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Astronomers Find First Evidence of Possible Moon Outside Our Solar System [VIDEO]
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Using NASA’s Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, astronomers have uncovered tantalizing evidence of what could be the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system.
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Watch: Japanese Rovers Record First Video Ever Shot On Asteroid’s Surface
A pair of Japanese rovers have sent back a group of photos and the first-ever video recorded on the surface of an asteroid.
Read moreYou Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads
A group of academic researchers found that Facebook harvests user phone numbers for targeted advertising instead of for security purposes, contrary to Facebook representatives’ own previous statements.
Read more1 In 4 Facebook Users Delete Facebook App As Millennial Exodus Continues
Americans’ relationship with Facebook has shifted to “It’s Complicated.”
Read moreRobots Won’t Take Our Jobs—But They Will Make Us Like Our Jobs More
Precisely because “robots” will erase so much of its drudgery, work will be about humans showcasing their unique skills and intelligence.
Read moreWill Autonomous Vehicles Drive Us Into Endless Sprawl?
It won’t be AVs that single-handedly bring about that future on their own.
Read moreMicrosoft Rolls Out “Election Defense Technologies”
The new feature is part of Microsoft’s “Defending Democracy Program”
Read moreSpacecraft With Revolutionary Heat Shield Will “Touch The Sun”
The closest that planet Mercury ever gets to the sun during its orbit is approximately 29 million miles, allowing surface temperatures to reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 °C). And Earth’s average distance to the sun is 93 million miles. But, NASA has unveiled a “cutting-edge heat shield” that will make it possible for a space probe to “touch the sun” — or at least get a spacecraft to within 4 million miles of it…
Read moreMoon Fuel: A New Multi-Trillion Dollar Treasure
Helium-3 is a source of waste-free nuclear energy that is quite rare on Earth. However, there is an estimated 1 million metric tons of helium-3 embedded in the moon (though only about a quarter of that realistically could be brought to Earth). Still, being able to tap into this resource would be enough to meet the world’s current energy demands for at least two, and possibly as many as five, centuries. Many countries are interested in bringing it back to Earth with India vying to be on the forefront of this race. Whoever can figure out how to get it back to Earth could make, what is estimated to be, worth trillions of dollars.
Read moreMassive Data Leak Could Affect 300 Million Americans
“It seems like this is a database with pretty much every US citizen in it,”
Read moreThe First Burger Restaurant Run By A Robot Is Opening In San Francisco [VIDEO]
A San Francisco based restaurant will become the first to serve burgers cooked and assembled by a robot. The burger will be assembled and cooked in a machine that contains 20 computers, 350 sensors, and 50 actuator mechanisms – and zero human interference, other than having somebody present to hand the finished burger to customers.
Read moreJudge Rules Twitter Can Be Sued For Falsely Advertising They Allow Free Speech
A California judge has ruled that social media giant Twitter can be sued for falsely advertising free speech yet bans users for “any or no reason.” The judge also ruled that Twitter could be sued on the basis of misleading its users, due to the platform’s promise not to ban accounts on the basis of viewpoint or political affiliation, which is frequently violated.
Read moreNASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.
Read moreFacebook Use Among Teens Plummets 30% In Three Years
Facebook, which has until recently dominated the social media landscape among America’s youth, is now just the fourth most popular online platform among teens between ages 13 and 17, with just 51% saying they use it, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
Read moreThis Is How Amazon’s Alexa Records And Shares Private Conversations Without Your Permission [VIDEO]
“Think about how uncomfortable the millions of people who own these things now feel. The real harm is the invasion into solitude people now experience in their homes.”
Read moreGoogle Assistant Will Start Making Phone Calls For Users [VIDEO]
Creepy or wonderful, depending on your view, Google’s assistant will be able to make phone calls and book appointments for you in the future. The 2018 Google Keynote unveiled one of the more amazing new features that Google Assistant will be able to perform. Click on the story to watch the demonstration.
Read moreTwitter Sold Information To Researcher Behind Facebook Data Harvesting Scandal [VIDEO]
Twitter has become embroiled in the Facebook data harvesting scandal – as the Sunday Telegraph reveals that the social media giant sold user data to Aleksandr Kogan…
Read moreConcerned About What Facebook Knows About You? Check Out What Google Knows [VIDEO]
“…if you think that what Facebook knows about you is scary, check out what Google knows about you…”
Read more“The Enemy Of My Enemy…” – Google Partners With Retailers To Challenge Amazon
Google is teaming up with retailers like Target Corp., Walmart Inc., Home Depot Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp and Ulta Beauty Inc. to take a cut of their sales in exchange for facilitating sales by allowing retailers to list their products directly on Google’s search platform.
Read moreFacebook Tumbles Over “Systemic Problems” In Data Breach, Drags Nasdaq Lower
Facebook stock is tumbling as much as 3.5% this morning, dragging the Nasdaq lower as it faces “more systemic problems” according to Pivotal research, following reports over the weekend associated with a data leak that exposed about 50 million user accounts.
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