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Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, passing Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco. As of close of business Friday, Apple has a market valuation of $1.84 trillion, while Saudi Aramco’s is $1.76 trillion, according to CNBC. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21350154/apple-worlds-most-valuable-company-saudi-aramco

Why Are Blue Whales So Gigantic? “We are truly living in a time of giants.” Lofty language like this doesn’t happen often in scientific literature. But the person who wrote them, biologist Jeremy Goldbogen, understands: When it comes to writing about whales, the scale and mystery of their lives can be difficult to overstate. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-blue-whales-so-gigantic/

Google is now making it easier to find Black-owned businesses Google is launching a new tool that allows businesses to identify themselves as Black-owned through the company’s Maps and Search listings. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21348990/google-black-owned-businesses-maps-search

Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in history Google parent company Alphabet warned in last quarter that it was expecting to see the impact of coronavirus in the second quarter results, and it was: the company saw its first revenue decline in its history. But it managed to beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21345014/google-youtube-alphabet-revenue-decline-q2

Oh hey, they make Baby Yoda ears for your Echo Dot now Attention fans of Star Wars, The Mandalorian or just Baby Yoda: if you own a third-generation Amazon Echo Dot, OtterBox has a stand that bestows your device with the likeness of The Child. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/baby-yoda-ears-echo-dot-200525326.html

Peacock has added 10 million customers since April Comcast’s new Peacock streaming service has added 10 million customers since its limited launch in April and national launch in mid-July. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21345031/comcast-peacock-cable-second-quarter-earnings-customers

How to watch NASA launch its next rover to Mars today On Thursday morning, NASA is scheduled to launch its next rover to Mars, the beginning of a years-long mission to figure out if the Red Planet ever hosted life. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21346536/nasa-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-launch-watch-live-how-to