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10 weird, but essential, additions to any survival kit This story was originally featured on Field & Stream. If you fire up your favorite search engine and hunt for a list of survival kit components, you’ll find that most of them repeat the same things over and over. Continue Reading . . . https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/unusual-survival-kit-items/

Amazon gets FDA authorization for an at-home COVID-19 test kit Amazon received Food and Drug Administration authorization for a COVID-19 test made by its subsidiary STS Lab Holdco, and it plans to use it for its onsite coronavirus testing programs. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/26/22353058/amazon-fda-authorization-covid-test-home

Apple is open-sourcing some of its smart home tools to “accelerate the development” of the new smart home standard announced by industry leaders yesterday. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/20/21031197/apple-homekit-smart-home-open-source-accessory-development-kit-adk-connected-home-over-ip https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65944486/homekit-apple-wwdc-2014-139.0.jpg