Science, Technology, and Social Media

Major Tech Investment Firm Calls Coronavirus A ‘Black Swan’ Event, Says Impact Could Create Next Google

Tech investment firm Sequoia Capital told top Silicon Valley executives Thursday that the coronavirus could create opportunities for companies capable…

7 years ago

Apple Executives Warned the Company About Being Dependent On China: Report

People inside Apple raised concerns about the company’s dependency on China well before the coronavirus outbreak, but higher-ups pushed back…

7 years ago

REPORT: Pro-Trump Activist Billionaire Buys A Giant Stake In Twitter, Seeks To Replace Jack Dorsey

A Republican donor purchased a major stake in Twitter with the intention of pushing out CEO Jack Dorsey, who the…

7 years ago

Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Facebook, YouTube Are Not Bound By First Amendment

Facebook, YouTube and other big tech companies are not bound to abide by the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution,…

7 years ago

AI Just Discovered a New Antibiotic to Kill the World’s Nastiest Bacteria

Penicillin, one of the greatest discoveries in the history of medicine, was a product of chance. After returning from summer…

7 years ago

Twitter Is Suspending 70 Pro-Bloomberg Sock Puppet Accounts For Using Russian-Style Trolling

Twitter started suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts Friday for violating policies the company created after investigators found Russia trolled voters ahead…

7 years ago

Why real-life places still matter in the age of texting and Twitter

Greg Miller, Knowable Magazine For most of human history, social networking required being in the physical presence of other people.…

7 years ago

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Finishes First Tunnel for 155mph Vegas Loop

Last week, Musk’s Boring Company finished excavating the first of two tunnels for a new transportation system that will run…

7 years ago

Blind Woman Sees With New Implant, Plays Video Game Sent Straight to Her Brain

It’s been over a decade since artificial retinas first began helping the blind see. But for many people, whose blindness…

7 years ago

Conservative Group Opens Up A New Line Of Attack On Google Over Fair Use Law

Conservatives are opening a salvo against Google as the tech behemoth beats back claims that it stole thousands of lines…

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