What’s Trending: Thursday, January 5th, 2023
#PrinceHarry
o His highly anticipated memoir called “Spare” comes out on January 10th and excerpts released yesterday revealed that things got physically between Harry and his brother William.
o According to excerpts released to The Guardian, he details the incident in 2019, when William called his wife Meghan “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive.”
o Harry says the confrontation escalated when William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor”.
o He continued, “I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”
o Harry writes that William told him to hit him back, which he didn’t.
o He eventually left after looking “regretful” and apologizing and he asked him not to tell Meghan about the incident.
o She eventually noticed scrapes and bruises on Harry’s back so he told her of the attack.
o He writes that she “wasn’t that surprised and wasn’t all that angry. She was terribly sad.”
#CES
o The show kicks off today in Las Vegas, setting the stage for the various gadgets and gizmos that consumers’ will be buying this year.
o This year marks a return to normalcy for the show after two years of COVID lockdowns and 100,000 attendees are expected.
o There are 2,200 exhibitors and 200 conference sessions spread across various venues.
o Some of the new tech on display include:
§ South Korea-based 10Minds showed off a pillow with a built-in microphone that detects snoring, then triggers soundless airbags that change size to gently turn a sleeper's head to a position that makes it easy to breathe quietly.
§ Digital health and wellness company Withings was at Unveiled with a U-Scan device that lets people analyze their urine by peeing as they normally might into a toilet.
§ Bird Buddy is showing off a smart bird feeder that takes snapshots of feathered friends as they fly in to eat some treats, allowing users to share through a mobile app what kind of birds they're feeding.
#Sonic
o A fan-favorite is back at the chain after popular demand!
o Sonic is celebrating the return of Pickle Fries.
o They are dill pickle spears cut into fry shape, battered and fried up until crispy.
Each order comes with a side of ranch sauce for dipping.
o You can find Pickle Fries at participating Sonic locations nationwide for a limited time through February 26, 2023, while supplies last.