Incredible photos have emerged illustrating the enormity of a country’s ongoing recycling crisis. In Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka plastic waste has gone up to 586 tonnes a day in an increase of 424 tonnes since 2005, Dhaka Tribune reports. The country has recently sought to ramp up plastic recycling to tackle the issue. But new photos published by AFP, which show small mountains of plastic bottles and waste inside a recycling plant in Dhaka, highlight the enormity of the… Source link

Billie Eilish called out a sexist headline about her new “Vogue” cover. (Photo: REUTERS/Monica Almeida) Billie Eilish shared a meme that slammed a sexist headline about her British Vogue cover. “Proof that women can change their minds and reclaim autonomy over their own bodies. Billie Eilish shocks fans by swapping baggy clothes for lingerie in Vogue — despite years of being an actual child,” read a revised Daily Mail headline written by writer-influencer Emily Clarkson and shared by Eilish… Source link

Zoom on iPad. David Phelan Zoom has access to a private iPad camera API, a new report claims, which allows the app to use the camera during iPad Split View multitasking. MORE FROM FORBESImportant New iPhone Feature Is A Blockbuster Success, Report SaysBy David Phelan Intriguingly, it seems to mean that only Zoom has access to this feature. Not Google Meet, not Microsoft Teams. In fact, the only other app that can access it is one of Apple’s: FaceTime. Until things change,… Source link

The Telegraph Rory McIlroy makes cut at Wells Fargo to play ‘weekend golf’ for first time in two months “Yes, weekend golf!” So Rory McIlroy bellowed, arms aloft, as he left the recorder’s hut here at the Wells Fargo Championship and headed to speak to the media. Of course, this was mock celebration on behalf of the four-time major winner, but beneath the self-deprecation there was clearly relief that he will be playing competitively on a Saturday for the first time in two months. If… Source link

Aaron Rodgers will reprise his role as the host of “Jeopardy!,” but this time it will come on a different television program. Rodgers will make an appearance on the ABC show “The Conners,” where he will act as the current host of “Jeopardy!” The episode revolves around Laurie Metcalf’s character “Jackie Harris” appearing on “Jeopardy!” Her character believes she has exceptional chemistry with Rodgers, who is hosting “Jeopardy!” Rodgers should have some experience in the role. He hosted… Source link

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surged ahead of the time spent watching live TV. Currently, the average American watches 3.7… Source link

National Review Disney Employee Training Claims U.S. Was Founded on ‘Systemic Racism,’ Includes ‘White Privilege Checklist’ The Walt Disney Corporation has launched a “diversity and inclusion program” which teaches employees that America was founded on “systemic racism” and asks employees to complete a “white privilege checklist,” according to a new report. According to whistleblower documents obtained by City Journal, Disney’s new initiative is called “Reimagine… Source link

The Guardian The sleazy, sordid Matt Gaetz scandal: are the walls now closing in on him? Investigation into Florida congressman is reported to have grown beyond sex trafficking allegations Matt Gaetz at a rally at the Trump National Doral golf resort in April. Amid the billowing scandal, Gaetz has remained defiant. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images There could have been no more fitting venue for the bellicose US congressman Matt Gaetz to launch his nationwide “America first” speaking… Source link