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Nearly three years after Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s riotous confirmation before the Supreme Court, the FBI has released further details of its judicial background review efforts, prompting a group of Senate Democrats to question the thoroughness of the review and to conclude that it was largely shaped by the Trump White House. In a June … Read more
It is tempting to get your child every shiny new toy they ask for. But some toys are better than others when it comes to stimulating your child’s brain and keeping them entertained at the same time. The parents of the Engadget team know this well and we have tried a number of educational toys … Read more
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Jeff Bezos receives a bespoke Blue Origin astronaut lapel pin from former NASA astronaut Jeff Ashby, who now serves as Blue Origin mission control director. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Hundreds of deep pocket tourists are likely to embark on suborbital space travel as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company and Virgin Galactic, founded by … Read more
Highlights of this day in history: Wiley Post completes first solo flight around the world; Robber John Dillinger shot dead; Saddam Hussein’s sons killed in Iraq; The September 11th commission publishes its report; Birth of the Frisbee. (22nd of July)
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Extra Crunch for July 21st, 2021. It was a good day for crypto fans as major coins bounced back a bit from their recent lows. However, Bitcoin and … Read more
More than a century ago, a bluish butterfly darted through the sand dunes of the Sunset District in San Francisco and laid its eggs on a plant called deerweed. As the city’s development overtook the dunes and weeds, the butterflies also disappeared. The last blue Xerces butterfly was collected in 1941 by a Lobos Creek … Read more
Valve is on the lookout for new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive weapon skins and hopes to entice creators into submitting designs to a $ 1 million art competition. The company will select 10 original looks with dream motifs. The winning design creators will each receive $ 100,000 and the skins will be added to the game. … Read more
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective as those using mRNA technology, according to a new study Tuesday. The study published by bioRxiv says the 13 million people who received the vaccine may need a second dose, ideally the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Although the study was not peer-reviewed or published, the … Read more
Michel Fester, Usermind CEO. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Experience management software giant Qualtrics has acquired Usermind, a Seattle-based marketing startup that helps companies attract, retain, and serve customers. Usermind was founded in 2013 and is a leader in the “Journey Orchestration” market, which includes companies that support customers in the analysis of customer relationships … Read more