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Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Via @insider_reviews , Walmart's "Big Save Event" is live now, offering huge savings on Instant Pots and TVs, preceding Amazon Prime Day 2020, which starts on October 13. Walmart's Big Save Event not only lasts longer than Amazon's 48-hour event, but also offers more in-store pickup locations.
Click the link in our bio to find out how you can start saving now.
Story by Jen Gushue and Tercius Bufete.
(Credit: Walmart, Kate Macchi/Insider)
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Apple is holding a big event on October 13, and its new iPhone 12 lineup is expected to be the main attraction. Several other products are rumored to be in Apple's pipeline, but this event is expected to squarely focus on the iPhone. Click the link in our bio to see the products.
Story by Lisa Eadicicco.
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Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Amazon just revealed its first electric delivery van, which could start delivering packages in 2021. The e-commerce giant has ordered 100,000 custom electric delivery vehicles from electric vehicle maker Rivian.
The move to electric vehicles is part of Amazon's climate pledge, aiming to have zero net carbon by 2040. Click the link in our bio to read more on how the fleet will contribute to Amazon's rapidly growing logistics operations.
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Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Shane Wighton didn’t want to get a haircut during the pandemic, so he built a robot to do it for him. The robot swivels around his head using only a pair of scissors. There are no hair clippers. He made most of the parts using a 3D printer and programmed a number of hairstyles that the robot could create.The robot even makes small talk about the weather while it’s cutting his hair, creating the full experience of a full haircut at a salon or barbershop.
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Tech companies like Google and Facebook have had a history of asking impossible questions during job interviews, primarily to see how candidates think. Tech Insider decided to ask two experts, pilot Anna Battison and architect Samantha Josephat, to seriously answer one such question: How many golf balls fit into a Boeing 747? With their different professional backgrounds, the two experts approach the question in very different ways.
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Since March, millions of people around the world have been forced to figure out how to work from home. London-based Whitaker Studio's unique answer to this problem is a house that can be any shape and size, and go anywhere, as in the name The Anywhere House. Click the link in our bio to take a look inside.
Story by Mary Meisenzahl.
(Credit: Whitaker Studios)
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Drone test flights in Nevada just showed that they can safely transport organs for transplant.
MissionGo, a transportation logistics company, partnered with the Nevada Donor Network in a test to fly corneas and kidneys across the desert. Click the link in our bio to read the full story.
Story by Mary Meisenzahl.
(Credit: MissionGO)
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Every year one of the world's most dangerous races is held on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. The Baja 1000 is a 24-hour off-road race that stretches 1,000 miles through the Mexican desert. Since its debut in 1967, the race has claimed dozens of lives. The competitors range from professional drivers to everyday amateurs, and the risks are massive. We spoke with both to find out just what makes the Baja 1000 the ultimate challenge.
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Palm oil is a major ingredient in more than half of packaged products Americans consume. Mass production of the crop is linked to widespread deforestation pollution, and human rights violations. Even as major companies are under pressure to change their policies to use palm oil "responsibly," making the crop sustainable is extremely difficult and expensive. We followed two palm plantations in Guatemala that are racing to prove that they can produce it in a sustainable way.
Jan 01 1970 GMT00:33
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Elder Scrolls Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that lets players explore the continent of Tamriel almost a thousand years before the events of "Skyrim." Insider spoke to Joe Watmough, a Principal Concept Artist at ZeniMax Online Studios, to find out how artists and game designers bring Tamriel to life in never-before-seen ways with the help of expansions such as "The Elder Scrolls — Greymoor.
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Oct 07 2020 GMT17:01
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Shane Wighton didn’t want to get a haircut during the pandemic, so he built a robot to do it for him. The robot swivels around his head using only a pair of scissors. There are no hair clippers. He made most of the parts using a 3D printer and programmed a number of hairstyles that the robot could create.The robot even makes small talk about the weather while it’s cutting his hair, creating the full experience of a full haircut at a salon or barbershop.
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Oct 01 2020 GMT15:00
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Drone test flights in Nevada just showed that they can safely transport organs for transplant.
MissionGo, a transportation logistics company, partnered with the Nevada Donor Network in a test to fly corneas and kidneys across the desert. Click the link in our bio to read the full story.
Story by Mary Meisenzahl.
(Credit: MissionGO) analysis
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Oct 05 2020 GMT17:00
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Volunteers in Beirut have launched a recycling project to clean up the streets after the massive August explosion by collecting broken glass and turning into traditional water jugs. analysis
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Oct 07 2020 GMT17:01
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Shane Wighton didn’t want to get a haircut during the pandemic, so he built a robot to do it for him. The robot swivels around his head using only a pair of scissors. There are no hair clippers. He made most of the parts using a 3D printer and programmed a number of hairstyles that the robot could create.The robot even makes small talk about the weather while it’s cutting his hair, creating the full experience of a full haircut at a salon or barbershop.
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Sep 28 2020 GMT17:02
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Palm oil is a major ingredient in more than half of packaged products Americans consume. Mass production of the crop is linked to widespread deforestation pollution, and human rights violations. Even as major companies are under pressure to change their policies to use palm oil "responsibly," making the crop sustainable is extremely difficult and expensive. We followed two palm plantations in Guatemala that are racing to prove that they can produce it in a sustainable way.
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Oct 01 2020 GMT15:00
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Drone test flights in Nevada just showed that they can safely transport organs for transplant.
MissionGo, a transportation logistics company, partnered with the Nevada Donor Network in a test to fly corneas and kidneys across the desert. Click the link in our bio to read the full story.
Story by Mary Meisenzahl.
(Credit: MissionGO) analysis
This post got 42% more likes
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