and save lives as he has during the Covid-19 crisis.… Read More
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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.
