Apple Performs Better than Swiss Watch Manufacturers in 2019 Sales Posted March 31, 2020 Apple’s smartwatch line outsold all Swiss watch brands in 2019, a report by market and consumer research company Strategy Analytics says. According to the repo…
Study: Taking Naps May Increase Productivity Posted March 30, 2020 A study by a company that reviews mattresses online revealed that taking a nap may make people more productive. To understand how napping affects productivity, Mattress Nerd re…
Environmental Activists Protest against London Fashion Week Posted March 29, 2020 Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion staged a demonstration urging the UK government to cancel London Fashion Week. To gather support, the group c…
Woman Finds Mixtape Lost for 20 Years Posted March 28, 2020 A Swedish woman found her long-lost mixtape after it went missing for two decades. Stella Wedell lost her mixtape while on vacation in Spain when she was 12 years old. Her tape…
New Google Apps Help Monitor and Reduce Screen Time Posted March 27, 2020 Google has launched three new apps to help people monitor and reduce their smartphone use. This is part of Google’s Digital Wellbeing Experiments—an open platform for designers…
Astronomers to Increase Efforts in Exploring Potential Life Outside Earth Posted March 26, 2020 A group of astronomers is partnering with the Very Large Array (VLA), an observatory with 28 massive radio telescopes, to search the sky for traces of ext…
Spacecraft Launched to Take Closer Photos of the Sun Posted March 25, 2020 The European Space Agency (ESA), in partnership with NASA, launched a spacecraft to take detailed photographs of the Sun. Called the Solar Orbiter, the spacecraft was launched …
New York Proposes Bill that Bans Animal Sales in Pet Stores Posted March 24, 2020 New York proposed a bill that may ban the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores to promote the adoption of animals as pets. Senator Michael Gianaris, the sponsor of the…
Newest Low-Cost Airline to Launch in the US Posted March 23, 2020 David Neeleman, the CEO of American low-cost airline JetBlue Airways, will launch a new affordable airline called Breeze Airways. Previously known as Moxy, Breeze is Neeleman’s…
Study: More UK Schools Hiring Mental Health Professionals for Students Posted March 22, 2020 The number of primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom that employ mental health professionals for students has increased, a study revealed. The stu…