Science, Technology, and Social Media

Reaching out to touch virtual reality

By Matthew Hutson, Knowable Magazine In Steven Spielberg’s 2018 film Ready Player One, based on the 2011 book by Ernest Cline,…

8 years ago

Facebook Gave AI Control Of A Crucial Personal Data Collection Tool

Facebook ceded control of a critical pillar of the company’s personal data collection tools to artificial intelligence after it became too large…

8 years ago

Google’s Secret Chinese Censorship Project Effectively Ends After Employees Revolted

Google abandoned a program aimed at developing a censored search engine for China after employees complained that the plan was not being…

8 years ago

NASA Begins America’s New Moon to Mars Exploration Approach in 2018

NASA welcomed a new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, deputy administrator, Jim Morhard, and chief financial officer, Jeff DeWit, in 2018. Their focus is on…

8 years ago

In praise of parasites

By Kenneth R. Weiss, Knowable Magazine Kevin Lafferty gets more than his share of intimate disclosures from strangers about their…

8 years ago

Buddies No More? Enviros At Sierra Club Could Sabotage Their Relationship With Musk

Tesla employees seek to unionize the company’s Buffalo plant as the automaker attempts to meet crucial hiring promises at the…

8 years ago

China Bans World’s Most Popular Video Games

The Chinese government reportedly banned or penalized 20 popular video games Wednesday, with industry giants like Fortnite and World of…

8 years ago

The Internet As We Know It Supposedly Ended A Year Ago, According To CNN And Other Outlets

The media joined Democrats in campaigning against repealing net neutrality. A number of outlets told the public that the internet…

8 years ago

Twitter Dings 285,000 Different Accounts For ‘Hateful Conduct’ In Six Months

Twitter took action against more than 285,000 different accounts for “hateful conduct” in the first six months of 2018, according…

8 years ago

YouTube Deleted Nearly 8 Million Videos From July To September

YouTube clamped down on content from July through September of this year by deleting 7.8 million videos that the company…

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