Day: January 14, 2022
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Vintage Uranium Glassware Under a Blacklight Casts an Eerie Green Glow
Vintage Uranium Glassware Under a Blacklight Casts an Eerie Green Glow Glow N Show Antiques | $90 This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read our disclosure for more info. Did you know that there is a type of glass that glows? […]
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New App Store Connect experience to be rolled out to all developers later this month
Apple last year introduced a new App Store Connect experience with some useful changes for developers, including the option to submit in-app events and edit items without having to create a new version of the app. While this update was optional, Apple is now informing developers that it will be rolled out to everyone later […]
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Intel “mega-fab” coming to Ohio, reports say
Enlarge (credit: ony Avelar/Bloomberg) Intel is reportedly planning to build a large chip facility in New Albany, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, the state capital. An official announcement is expected on January 21. The company reportedly plans to invest $20 billion in the site, and the city of New Albany is working to annex up […]
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Shkreli’s infamous 4,000% price hike gets him a lifetime pharma ban
Enlarge / Martin Shkreli. (credit: Getty | Drew Angerer) A federal court on Friday banned convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli from ever working in the pharmaceutical industry again in any capacity and ordered him to pay back $64.6 million in profits from his infamous scheme that raised the price of the life-saving drug Daraprim more than […]
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Adorable Toddler in Costume Receives Letter From The Queen Complimenting Her “Splendid Outfit”
Adorable Toddler in Costume Receives Letter From The Queen Complimenting Her “Splendid Outfit” Kids love to play make believe and dress up, and what better way is there for a child to completely transform than with with a costume? Two-year-old Jalayne Sutherland hit the jackpot with the perfect costume last Halloween, on her very first […]
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Google’s critical Pixel 6 January update is here
The January update promises to fix numerous bugs reported by Pixel 6 owners. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales Google is in the process of releasing a much-anticipated update for Pixel 6 phones. Earlier today, Android expert Mishaal Rahman noted that Google posted OTA and factory images to its developer site for the January 2022 […]
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Dem Montana congressional candidate: People moving from coastal cities are 'fed up' with liberal base
Tom Winter (D), who served in the Montana House of Representatives and is currently launching a bid for Congress, said that the inequality in the United States, exacerbated by the pandemic, has had a significant impact on his rural, working-class…
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Netflix raises prices on all plans in US
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is raising prices across all of its plans in the US today. The company’s standard plan will rise to $15.50 per month from $14, while the 4K plan will rise to $20 per month from $18. The basic plan, which doesn’t include HD, is also rising to […]
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The FTC is reportedly investigating Meta’s VR division for antitrust violations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Federal Trade Commission and at least three states are investigating Meta for antitrust violations in its virtual reality division, according to Bloomberg. The report says the FTC and attorneys general from New York, Tennessee, and North Carolina began speaking last year with third-party VR developers who […]
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White House: COVIDTests.gov will distribute free rapid tests starting January 19th
The site is live, but you won’t be able to order tests until Wednesday. The White House has announced that people will be able to order free COVID-19 tests from COVIDTests.gov starting on Wednesday, January 19th. This follows a promise that the government would be setting up a website to distribute 500 million tests, which […]