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Edgio Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Chief Revenue Officer to Fuel Next Stage of Growth
Edgio Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Chief Revenue Officer to Fuel Next Stage of Growth
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2023--
2023-05-10 21:18
Understanding the Crane game phenomenon: xQc's expenditure revealed in pursuit of online prizes, fans call him 'big spender'
Understanding the Crane game phenomenon: xQc's expenditure revealed in pursuit of online prizes, fans call him 'big spender'
xQc delved into the realm of online Crane games, leading him to the website Toreba, where players can test their luck with the Japanese games
2023-07-16 17:49
JBL PartyBox Ultimate: Party Without Limits
JBL PartyBox Ultimate: Party Without Limits
BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 30, 2023--
2023-08-30 23:21
How to watch the Microsoft Surface event livestream
How to watch the Microsoft Surface event livestream
You may be wondering, “How do I watch the Microsoft Surface event?” After all, the
2023-09-21 16:50
Scientists discover that plants make sounds when hurt that you can hear
Scientists discover that plants make sounds when hurt that you can hear
Plants make sounds when they’re distressed and humans are only hearing them now for the first time, scientists have found. New research has discovered that sounds are used by plants to communicate with their ecosystems – and they could be studied and used to improve growing conditions for plants in the future. Itzhak Khait of Tel Aviv University led the research, which involved studying tobacco and tomato plants. As the findings showed, the plants made high-frequency noise which could be detected five metres away. The study was published in the journal Cell, and the results “can alter the way we think about the plant kingdom, which has been considered to be almost silent until now”. Not only that, but by studying the sounds emitted by the plants experts could tell whether they were in need of water or suffering from cuts. Lilach Hadany, an evolutionary biologist at Tel Aviv University, told Vice: “We started this project from the evolutionary question: why are plants mute? It appears that plants could have a lot to benefit from acoustic communication.” “We were particularly happy that the sounds turned out to be informative – containing information on the type of the plant and the type of the stress.” The findings could change the way plants are grown and communicate with their environments in future, given that we now know information can be conveyed via the sounds. Hadany went on to say: “What we do know is that there are sounds in the air, and they contain information. “Thus, natural selection may be acting on other organisms (animals and plants) to whom the sounds are relevant, to be able to hear the sounds and interpret them. That includes animals that can hear the sounds and can use the information to choose a food source or a laying site, or potentially plants that can prepare for the stress.” The team said in the study: “Plant sound emissions could offer a way for monitoring crops water and possibly disease states—questions of crucial importance in agriculture. “In times when more and more areas are exposed to drought due to climate change, efficient water use becomes even more critical, for both food security and ecology.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-23 19:27
The Best Fuji X Lenses for 2023
The Best Fuji X Lenses for 2023
Fujifilm is one of the first names of photography, with a history that stretches back
2023-07-29 04:22
White House to share ransomware data with allies -source
White House to share ransomware data with allies -source
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Zeba Siddiqui WASHINGTON The White House is working to finalize as soon as Tuesday
2023-10-31 03:29
Apple Rejected Over 1.6 Million App Store Submissions Last Year
Apple Rejected Over 1.6 Million App Store Submissions Last Year
Apple rejected a total of 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022, according to a transparency
2023-05-22 00:47
Prudential partners with EvolutionIQ to help disability insurance claimants recover and return to work
Prudential partners with EvolutionIQ to help disability insurance claimants recover and return to work
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 15, 2023--
2023-09-15 21:23
Friends learn of Princess Diana's death in real-time in historic viral video
Friends learn of Princess Diana's death in real-time in historic viral video
It's 26 years to the day since Diana, Princess of Wales, died following a car crash in Paris, France along with her partner Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul. Diana was arguably the most famous woman in the world at the time and the level of devotion to her by the public will possibly never be seen again for a member of the Royal family. The outpouring of grief in the weeks that followed her death was unlike anything the UK has ever seen and the response was similar elsewhere around the world. One particular clip which sums this up is a now-viral video filmed by Alan Light who was playing cards with his friends in Iowa City, Iowa on that fateful night in 1997. Light was testing out his new camcorder and while everyone is in a good mood at the start of the video one of the friends does mention that Diana had been gravely injured because of the crash. They continue to play cards with CNN's coverage playing in the background. However, the atmosphere soon changes a few minutes into the video when CNN announces that Diana has passed away causing them to be utterly shellshocked by the news. Friends shocked to learn Princess Diana is dead (Historic 1997 video) www.youtube.com The rest of the near 7-minute video plays out with the friends quietly watching the coverage of the event on CNN. The video has been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube alone and is considered to be one of the first ever reaction videos, even though the men involved at the time weren't aware of that. Since sharing the video in 2021, Light has been inundated with questions about why he was filming at that exact moment. He recently answered those queries in the comments section of the video. He wrote: "I recorded this home video in 1997 the night Diana died and it sat in a box for many years. Why was I recording? I was trying out a new camcorder by recording friends playing the card game UNO. When my mom called me to say that Diana was in a car crash I turned on the TV, on silent, and we kept playing the game while monitoring the text on the bottom of the TV screen. "When the screen text changed to "Diana dead" the true reality of the situation hit like a ton of bricks and we stopped playing UNO of course, and rushed over to the TV. This was recorded in America, in the state of Iowa. All of the guys in the video are still alive today (as of today, June 6, 2022). "The guy who screams when he learns Diana has died is my friend Ken who still lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is his genuine reaction to the news of Diana's death. Some people call it a "Wilhelm scream." (Apparently that's a movie term). The guy who stifles a smile after Ken's scream is Scott (his brief smile was a reaction to Ken's loud silly scream, NOT to Diana's death). "When CNN announced that Diana had died I didn't turn the camera back to the TV because my instinct was that it would be more interesting to capture my friends' reactions. Some people call this video the first of what are now called "reaction" videos, a term that didn't exist in 1997 (and neither did YouTube, which began in 2005)." Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-31 15:18
US sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum seekers, refugees
US sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum seekers, refugees
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for
2023-08-25 01:59
Alibaba’s Woes Illustrate Broader China Concerns. Why Chinese Stocks May Struggle.
Alibaba’s Woes Illustrate Broader China Concerns. Why Chinese Stocks May Struggle.
Alibaba Group’s decision Thursday to cancel its much-awaited cloud spinoff renewed concern about Chinese stocks.
2023-11-17 13:21