LIVE: Moleben and cross procession of Ukrainian Orthodox Church for Baptism of Rus’
Kiev, July 27, 2021 The First Independent YouTube channel offers a live broadcast of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s annual moleben and cross procession in honor of the…
Antiochian, Serbian, Czech-Slovak Churches join Ukrainian Church for Baptism of Rus’ procession
Kiev, July 27, 2021 The Serbian delegation is greeted at the airport. Photo: vzcz.church.ua The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is holding its annual cross procession in honor…
Ukrainian Church to consider canonization of 19th-20th century ascetics of piety
Kiev, July 27, 2021 Photo: pravoslavie.ru At a future session, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will examine materials concerning the possible canonization of…
Montenegro registers first gay civil union
Budva, Montenegro, July 27, 2021 Photo: blogspot.com Montenegro became the first European country outside Western Europe and the EU to legalize gay civil partnerships Montenegro becomes…
Beloved Russian Elder Iliy (Nozdrin) diagnosed with COVID
Moscow, July 27, 2021 Photo: центрвик.рф The most beloved and revered elder in Russia today, Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin), has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The press service…
Priest tragically dies in car fire in Greece
Athikia, Greece, July 27, 2021 Photo: imkorinthou.org The burnt body of a priest of the Orthodox Church of Greece was found in his car on a road…
Vigilante app Citizen is paying people to livestream crime scenes and emergencies
Citizen, an app dedicated to blasting users with notifications about emergencies and crime scenes in their area, has been paying people to film its content. The company…
Lenovo ThinkBook 13S review: business on a budget
Priced a tier below Lenovo’s world-class ThinkPads, the ThinkBook 13S targets small- and medium-sized companies and business users looking for a less snazzy device at a lower…
Apple Watch’s data ‘black box’ poses research problems
A Harvard biostatistician is rethinking plans to use Apple Watches as part of a research study after finding inconsistencies in the heart rate variability data collected by…
Nothing officially reveals its $99 Ear (1) true wireless earbuds
Nothing, the consumer tech startup led by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has officially announced its Ear (1) true wireless earbuds. The noise-canceling buds launch after months of…
Navy ditches ‘grillings’ as it revamps officer training for the modern age
The Royal Navy is to ditch a 200-year-old tradition in which the Captain of the ship gives a “grilling” to new officers, replacing it with a “holistic”…
Women face ‘motherhood penalty’ of up to 45 per cent lower earnings
Women who have children earn up to 45 per cent less than those who do not in what experts have called a “motherhood penalty”. Women’s earnings were…
The Sony ZV-E10 is an E-mount camera for vloggers
Sony has announced the ZV-E10, an APS-C interchangeable lens camera it hopes will appeal to the needs of vloggers. It brings many of the features we liked…
Watch Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi complete a 150-mile flight
Electric air taxis aren’t a real thing yet, but a host of well-financed startups are out to change that. Chief among them is Joby Aviation, an electric…
Instagram is making accounts for users under 16 private by default
Facebook-owned Instagram is introducing changes designed to make the app safer for young people. From now on, anyone signing up to the service who’s under the age…
The careful balancing act of translating an Ace Attorney game
The success of the long-running Ace Attorney series hinges on great writing. Like most visual novel-style games, the quirky legal dramas involve a lot of text, with…
Intel has a new architecture roadmap and a plan to retake its chipmaking crown in 2025
Intel is rethinking how it releases — and brands — its semiconductor innovations, CEO Pat Gelsinger announced today at the company’s Intel Accelerated webcast. The announcement includes…
Discord now has Threads
Discord is launching its Threads feature today to allow servers to improve the back-and-forth of conversations on the service. Threads is distinctly different from the Replies feature…
Master & Dynamic’s MW08 Sport earbuds have wireless charging and a Kevlar case
Master & Dynamic has announced the latest addition to its distinctive lineup of true wireless earbuds. The new MW08 Sport noise-canceling earbuds are available today for $349,…
UPS shares hit three-month low on worries e-commerce is cooling
July 27 (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) shares fell to a three-month low on Tuesday on worries that growth from the pandemic-fueled e-commerce boom may…
Google TV for Android gets new discovery features and more streaming services
The Android app for Google TV is getting new discovery features and support for a handful of entertainment, news, and live TV apps not previously available, including…
PAX West backtracks, will require vaccinations or negative COVID tests after all
PAX West will now require attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or received a negative test result before they’re allowed to enter the convention, organizers…
Wall St ends down as caution rises before big tech earnings, Fed
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew…
How to use TikTok’s Text-to-Speech feature
TikTok’s Text-to-Speech is both a great accessibility feature for people with visual and reading impairments and a tool to create enjoyable content. While Text-to-Speech is available on…
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Clan album sold by US government
The sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan record, forfeited by the infamous “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, has been sold by the US government, according to a Justice…