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Google doodle celebrates St. David’s Day in Wales

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

In Wales, St. David’s Day, or Dydd Gyl Dewi Sant in Welsh, is observed. St. David was made a saint on this date in 589, becoming the patron saint of Wales. A national St. David’s Day Parade is held every…

Google doodle honors Taiwanese filmmaker and activist ‘Mickey Chen’

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle, illustrated by guest artist Dyin Li from Taiwan, honors Taiwanese filmmaker and activist Mickey Chen, who emphasized telling the stories of people from underrepresented groups. On this day in 1999, her documentary Boys for Beauty became the first…

Spotify is replacing a new and enhanced “plus” button for its previous “heart” icon

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

The heart icon on Spotify will soon be replaced by a “plus” button that lets you save music and add songs to particular playlists. In a blog post, the music streaming app noted that in order to save a song…

Elon Musk is the world’s richest person once more

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

According to Bloomberg’s statistics, Elon Musk has regained his position as the richest person in the world. In December of last year, Bernard Arnault, CEO of the French luxury brand LVMH (LVMHF), overtook the Tesla CEO and made Musk the…

Google doodle celebrates Dominican Republic Independence Day

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

Throughout the Dominican Republic, street performers in jingle-bell-draped costumes dance to bachata and merengue. For Dominicans, this joyful scene at the end of February can only mean one thing: Independence Day! On this day in 1844, the island nation became…

Google doodle celebrates Kuwait National Day

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

The Doodle for today honors Kuwait National Day! Kuwaitis celebrate their nation’s independence and progress annually on this day. Did you know that in the past, Kuwaitis celebrated National Day on June 19, the day the country got its independence?…

Google doodle celebrates Estonia 105th Independence Day

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

The 105th Independence Day of Estonia is celebrated in today’s Doodle. In fact, the Republic of Estonia has two Independence Days, the second of which is August 20 and commemorates the 1991 Restoration of Independence. However, on this date in…

Microsoft’s AI chatbot is now available in the Bing app on iPhone and Android

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

The preview release of Microsoft’s new Bing and Edge apps for iPhone and Android was announced on Wednesday. These apps include voice search and access to the company’s AI chatbot. According to a release, users of the Bing mobile app…

NASA and SpaceX postpone Crew-6 astronaut launch till February 27

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

The launch of SpaceX’s next astronaut mission will take an additional day. Crew-6, a four-person mission to the International Space Station (ISS), was scheduled to launch early Sunday morning (Feb. 26) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. However, NASA…

Next month, Netflix and Steam will both offer the chill eco-strategy game Terra Nil

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

A release date has been set for Terra Nil, an ecological take on a city-building game in which you use wind power, irrigation, and other methods to create ecosystems and reclaim nature. The game’s publisher, Devolver Digital, said that it…