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USA Today Beyoncé Reporter Caché McClay Combines Fandom and Journalism

When journalist Caché McClay heard about a new job opening last fall, she set about constructing a persuasive video application. “I wouldn’t say I’m a part of the BeyHive, but I definitely speak the language,” she declared in her submission. She got the job as USA Today‘s first-ever full-time Beyoncé reporter, working out of the Nashville newsroom for the Gannett-owned Tennessean newspaper. (Another reporter was hired for a similar position as a full-time Taylor Swift reporter.) For McClay, that line in her video…

‘Stunning’ cache of gold coins found in Kentucky cornfield

A collection of gold coins dating back to the US Civil War found in a Kentucky cornfield. A trove of more than 700 gold coins dating back to the US Civil War found buried in a cornfield in the state of Kentucky is being put up for sale and is expected to reap millions. The "Great Kentucky Hoard" was discovered on a farm in the Bluegrass State earlier this year,…

Get Wasteland 3 for free thanks to Robot Cache

This article is written in partnership with Robot Cache. Get your own copy of Wasteland 3 for free courtesy of Robot Cache here. The advent of digital distribution has been a huge boon for the proliferation of the games industry. With smaller teams being able to self-publish games on platforms such as Steam, GOG, and even Epic, it has allowed creativity to flow through this hobby and has provided under-served niche experiences just for them. One downside, however, is that once you buy something digitally, you’re stuck…

Improve your smartphone’s performance by clearing app cache on Android

Every person using an Android smartphone has too many apps, files, photos, data, and whatnot. Needless to say, eventually, the phone slows down considerably. The answer lies in clearing their app cache to make that extra space in their phone. Clearing the app cache from Android can be beneficial as it clears up disk space and improves the phone's performance. According to XDA, there are a number of apps that quickly fill your onboard memory and this makes it important to clear the app cache from time to time.Before…

How to increase the Google Drive cache size on Android

Let's do just that.How to increase Google Drive's cacheWhat you'll need: The only things you'll need are an Android device and the Google Drive app installed. Since Google Drive is installed by default on most Android phones, you should be ready to go. The first thing to do is open the Google Drive app from either the Android App Drawer or your home screen. You can also clear the Google Drive cache (more on that in a bit). Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET In the resulting popup, increase the cache size from the

400 Million-Year-Old Fossil Cache Unveils Early Life

A small piece of Rhynie fossil plant with fossil fungi colonizing the ends, viewed through a microscope. Credit: Loron et al.Cutting-edge technology has revealed new insights about a globally famous fossil treasure trove, which may provide critical evidence concerning early life on Earth.Scientists investigating the 400 million-year-old fossil cache, discovered in the remote northeastern region of Scotland, report that their results display a higher level of molecular preservation in these fossils than what was previously…

Cache Invalidation and the Methods to Invalidate Cache

Cache invalidation is a state where we push away the data from the cache memory when the data present is outdated so do we perform this operation of pushing back/flushing the cache otherwise this still data will result in inconsistency of data. When cached data gets stale or inaccurate, cache invalidation is the process of removing or updating it. The terms “purge,” “refresh,” and “ban” are often used in content delivery networks (CDNs), web proxies, and application caches as cache invalidation techniques. When the…

How to clear the cache on your iPhone (5 ways to do it)

Even though you can offload a great deal of what's stored on your iPhone to iCloud and other services like Google Photos, there are still many things that need to be kept on your iPhone, such as the apps you use every day. Apple has designed iOS to do the best it can at managing the space on your iPhone behind the scenes to ensure you always have room to take selfies, download songs, and otherwise use your device normally. But running out of space is still possible, especially if you've opted for an iPhone with only…

How to clear cache and cookies on Android devices

Clearing the cache of the web browser is the first step to avoid any troubleshooting while browsing the internet. Cache is a tool used by the internet browser that helps increase the page loading process. There are times when it can cause a problem when websites are updated and developed as files saved in the cache may not conflict with what's actually coded into the website. Clearing the cache ensures that any issues the user faces are due to some fault in the website rather than inconsistencies caused by using different…