Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their pollinators
Vanilla plants could have a future that’s not so sweet. Wild relatives of the vanilla plant — which could be essential if the original cash crop disappears — may someday live in different places than their usual pollinators, according to two climate change predictions. The result could be a major mismatch, with habitat overlap between…
French B2B neobank Qonto reaches 600,000 customers, files for banking license
“Is Qonto a real bank?” is one of the top suggested questions in Google searches about the French fintech startup. The answer is no, but it could change: Qonto has filed for a banking license in France, CEO Alexandre Prot revealed. Qonto, which targets European freelancers and SMBs, currently operates with a payment institution license…
Tanner Bibee hit hard by Cubs in Guardians’ sixth straight loss
Seiya Suzuki had two hits and three RBIs and Shota Imanaga pitched into the sixth inning as the host Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland 5-4 on July 2, handing the Guardians their sixth straight loss. Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and drove in two runs for Chicago, which rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to win for the…
Glenn Howerton Almost Quit ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
After 20 years of running Paddy’s Pub with the gang, Glenn Howerton has had his share of anxiety about being part of the longest-running live-action comedy series in the US. The actor, who plays toxic narcissist Dennis Reynolds, admitted he was worried It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia would “wear out our welcome” around the time…
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Can Indonesia Afford Prabowo’s Free School Lunch Program?
Indonesia’s president promised free meals for every student in the country. But unemployment is rising, and some analysts say he’s making matters worse.
Emojis give your friends a better impression of you
Emojis affect how conversations are perceived IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber/Alamy People who use emojis in messages with friends are seen as more attentive and responsive – regardless of which emojis they send. Across the world, emojis are used over 10 billion times a day to inject emotional nuance into digital conversations. But their actual influence on…
Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game
Microsoft’s layoff of roughly 9,000 employees is continuing to have downstream effects at the company’s subsidiaries. Aftermath reports that as many as 100 developers at Blizzard have been impacted, and as a result the studio is winding down development on its mobile tower defense game Warcraft Rumble. In an announcement, Blizzard wrote that while the…
bitchy | “Priyanka Chopra’s Burberry was one of the worst looks of the year” links
Priyanka Chopra’s Burberry dress is a disaster, omg. Priyanka’s bangs trauma mimicking the “fringe” of the Burberry is taking me out. [RCFA]CBS settled with Donald Trump. [Pajiba]Kylie Jenner finally followed Timothee Chalamet on Instagram, after two-plus years of dating. Timmy still doesn’t follow her though. [Just Jared]To me, Jon Bernthal is America’s Joel Edgerton –…