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Feb22021 by adminNo Comments

Amazon unveils Helix building as centrepiece of new campus – some compare it to poop emoji

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Amazon has unveiled a 350-foot, 22-story Helix building for its new campus to a mixed reception, with some cheekily comparing it to the poop emoji.According to NBBJ, the architectural firm behind the building's design, its helix shape is meant to echo the occurrence of helixes in nature - from the double-helix of DNA through to the structure of the Milky Way. Amazon says the building - to be built at a campus in Arlington, Virginia - won't be a typical office space, unlike the many other far more bland structures in the renderings. Instead it will be somewhere for staff to explore their own minds outside of the confines of their cubicles. Image: The 22-storey Helix building. Pic: NBBJ The structure is ringed by a green belt of trees a...

Jun102018 by adminNo Comments

Google makes salad emoji suitable for vegans

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Google has removed the egg from its salad emoji in order to make it more inclusive for vegans. Jennifer Daniel, who works as a user experience manager for Google, announced the change on Twitter.She tweeted that was "big talk about inclusion and diversity at Google" and cited the redesigned emoji as an indication."If you need any evidence of Google is making this priority may I direct your attention to the 🥗 emoji - we've removed the egg in Android P beta 2, making this a more inclusive vegan salad." There's big talk about inclusion and diversity at Google so if you need any evidence of Google is making this priority may I direct your attention to the 🥗 emoji— we've removed the egg in Android P beta 2, making this a...

Jun82018 by adminNo Comments

Could an emoji save your life?

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Emoji might not be your first line of communication in a disaster... But researchers feel they could make a difference during emergencies like earthquakes, where every second counts.Now, an international group of scientists are lobbying for an earthquake emoji to be added to the Unicode set - the standard group of icons available on digital devices worldwide.But can one emoji really make a difference in a crisis?Emoji-quake"Maybe up to one third of the world's population might be exposed to some [seismological] hazard," explains University of Southampton seismologist Dr Stephen Hicks, a founder of the Emoji-quake campaign. "So we really want to be able to communicate to all of those regions, all of those different languages, and an emoji is an amazing way...

Apr262018 by adminNo Comments

Gun emoji disarmed as Microsoft follows Google toy switch

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Microsoft has become the last of the leading emoji providers to replace its image of a handgun with a toy.The firm has tweeted that it was "evolving" its designs to better reflect its values, and intended to substitute a graphic of a revolver with that of a water pistol.The announcement came shortly after Google revealed a similar move for the Android operating system's gun emoji.Apple, Samsung and Twitter have already made similar changes.Facebook has also committed itself to switching to a squirt gun.Apple led the way in 2016 in the wake of a series of shootings in the US.It was criticised at the time for deviating from the emoji standard, which ensures the symbols carry the same meaning across rival manufacturers' devices and apps."In the history of running Emojipedia, I have never seen...