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Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4870 with Enhanced Lock Screen Widgets and File Explorer Updates

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4870 introduces customizable lock screen widgets in the EEA and new File Explorer features for work and school accounts, alongside important stability fixes. On February 3, 2025, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4870 (KB5050087) for the Beta Channel, which includes several notable improvements to enhance user…

The Sims Celebrates 25 Years of Virtual Life Simulation

Team Digital BBC1 month ago04 mins

The Sims is celebrating a quarter-century of innovative gameplay. To mark the occasion, it’s bringing new releases, free content updates, and community events for its captivated community. Today marks 25 years since the release of The Sims, a game that broke the hearts of all the players since its release on February 4, 2000. Originating…

Innovative Self-Healing Roads May Provide Sustainable Fix for Potholes

Team Digital BBC1 month ago05 mins

Researchers have developed a revolutionary self-healing asphalt, using recycled cooking oil and plant-based materials to extend the life of roads and cut maintenance costs. Engineers have invented a brand-new self-healing asphalt that promises to transform road maintenance and durability. The material includes recycled cooking oil along with plant-based constituents that work proactively to heal cracks…

January 2025 Federal Reserve Survey Mixed Trends in Bank Lending Practices

Team Digital BBC1 month ago04 mins

According to the Federal Reserve’s January 2025 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, business loan standards are tightening, household loan standards are unchanged, commercial and industrial loan demand is rising, and residential real estate loan demand is weakening. January 2025 Federal Reserve Survey Mixed Trends in Bank Lending Practices The Federal Reserve’s January 2025 Senior Loan…

Doechii Makes History at the Grammys as a Beacon of Resilience and Representation

Team Digital BBC1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

On the night that shall be remembered forever, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards were held, Doechii making history by winning Best Rap Album for her mixtape, *Alligator Bites Never Heal*. The win is not only proof and a tale of her huge talent but another big moment in female representation within hip-hop. Born Jaylah Hickmon…

Grammy Moment With Chappell Roan: The Case For Industry Reform

Team Digital BBC1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

With the 2025 Grammys, pop rising star Chappell Roan stole the show-not just with a Best New Artist win-but most importantly, her powerful message that resonated in the music industry. Roan made a heart-rendering acceptance speech, asking record labels for a living wage and health care for up-and-coming artists, shining a light on the struggles…

Unveiling the Ancient Secrets of Our Solar System: Pristinity in the Asteroid Samples

Team Digital BBC1 month ago1 month ago09 mins

With this colossal step in space exploration and understanding the origins of life, scientists have managed to analyze pieces from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, sending down a treasure chest of organic compounds and minerals that throw open the window into the early Solar System. Such a discovery not only opens up a new sake of…

Unveiling the Secrets of the World’s Oldest Rune Stone

Team Digital BBC1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

In the fall of 2021, archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, made a sensational discovery near Tyrifjorden, west of Oslo, Norway. Excavation of the ancient grave field revealed a small reddish-brown sandstone block, about 31 by 32 centimeters in size. Dubbed since the Svingerud stone, this plain stone is now considered…

Alaska’s Cruise Boom: A Boon for Business, But at What Cost to the Environment?

Team Digital BBC1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Millions of visitors visit Alaska each year to see its breathtaking landscapes and thriving wildlife, with cruise tourism at the heart of the state’s economy. In Ketchikan, a town of just 8,000 people, daily cruise visitors can swell the population to over 17,000, transforming quiet streets into bustling tourist hotspots. To business owners like Lincon…

Aviation Community Shaken by Fatal Crash, But Flight Crews Push Forward

Team Digital BBC1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

The tragic mid-air collision of an American Airlines flight with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, the first major fatal U.S. plane crash in 16 years, is sending shock waves through the aviation community. All 67 people on board were killed in the accident, which is sending shockwaves through the world of pilots and flight…