10 Mental Models to Train Your Brain to Think in better Ways

You are what you think. Understanding this is essential to start thinking in more useful ways. Why do two heads think better than one and four heads think better than two? It’s because we’re all limited by our own experiences and biases. How can we overcome this?
Read more: https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/10-mental-models-to-train-your-brain-to-think-in-better-ways-74097e418d21?source=Snapzu

The US Army is building the most powerful laser weapon in the world

The US Army is building a laser weapon more than a million times more powerful than any used before – although because it delivers short pulses, the overall energy involved is low.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268553-the-us-army-is-building-the-most-powerful-laser-weapon-in-the-world/?source=Snapzu

Apple plans to increase dividend, approves executive compensation

Apple Inc is planning to increase dividend according to Chief Executive Tim Cook, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing the shareholder meeting. The company's shareholders also approved compensation for Apple executives for fiscal 2020, the report said.
Read more: https://us.yahoo.com/finance/news/apple-plans-increase-dividend-cnbc-183850815.html?source=Snapzu

Not a single case of flu detected by Public Health England in 2021

Experts say decline in infections could justify continued use of hand sanitiser and masks following coronavirus pandemic
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/flu-cases-covid-england-phe-latest-b1805124.html?source=Snapzu

Texas woman who received $9,300 electricity bill files class-action lawsuit against wholesale electricity provider Griddy

A Chambers County resident filed a class-action lawsuit against electricity retailer Griddy on Monday, accusing the provider of price gouging customers during last week’s freeze. She is seeking $1 billion in relief for affected customers.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/23/texas-electric-bill-griddy/?source=Snapzu

Apple buys a company every three to four weeks

Apple has acquired about 100 companies over the last six years, the company’s chief executive Tim Cook has revealed. That works out at a company every three to four weeks, he told Apple’s annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday.
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Google has now patched Journey to the Savage Planet, though its studio is no more

A quick response after getting called out
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22296856/google-stadia-journey-to-the-savage-planet-bug-issues-studio-closure?source=Snapzu