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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…
Read More »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…
Read More »In praise of parasites
By Kenneth R. Weiss, Knowable Magazine Kevin Lafferty gets more than his share of intimate disclosures from strangers about their…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Apple Is Dropping $1 Billion To Put 5,000 Jobs In Texas With Expansions Planned In Major Cities
Apple is investing $1 billion to nearly double its workforce in Texas and is hiring thousands more employees in offices…
Read More »When the brain’s waste disposal system fails
By Emily Underwood, Knowable Magazine Every one of the human body’s more than 30 trillion cells is a miniature powerhouse,…
Read More »Google CEO Sundar Pichai Set To Testify Before Congress At Last
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will, at last, testify before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday to answer questions about the company’s…
Read More »Scientists Find Out What Staring At A Smartphone Does To A Kid’s Brain
The first wave of data from a massive National Institute of Health (NIH) study found kids exposed to screens –…
Read More »2018 Tax Rules on Cell Phones are All Wrong
For tax year 2018, the rules have changed on business cell-phone tax deductions, and they are completely wrong. The IRS…
Read More »What’s The Shipping Industry’s Answer To Global Warming? Bring Back ‘Sails’
Shipping companies are considering a modern version of a centuries-old concept to power tankers essential for international trade and travel,…
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