Places and Things

Blizzard is finally making a World of Warcraft animated series called Afterlives Blizzard is releasing an original animated series based on World of Warcraft, the developer announced today. Afterlives will premiere this Thursday during Gamescom 2020’s online celebrations. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21399597/world-of-warcraft-afterlives-blizzard-animated-series

Please remain calm while the robot swabs your nose If you’ve been tested for COVID-19 then you’ve probably experienced the unpleasantness of a nasal swab. Someone takes a long-handled cotton swab and sticks it up your nose — way up your nose — until it reaches the back of the mucus-cave that is your nasal cavity. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21377011/robot-nasal-swab-machine-autonomous-covid-19-test-brain-navi

A tiny space rock holds clues about the evolution of life Back in 2012, a team of Japanese and Belgian researchers in Antarctica found a golf ball-sized space rock resting in the snow. Now, NASA astronauts have had a chance to study a piece of that meteorite, Asuka 12236, and they say it may hold new clues about the development of life.  Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/nasa-meteorite-asuka-12236-amino-acids-140557805.html

A New Adobe Lightroom Update Just Deleted Customers' Photos and Presets Last week, Adobe released Lightroom 5.4.0, a routine update meant for the iPad and iPhone Lightroom app. But it soon became clear that the update was far more than users bargained for when customers who installed Lightroom 5.4.0 found that their photos and presets had disappeared. Continue Reading . . . https://digital-photography-school.com/?p=195514

Apple is opening its first 'floating' store in Singapore Apple has hundreds of physical stores dotted around the world, serving as stores, repair centers and community hubs where people can learn to be more creative. Until now, though, none of these glistening Apple meccas have been built on water. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/apple-marina-bay-sands-singapore-store-water-092604779.html

Judge orders Trump to reimburse Stormy Daniels for legal fees A California Superior Court judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $44,100 to Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, to reimburse her attorneys’ fees in the legal battle surrounding her nondisclosure agreement. Continue Reading . . . https://ktla.com/news/politics/judge-orders-trump-to-reimburse-stormy-daniels-for-legal-fees/

Watch Electric Blue Bioluminescent Waves Light Up California’s Monterey Bay As a wildfire outbreak threatens California, some blazes worsened by copious lightning, Monterey Bay is experiencing an additional natural phenomenon—one that’s thankfully, much less dangerous. Continue Reading . . . https://www.prevention.com/life/a33666718/california-monterey-bay-bioluminescent-waves/