The rocky meadows a few miles outside Monte Sant'Angelo, on Italy's Gargano peninsula, demanded a closer look: shimmering purples and mauves stretched into the distance. A friendly fellow walker explained the area was noted for its huge variety of orchids. He pointed out the distinctive […]
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Heinsohn, US U-20 Squad Set for Spain Tournament
DURHAM, N.C. – Brooke Heinsohn's international travels continue this week, as the standout goalkeeper and the U-20 United States Women's National Team head to Spain for the Women's U-23 La Manga Tournament. This will be the third round of U.S. National Team experience for the […]
The Tricky Ethics of the NFL Sharing Troves of Player Data
Since 2015, every player in the National Football League has been part cyborg. Well, kind of: Embedded in their shoulder pads is an RFID chip that can measure speed, distance traveled, acceleration, and deceleration. Those chips broadcast movement information, accurate to within six inches, to […]
New story in Business from Time: Airbnb Will Start Sharing Guest Data in China With Chinese Authorities
Planning to book an Airbnb on your next trip to China? Now the Chinese government will know where you stay. Airbnb told its hosts in China this week that it would start sharing user data with Chinese government agencies to comply with the country’s regulations, […]
New story in Business from Time: Airbnb Will Start Sharing Guest Data in China With Chinese Authorities
Planning to book an Airbnb on your next trip to China? Now the Chinese government will know where you stay. Airbnb told its hosts in China this week that it would start sharing user data with Chinese government agencies to comply with the country’s regulations, […]
Behind The Scenes in Louis Vuitton’s Exclusive Fragrance Lab
To mark the launch of its eighth new fragrance, Le Jour Se Lève, Louis Vuitton invited us to visit their fragrance headquarters in Grasse, France along with a few of our favorite travel buddies: Bryan Boy, Justin O'Shea, Veronika Heilbrunner, Aleali May, Christina Paik, and […]
US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info
Previously, this information was only requested from visa applicants who required more rigorous scrutiny — such as those who had traveled to regions with notable terrorist activity. But once enacted, these rule changes will require nearly all applicants submit this information, with the only potential […]
NASA Ready to Study Heart of Mars
NASA is about to go on a journey to study the interior of Mars. The space agency held a news conference today at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, detailing the next mission to the Red Planet. from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GVIE2t via IFTTT
NASA to Host News Conference Announcing New Supersonic Test Aircraft
NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 3, to announce the agency’s plans for its next experimental aircraft, or X-plane, called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Gz4Th1 via IFTTT
Easter weekend travel: Holidaymakers face chaos on trains, boats and planes
To Birmingham, passengers are urged to travel via Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street – but are warned that trains ….. On Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 and 4 April, rail workers in France will stop work in the first of a series […]