Scientists Found 830 Million Years Old Living Microbes Inside A Salt Rock
A team of scientists from West Virginia University found microorganisms from a Browne Formation salt rock sample which is 830 million years old. The team researched Neoproterozoic halite using non-invasive optical methods. The non-invasive optical method allows the halite to stay intact during the study and eliminates the risk of contamination by modern organisms. The analysis helps researchers to look into past life and environments. How did they find it? Scientists test a sample from the Browne Formation of central Australia salt rock. The rock was drilled by the Geological Survey of Western Australia in 1997. The scientists used a razor blade to split the halite into 1 to 2-millimeter pieces. They used transmitted light petrography to identify halite crystals and fluid that was trapped when the halite crystals formed. Scientists are able to see what is inside the individual fluid inclusions, including microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi. After many tests and studies, they said some of these million years old microbes could still be alive. The study was published in the scientific journal of the Geological Society of America. Read More: The Truth Behind “Road to Atlantis” Found Beneath the Pacific Ocean How could this be helpful to explore Mars? Now, after the team of scientists said the organisms are still alive, the fluid inclusions worked as microhabitats for them. A separate study that took place in 2002 showed that microorganisms from rock salt formations 250 million years old can survive exposure to radiation. They couldn’t find life in other samples older than this. But undergoing metabolic changes and using organic and dead cells as sources of nutrients, these organisms can survive even the harshest conditions in the fluid inclusion for many years. The researchers said that their findings could have implications for research on Mars, which has structurally similar to the Browne Formation in Australia. “This discovery shows that microorganisms from saline depositional environments can remain well preserved in halite for hundreds of millions of years and can be detected in situ with optical methods alone,”– the paper published in Geology. This finding and study show that microorganisms from saline depositional environments can continue to exist well preserved in halite for hundreds of millions of years and can be detected in situ with optical methods alone. This study also shows the search for life in both terrestrial and extraterrestrial chemical sedimentary rocks also can succeed in various ways.
These are the Changes Elon Musk May Bring After Buying Twitter
The conflict between Twitter and Elon Musk seems not to be solved soon. Both parties are kind of having a teasing relationship where every day they can be seen arguing. Recently, Twitter said they have approx. 5% of fake/spam accounts in their platform against that Musk asked for a deep analysis suspecting of having more. Musk had offered $44 billion for the complete acquisition of Twitter, which now came into a negotiation after the platform reported having 15% of fake/spam accounts according to a new analysis. There may have many changes around the acquisition but one question that is constant since the day this business deal started is, “What changes Elon Musk will bring after buying Twitter?” There are many confirmed ones and some are suspicious as the deal is. You can post both photos and videos at a time? Twitter currently supports either four photos or one single video to be posted. But some reports suggest users will be able to upload photos and videos combined in a single post just like on Instagram. Let’s see how it will work if you can’t agave an edit button for the same. Read More: Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Deal on Hold Over Fake Accounts What about Twitter’s ad business? Musk’s statements about reducing censorship of content on the platform and about free speech are the center point of any discussion he’s been part of. Recently, in an interview with the European industry chief Thierry Breton on 8th May, he was discussing acting upon the Digital Services Act. The Act will force platforms to tackle illegal content! Musk said he was “much of the same mind” and agreed with everything Breton said. In the fast term, a few advertisement groups are already advising customers to test Twitter. An (unnamed) advertising executive said he expects negotiations to begin in the coming months to cut spending on behalf of a few customers, as Twitter can be very flexible at some point in the length of uncertainty before Musk completes his acquisition deal. Do celebrities, politicians, and commercial users have to pay? Governments and commercial users may soon discover that their tweets have a price to pay. Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has hinted posted on his official Twitter handle that while the platform will still be free for casual users, there may be a slight cost for commercial and government users. Earlier, Reuters had reported, that Musk’s business plans for Twitter included generating revenue from viral tweets. The report also notes that his plans include charging a fee when a third-party website wants to quote or embed tweets from verified individuals or organizations. Musk may reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban Musk’s bid looks like a lot greater than simply a monetary takeover of Twitter. It’s additionally a political takeover, comparable to Rupert Murdoch’s 1976 deal for the New York Post and 2007 buy of the Wall Street Journal. The world’s richest person, who has said he “doesn’t care about the economics” of buying Twitter, is aiming to acquire a different kind of power, control one of the world’s largest megaphones, and the ability impose his libertarian ideology on questions of moderation and misinformation. Twitter, as you recall, permanently banned Donald Trump from the service on Jan. 8, 2021, “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” after the Capitol riots. Musk has said he prefers to stay out of politics, but there are good reasons to suspect a Musk-owned Twitter would reactivate President Trump’s account. The Tesla owner earlier said, “I would reverse the permanent ban but I don’t own Twitter yet so this is not a thing that will definitely happen.” There’s no one happier than Donald Trump for sure! What else? Elon Musk has tweeted and voiced such a lot of proposals for Twitter that it could be tough to understand which of them he is taking seriously. He’s joined the famous name for an “edit button” which Twitter says it is already operating on that might permit human beings to restore a tweet quickly after posting it. A much less extreme concept from Musk cautioned changing Twitter’s downtown San Francisco headquarters to a homeless shelter “given that nobody indicates up anyway” — a remark taken greater as a dig at Twitter’s pandemic-technology group of workers than an altruistic imaginative and prescient for the building.
Google to Pay 300+ EU Publishers for their Snippets in Search Results
Google has signed an agreement with more than 300 publishers in the European Union to pay for the snippets of their published content. Announced on May 11, the countries including Germany, France, and 4 other EU members with more than 300 publishers are ready to display snippets of news articles in search results. The agreement and the transfer are announced on May 11. It follows the passage of EU copyright law three years ago declaring google other platforms to pay musicians, artists, news editors, and journalists for using or viewing their content. What are the details of the agreement? Google has launched a new tool to make offers to thousands more news publishers, starting in Germany and Hungary, and rolling out to other EU countries. An exemption to host small parts of stories, which can be used for free. Through this new tool, that allows you to be had through the Search Console, publishers can be supplied an Extended News Preview (ENP) settlement with Google for this content. It will tell you roughly what the provider is for, how to join, and how to offer feedback. Read More: How Google Aims to Become 100% Carbon-Free by 2030? The law also creates new rights for publishers and other artists when longer previews of their content are used online without defining exactly a short version. Despite this uncertainty, Google announced last year that it would pay publishers for content that goes beyond links and short snippets. “Despite this uncertainty, we announced last year that we will pay news publishers for the content which goes beyond links and short extracts, as we are already doing in countries such as Germany. Through this new tool, which will be available via Search Console, publishers will be offered an Extended News Preview (ENP) agreement with Google for this content.”-Google BlogSpot, 11th May The blog did not specify how much the editors were paid. However, news publishers will continue to have full control over whether or not their content appears in Google Search and how that content can be reviewed and will be able to change their preferences and enroll in the ENP program at any time. Google did not place any restrictions on which sites are allowed to apply for its ENP program although this will need further clarification.
Why Did Tesla Fail in the Indian Marketplace?
India has been taking measures to enhance EV sales within the country. The govt. expecting a giant leap in the EV industry as less than one percent of cars bought in India are electric-powered. Elon Musk’s electric-powered vehicle-making corporation, Tesla, is anticipated to quickly begin promoting its base version in India. It’s step one for Musk’s very own corporation to go into India’s electric-powered car (EV) marketplace before expanding further. Challenges for tesla to perform in India Back in 2015, India released a Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and EV (FAME) plan with an Rs. 900 crore commitment to subsidies, masking electric-powered tricycles to buses, as in step with the International Energy Agency. In 2019, some other FAME software was introduced with Rs. 10,000 crore to inspire residents to shop for EVs and for the improvement of charging infrastructure. The authorities even reduced the products and services (GST) tax on EVs to 5% from 12% in August 2019. While it’s a lot decrease from the 28 percent charged on different motor cars, the fee for EV adoption in India stays abysmally low. Problem with the customer base Another task that Tesla will face in India is associated with pricing. Considering that the top restriction for an EV to qualify for subsidies in India is Rs. 15 lakh, Tesla’s steeply-priced services will now no longer qualify for EV subsidies inside the country. It can be cited that an entry-level China-constructed Tesla Model 3 begins at 2,65,740 yuan or nearly $41,000. The price of a Model Y sport-application car crossover out of Shanghai begins from 339,900 yuan. Besides the price, the cost of export and taxes on the Tesla automobiles upon arrival in India will position it past the attain of maximum customers. According to the Bloomberg report, 75% of all Indian vehicle mobile income arises within the $10,000 bracket. It is set 1/2 of the common price in China and simply 25 percent of the common price for cars withinside the US. This suggests that Tesla’s maximum inexpensive vehicle in India might simplest enchantment to approximately one percent of the marketplace. Therefore, Tesla’s extent of income in India could be marginal. Read More: Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Deal on Hold Over Fake Accounts
Why Did Major Crypto Platforms Delist Luna and TerraUSD Coin?
Luna Crypto is a subsister coin of the controversially stable coin Terra USD, UST. For the past few days, UST has been in the spotlight for its controversial stability maintaining method. UST uses complex coding to maintain its value of around the $1 mark by using the minting and burning method. A Terra coin is created by destroying some of the Luna currencies. What was the reason behind all? The Terra Network-operated stable coin UST, Luna, and Anchor were interlinked. The issues started on May 9 when Terra’s algorithmic stable coin Terra USD (UST) started falling due to talk of some big players dumping the digital asset. This led to a run on Luna and once the UST was debugged from the dollar, the coins crashed. On 13th May, the Terra network was halted by validators as its supply increased exponentially. On the 12th too, the network was stopped to prevent governance attacks. After the crash, Major Indian crypto platforms CoinDCX, Coinswitch Kuber, and Wazir X delisted stable coins Terra UST and Luna from the Terra Network. There is good news too… Meanwhile, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies bounced back on May 13 after recording losses over the week. Bitcoin had crossed $30,000 after touching $26,000 on May 12. Ethereum was 8% up, Binance Coin had gained more than 11% and Solana had risen 16%. The total market cap of cryptos was at $1.31 trillion on the 13th. Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, pitched a revival plan for Luna and UST on Terra Forum. His plan revolves around restarting the Terra blockchain, by distributing network ownership entirely to UST and Luna holders through 1 Billion new tokens. What about the regulations? After the fall of Terra and Luna, questions have been raised again about the regulation of digital currencies. As many crypto investors are facing a huge loss due to the crash in valuation. A huge number of Indian investors also carry Luna in their portfolios. To avoid this type of disaster, a joint body to coordinate cryptocurrency rules could be launched considerably within the next year, Ashley Alder, Chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), said recently. Read More: NFTs Aren’t as Cool as They Sound
Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Deal on Hold Over Fake Accounts
On May 13, Elon Musk said that his $44 billion cash deal for Twitter was “temporarily on hold” while he waits for the social media company to provide data on the proportion of its fake accounts. In a tweet, the world’s richest man suggested he was waiting for more details on just how many accounts on Twitter might be false rather than humans. Twitter did not immediately respond to the request for comment. Shares in the company fell initially by more than 20% in premarket trading. Earlier this week, the value of Twitter shares was comparatively below what Musk offered in April. But after his second tweet saying he remained committed to the deal, they regained some ground. “To find out, my team will do a random sample of 100 followers” of the microblogging site, Musk tweeted, inviting others to repeat the process and “see what they discover.” The company had recently estimated that false/spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of this monetizable daily active users during the first quarter of 2022. This 5% metric has been out for some time. He clearly would have already seen it … So it may well be more part of the strategy to lower the price, said Susannah Streeter, an analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Musk, who is also the Chief Executive of Tesla has said that one of his priorities would be to remove spam bots from the platform. Twitter has also said it faces several risks until the deal with Musk is closed including advertisers who continue to spend on Twitter. Read More: Elon Musk Wants To Convert Twitter HQ To Homeless Shelter – Bezos Likes The Idea
Rihanna Launches Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin Across Africa
When Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 in an unprecedented 17 countries with a vision of inclusivity and global reach at its core, she sought to help “everyone feel beautiful and recognized, no matter their race, ethnicity, culture or personal style.” Rihanna was inspired to create Fenty Beauty after trying to find products that worked across all skin types and tones. With Rihanna’s mandate of inclusivity, Fenty Beauty offers a wide range of products for traditionally hard-to-match skin tones, creating formulas that work for all skin types, and pinpointing universal shades. Fast forward to 2020, Rihanna launched her clean, vegan and eco-friendly skincare line, Fenty Skin, and amplified her unwavering mission to provide simple and effective beauty solutions for all. As a result, she ignited a beauty movement and “a community that supports and uplifts each other.” Rihanna created both Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin with a global vision in mind to reinforce the “Beauty For All” notion. It is this brand ethos that makes Rihanna’s decision to expand her Fenty brands to Africa a momentous milestone and natural next step. Every launch is exciting— we’re all about being reachable to everyone, everywhere. But launching across Africa in eight countries not only feels really significant to me on a personal level, but is also a big step towards our goal of bringing Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin to the whole world. – Rihanna Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin will be available for purchase across Africa, including cult-favorite complexion essentials like Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation and Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter, best-selling lip products like Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer and Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color, and her must-have skincare starters including Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Invisible Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen and Fenty Skin Total Cleans’r Remove-It-All Cleanser. Additionally, customers in Africa will be able to immediately pick up the newest launches from the brands, like Fenty Beauty Fenty Icon Refillable Lipstick – a luxurious semi-matte lipstick collection – and Sun Stalk’r Face + Eye Bronzer & Highlighter Palette – a do-it-all bronzer-inspired palette with two new highlighter shades – and Fenty Skin Pre-Show Glow Instant Retexturizing Treatment– A powerful exfoliating treatment loaded with 10% AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids), rooibos, fruit enzymes, and extracts to make your skin look smooth, glowing, and photo-ready in just one minute. Read More: Doctor Warns Of Dangerous Pregnancy Test TikTok “Trend”
KIA EV6 Named U.S. News 2022 ‘Best Electric Vehicle’
The 2022 Kia EV6 has been named to the list of “Best Hybrid and Electric Cars” by U.S. News & World Report. The EV6 beat out dozens of competitors to earn the designation of Best Electric Vehicle in this year’s awards. To determine the winner in each category, U.S. News analyzed each vehicle’s overall score, starting price, Level 2 charging rate, and EPA fuel economy and range estimates for the 82 hybrid, plug-in-hybrid, and electric vehicles under consideration. The winners had the best combination of quality, value, and efficiency in their segment. The EV6 has been lauded as a success since its launch earlier this year and represents an important first step toward Kia’s transformative ‘Plan S’ electrification strategy that may deliver 11 all-new electrified models across the world by 2026. The biggest selling point is the EV6’s exceptional driving range of up to 310 miles. “We’ve seen a lot of growth in the electric SUV segment this year, and the all-new Kia EV6 is a top choice with a comfortable and attractive interior, as well as a comprehensive suite of active safety features,” said Jim Sharifi, managing editor of U.S. News Best Cars. The EV6 continues to rise in popularity, with deliveries rising 49-percent in its second month in showrooms. More than 3,100 of the all-electric EV6 models were sold in March, contributing to Kia’s electrified models securing best-ever monthly and quarterly performances. Additionally, Kia Carnival MPV has been named “Family Vehicle of the Year” in the 2022 Top Ten Vehicles for Hispanic Car Buyers ranking by Hispanic Motor Press. Read More: World’s First Metaverse with Built-In Protection for the Minors and the Planet
World’s First Metaverse with Built-In Protection for the Minors and the Planet
REHUMAN Inc. is a decentralized identity (blockchain identity) company with a mission to provide users with ownership over their personal data and digital lives. REHUMAN team is excited to reveal the world’s first immersive 3D metaverse with built-in user protection, compliance, and realistic graphics called REUNIVERSE. REUNIVERSE (Re Universe) is a digital twin of our planet with realistic graphics. It bridges the gap between the virtual world and the real world. Over the past few months, the REHUMAN team has developed this project in stealth mode. And the team is excited to share that the virtual world is already twenty times the size of Los Angeles in comparison to the real area. Making it the largest developed metaverse project in the market today. REUNIVERSE features a marketplace for digital creations such as fashion, buildings, digital artifacts and play-to-earn games. Use case for virtual concerts, landmark tours, healthcare and more. The project has already gained early adopters and is supported by pioneers from various sectors, ranging from Governments, law firms, blockchain companies, academic institutions, non-profits, influencers, and more. Stay tuned for a further deep dive into the project through the upcoming documentary by REHUMAN. The documentary will highlight the use cases and the impact of the metaverse on our real-world economy and the future of jobs. The documentary is a journey into the metaverse through interviews with experts at Dentons, Government of Alberta, Calaxy, Tokens.com, Brane Capital, Chainlink, Association for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs, Columbia University, and more. Highlights: • Own a piece of Web3• AAA realistic graphics• Decentralized• Interoperable with other metaverses• Mapped to the real world• Protection for minors• Build your digital avatar and take it with you to different platforms• Turn your NFT into a playable character – Utility for the NFTs your already own• Marketplace for creators and innovators• KYC/ AML compliance built-in along with copyrights and privacy The REUNIVERSE project is developed by a team with experience in the blockchain ecosystem since 2016. The REHUMAN team brings knowledge & expertise in areas, such as identity access management, cloud infrastructure, compliance, game design, and fashion. Read More: Streaming Giants now Planning to Acquire UFC, Formula 1, and WWE
World Morse Code Day—Dots and Dashes
We’ve seen spies use morse code for sending secret messages in movies, pressing some dots with time length and the receiver smiles. It’s like a language made for secret services, found its way into the movies we call, mysterious codes. Heroes in action activate light or sound to send secret messages for help, and the recipient has deciphered the messages using them in carefully constructed artwork or even braille. It served as the basis for a new era of communication and played a crucial role in wars. Morse Code day is dedicated to human evolution as it salutes those who saved their nation and people. History tells it’s the medium of destruction but it also saved those innocents who would have died under war cries. History and facts about World Morse Code Day The Morse Code day was created to pay tribute to this traditional form of communication. It involves the use of standardized sequences with different signal durations. These were called dots and dashes. The name “Morse Code” is inspired by the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse. There is an international Morse code that encodes a small number of procedural and punctuation marks in addition to Arabic numerals, the English alphabet and some non-English letters. There is a lot of interesting information about Morse code, and Morse Cody Day is a great time to learn it. For example, did you know that there is no difference between the upper and lower case when using Morse code? Additionally, Morse code was designed so that the length of each symbol was the inverse of the number of times the character was counted in the English dictionary. For example, “E” is the most common character in the English alphabet. So, based entirely on the term mentioned, “E” has the smallest character, it’s just a dot. How to celebrate Morse Code Day? Celebrating Morse Code day is a wonderful opportunity to add a rare and exciting method of communication to your repertoire. You can share notes with your friends on pages full of dots and dashes, you can even send them through your digital devices. Leave messages on a cake or display each note with mirrors in schoolyards and workplaces. Moreover, by celebrating it, you are allowing yourself to find new approaches to communication by adding a little Morse Code to your life. One of the best Morse Code Day activities is to learn about Morse code! This shouldn’t be too difficult if you remember all the records that exist on the internet today. All you have to do is a quick search and you can learn more about the history of Morse code and learn how to use it yourself. Why not learn his name in Morse code? Morse code tables are available online, so you can use them to determine your name. If you have decided to use this day to familiarize yourself with Morse code, there are a few steps you can take to improve your command. The first thing you need to do is familiarize yourself with the code. You can download it online and watch it at your leisure. It goes without saying that if you want to learn Morse code effectively, you should pay attention to it. There are many online resources that make it easy to download Morse code MP3 clips for free. You should pay attention to these clips and watch yourself to decide if there are letters you can decipher or not. Conclusion You will also find that there are much help and how-to articles online that can help you become familiar with Morse code. One of the most effective ways to make Morse code memorization easier is to know how many characters are in each letter so you can narrow your search when you receive a Morse code message. You might think no one will text you like that, but you’d be surprised. You never know how many people will celebrate Morse Code Day and take action! Read More: The Large Hadron Collider Reaccelerates After 3 Years of Shutdown