Science, Technology, and Social Media

Virgin Galactic To Develop Private Astronaut Program And Space Station Transport Under NASA Deal

Virgin Galactic and NASA have announced a deal Monday marking the beginning of a program to send private citizens into…

6 years ago

ANALYSIS: DOJ Investigators Involved In Antitrust Probe Don’t Appear To Be Scrutinizing Claims Of Bias In Google’s Search

Investigators with the Department of Justice involved in an antitrust probe targeting Google do not appear to be scrutinizing claims…

6 years ago

‘Protection Against Lethal Infections’: Researchers Say They Can Help Prevent Severe Effects Of Coronavirus

A team of researchers in Louisiana has proposed a method of combating the coronavirus: issuing booster doses of the measles,…

6 years ago

Media Outlets Band Together, Give AG Barr A Roadmap Showing How Google Is Allegedly Crushing Journalism

A group representing thousands of media outlets wants the Department of Justice to consider Google’s negative impact on journalism as…

6 years ago

Massive Plot Stole Data From Google Users Who Downloaded Free Add-Ons To Chrome Web Browsers: Report

A massive spyware effort targeted users of Google’s Chrome web browser extensions downloaded tens of millions of times, Reuters reported…

6 years ago

Twitter Hires Ex-FBI Lawyer Who Played Key Role In Probe Of Trump Campaign

Twitter has hired former FBI general counsel James Baker, the firm announced Monday.  Baker was the FBI’s top lawyer during…

6 years ago

Zoom Announces Plan To Block Individual Users In China After Beijing Complains: Report

Video conferencing company Zoom announced Friday it is developing technology that can block individual users in China from video calls…

6 years ago

Biden Asks Supporters To Help Him ‘Fix Facebook To Protect Democracy And Beat Trump’

Former Vice President Joe Biden asked his Twitter followers Thursday to help him protect democracy and his own presidential campaign…

6 years ago

Microsoft Says It Won’t Sell Its Facial Recognition Tech To Police Without Federal Regulation

Microsoft Corporation refused today to sell its facial recognition technology to police departments until government regulations guarantee its “ethical use.”…

6 years ago

China Attacks: Zoom Targets Activist Group That Held An Event Commemorating The Tiananmen Square Massacre

Video conferencing company Zoom removed a group of Chinese activists shortly after they held a meeting on the platform marking…

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