Science, Technology, and Social Media

Why speech is a human innovation

By Tom Siegfried, Knowable Magazine Except for various cartoon characters, the Geico Gecko and Mr. Ed, animals can’t speak. Yet…

7 years ago

Coal Plant Closures In 2018 Didn’t Stop Carbon Emissions From Rising

Despite a record number coal plant closures across the United States, the country’s power sector still experienced a rise in…

7 years ago

‘Abhorrent’: Advertisers Bail On YouTube After Pedophiles Flood Platform’s Comment Section

Several major companies stopped buying advertisements on YouTube after their ads appeared on videos where pedophiles littered the comment sections,…

7 years ago

Trump Wants Big Tech To Jump Past 5G Technology And Move On To Something Bigger — 6G

President Donald Trump urged United States telecommunications companies Thursday to step up their efforts to develop the next generation of…

7 years ago

YouTube Adds Content Guidelines Appearing To Ban Users From Criticizing Potential Hoaxes

YouTube appears to have added a new content guideline preventing users from posting videos that criticize potential hate crime hoaxes.…

7 years ago

Elon Musk Makes Another Prediction About The Future Of One Of His Companies

Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted Tuesday that the electric vehicle automaker will begin producing purely self-driving cars by the end…

7 years ago

United Launch Alliance to Launch Three National Security Space Missions for the Pentagon

Centennial, Colo., Feb. 19, 2019 – The United States Air Force announced today that United Launch Alliance (ULA) was awarded…

7 years ago

It’s Been More Than A Year Since Net Neutrality Was Killed, But Dems Are Still Working On Its Revival |

Net neutrality was repealed slightly more than a year ago, yet Democrats are still teeing off on the Obama-era rule …

7 years ago

Musk Distances Himself From AI Monitoring Group After It Created Convincing Fake News Software

Tech guru Elon Musk announced he is leaving OpenAI after the artificial intelligence research group developed a program demonstrating how…

7 years ago

Twitter Locks Man’s Account After Revealing Ocasio-Cortez’s Boyfriend’s Government Email Address

Twitter suspended conservative political consultant Luke Thompson’s account on Friday after he revealed that Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s…

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