BMW will cut working hours at its east German plant from 38 to 35, in line with its west German factories, it said on Friday, in a move welcomed by the works council as bringing long-awaited equality 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Salaries and working hours remain uneven between western and […]
Reliable tech gadget leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) on Sunday posted an image to Twitter that showed a 17-inch Lenovo ThinkBook Plus with a second screen to the right of the keyboard. The screen looks like it is being used to draw or write on a color image on the laptop’s main screen, and appears that […]
Firefighters in California rescued a deer that became stranded in a canal and “had completely given up.” The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said a member of the public reported a deer in the Folsom South Canal at 12:29 p.m. Sunday. Crews responded to the canal near Tributary Crossing Drive and determined the exhausted deer was […]
Von Miller got a bit emotional as he departed the Denver Broncos earlier this week after he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams ahead of this week’s trade deadline. While Miller’s affections for Denver remain, he is starting to get excited about the new opportunity that’s in front of him with the Rams. “It’s […]
Researchers from the University of Sydney and Monash University have made a significant discovery that uncovers what is happening at the molecular level when an organ transplant is recognized as foreign by the immune system. Working in mice, the team identified the precise molecular targets of transplant rejection and showed how this knowledge could potentially […]
Chinese developer Yango Group (000671.SZ) has reached an agreement with investors to extend the payment of its onshore bond due November 19, two sources familiar with the matter said. Repayment of Yango’s 7.8% November 2021 bond , with an outstanding value of 636.5 million yuan ($99.45 million) will be extended by one year, the sources […]
Google Home, the companion app for Google’s smart home products, is changing the way users interact with photos on the app and on Nest Hub devices. 9to5Google first noticed the changes, which include a revamped Photo Frame settings menu. Now, when you use Google Home to change the displayed album while your Nest Hub is […]
A Dartmouth University professor’s 10-foot-high version of a classic Atari 2600 video game joystick has been dubbed the largest video game joystick in the world by Guinness World Records. Mary Flanagan, who is a game designer and artist in addition to being Dartmouth’s Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor in Digital Humanities, said she built the scaled-up […]
With the departure of Gary Patterson after 22 seasons at the helm, TCU is exploring possibilities as potential replacements to serve as their next head coach. Via Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star Telegram, TCU is interested in Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore among numerous candidates for the position. Moore interviewed for the […]
Eating higher total amounts of red meat, processed red meat and non-dairy animal fat increased the risk of stroke, while consuming more vegetable fat or polyunsaturated fat lowered it, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021. This study is the first to comprehensively analyze the impact on […]