How the CBD Craze Could Change Pharmacology
Cannabidiol (CBD) is hot. It’s popping up everywhere: in coffee, pastries, toast, cocktails, lotions, beauty masks, haircare products, and more. Proponents and peddlers promise that CBD alleviates pain and anxiety, making users more relaxed without the psychoactive qualities of marijuana’s other famous compound, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabis is still illegal, which makes studying it difficult, but …
Dog Rocks Ski Goggles in Snowfall
In what looks like it could be a fashionable reboot to the classic film Snow Dogs (2002), this dog looks phenomenal in these ski goggles.
How Brands Keep Their Prices Low
Food, clothing, and shelter are life’s basic necessities. While housing is a complicated, big-ticket item, people need to buy food pretty much constantly, and the clothing industry has tried to make itself just as disposable. With so much competition in the food and clothing industries, companies try to capture customer dollars by making their products …
Apple May Begin Offering Subscription Bundles this Fall
Apple is preparing to launch a series of subscription bundles with its new iPhones this fall, according to Gizmodo. The bundles, called “Apple One,” will be made up of different tiers combining various services. The basic bundle will include Apple Music and Apple TV+. Next, customers can purchase Apple Arcade alongside the basic bundle, and …
Joe Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as His Running Mate
Sen. Kamala Harris of California has made history as Joe Biden’s pick for his Democratic running mate, making her the first Black woman and the first Asian American to appear on a major party ticket, according to ABC News. Harris is Biden’s fulfillment of the promise he made to have a female vice presidential candidate. …
Trump Signs Executive Order to Ban TikTok and WeChat in 45 Days
After a weekend of petty threats, President Trump finally issued an executive order on Thursday to ban TikTok and WeChat from operating nationwide 45 days from now unless they are sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies, according to CNN. ByteDance, the China-based company, owns TikTok while China-based Tencent owns the WeChat group chat app. He …
Trump Spent His Weekend Threatening to Ban TikTok
Trump wants to sign an executive order to ban TikTok nationwide as pressure builds for its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell, according to Reuters. On Friday, he stated his intentions to sign an executive order to ban the app on Saturday, which increased pressure to sell. Washington-based Microsoft Corporation is one of TikTok’s likely buyers. …
Taylor Swift to Release Eighth Studio Album ‘folklore’ Tonight
Taylor Swift announced in a series of Instagram posts this morning that she plans to drop a surprise album at midnight, according to CBS News. The album is called folklore and was recorded “in isolation,” she said. “Before this year I probably would’ve overthought when to release this music at the ‘perfect’ time, but the …
Celebrity, Verified Accounts Involved in Major Hack on Twitter
Twitter is recovering from a challenging day yesterday when many celebrities, from former President Barack Obama and Bill Gates to Kanye West, presidential contender Joe Biden and Mike Bloomberg, were the victims of a major scam involved in soliciting donations to Bitcoin, according to CNN. “We all feel terrible this happened,” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey …
Washington Redskins to Finally Change Team Name and Logo
Team officials have revealed the Washington Redskins plan to change the team’s logo and name, according to CNN; however, the new team name has not yet been announced. Just days ago, the team said that it would conduct a “thorough review” of the name. It has long been denounced by Native American groups who say …