Science, Technology, and Social Media

Google Agrees To Pay $270 Million Fine in French Antitrust Case, Share Data With Competitors

Google settled an antitrust case with the French competition authority, agreeing to pay a nearly $270 million fine and accept…

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Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will join the auction winner on New Shepard’s first human flight on July 20th

"Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space," Jeff Bezos wrote in an Instagram post.…

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Microsoft Blocks Images of Tiananmen Square Protests On Massacre Anniversary

Microsoft’s search engine Bing appeared to censor images of the protester who stood in front of a Chinese tank during…

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Facebook Faces New Antitrust Investigations From Across Europe

U.K. and European Union regulators announced they have opened similar sweeping antitrust investigations into massive U.S. social media company Facebook…

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Mask Mandate Advocates Championed ‘Science’ and ‘Experts’ — Until They Didn’t

For most of the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask, especially indoors, was the official guidance of the Centers for Disease…

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What Elon Musk’s Critics Get Wrong about Colonizing Mars

On May 5, SpaceX successfully launched and landed its reusable rocketship, Starship SN15. This was a landmark achievement for the…

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Demographers Warn Of ‘Epochal Fall In Fertility’ Across The Globe

An “avalanche” of “expanding and accelerating” demographic forces is driving birth rates down, demographers warned The New York Times.  The…

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5 Apps to Protect Your Privacy in an Age of Digital Surveillance

Introduction  One of the toughest questions of the digital age where to draw the line between privacy and the privacy…

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Here’s the Real Reason Why You Can’t Repair Your AirPods

The Federal Trade Commission recently released a report that details its investigation into the repairability of various tech products. It…

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Cambridge Scientists Say Humans Need To Eat More Maggots, Fungi To ‘Future-Proof’ Our Food Supply

Humans must transition to a more environmentally sustainable diet that includes maggots and fungi to protect the global food supply,…

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