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HBO Max is bringing back Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Clone High animated series

HBO Max is bringing back Clone High, the animated series from Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence that originally ran for one season starting in 2002. It was essentially a parody of typical high school dramas, but one set at a school for the clones of historical figures like Cleopatra and Gandhi. HBO calls… Read more

Amazon’s next headquarters is a glass poop emoji covered in trees

Amazon has unveiled the design for the next portion of its Arlington, Virginia headquarters, and one building stands out far from the rest: a swirling glass tower covered in trees that rises to a point above the rest of the city’s skyline. Amazon calls the building “the Helix” because its corkscrew shape is supposed to… Read more

University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced that it will discontinue its use of remote-proctoring software Proctorio after its summer 2021 term. The decision follows almost a year of outcry over the service, both on UIUC’s campus and around the US, citing concerns with privacy, discrimination, and accessibility. Proctorio is one of the most prominent software… Read more

Apple invests in black entrepreneurs' projects to combat racism

An investment of 60 millions of dollars in favor of black entrepreneurs and a new venture capital firm aiming to finance 1,000 companies in 20 years. by Rosario Grasso published 17 January 2021 , at 12: 01 in the Apple channel Apple Apple announced new investments for 60 millions of dollars addressed to challenge systemic… Read more

BMW Group: increasing use of 3D printing

BMW continues to develop 3D printing for the purpose of integrating them in various sectors, and primarily the development and production of vehicles of Rosario Grasso published on 31 December 2020 , at 10 : 11 in the Technology channel BMW 3D printed pieces for exclusive limited series and systematic integration of additive manufacturing in… Read more

Project extension: autonomous buses with growing numbers of passengers

In numerous field tests nationwide, researchers and municipalities are investigating the question of whether autonomously driving buses are suitable as a means of transport of the future – including the research project “Demand-controlled Autonomous Buses” (NAF), which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and which is being carried out on the west coast… Read more

A semester in solitude

Photo by Jonathan Newton /The Washington Post via Getty Images After spending the fall in their bedrooms, students say their mental health has suffered Georgina DiNardo’s first virtual class is at 9:45. It’s Introduction To Communications — she’s a TA, so she’s responsible for sharing her computer screen with the class to display articles and… Read more