Former US President Donald Trump’s social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, has previously called […]
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Artemis I mission lifts off to the moon Monday
For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon. The uncrewed Artemis I mission, including the Space Launch System Rocket and Orion spacecraft, is targeting liftoff on August 29 between 8:33 a.m. ET and 10:33 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Although […]
What is an ‘Albert Sensor’? And why are some officials concerned about it?
In northeast Washington state, a remote region nestled against the Canadian border, the politics lean conservative and wariness of government runs high. Earlier this year, a Republican-led county commission there made a decision that rippled across Washington — triggering alarm at the secretary of state’s office, and now among cybersecurity experts who have worked for […]
Facebook’s own chatbot says Zuckerberg ‘exploits people’
Meta’s new prototype chatbot says that Mark Zuckerberg exploits its users for money. Meta says the chatbot uses artificial intelligence and can chat on “nearly any topic”. Asked what the chatbot thought of the company’s CEO and founder, it replied “our country is divided and he didn’t help that at all”. Meta said the chatbot […]
New John Deere Robot Tractors Plow Day and Night With No One in the Cab
John Deere, the world’s largest farming implements producer, just unveiled a self-driving tractor to plow America’s acreage by day or night without a driver. Unveiled at the Consumer Technology Association (CES) convention 2022 in Las Vegas, John Deere have said that the 8R autonomous tractor will “enable farmers to place seeds, spread nutrients, and harvest […]
New digital currency proposal is an attack on liberty
While the world remains focused on the tragic situation in Ukraine, the Biden administration is preparing to launch America’s first government-backed digital currency. If a new digital dollar is rolled out, it could substantially reduce individual rights and give the Federal Reserve and the national government significantly more power over the U.S. economy. On March […]
Texas can phase out coal entirely with wind and solar. There’s just one huge catch
Wind and solar power are growing fast in Texas. So fast, in fact, that it would take only one-third of the solar and wind energy projects that have already been proposed to almost entirely phase out coal in the state, according to a new study by researchers at Houston’s Rice University. That’s huge news, considering […]
Russia bans Facebook, Instagram ; labels them extremist organizations
A Russian court declared Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, an “extremist organization” on Monday, making its work in Russia illegal. The decision excludes WhatsApp, which Meta also owns. The ruling, effective immediately, bans Facebook and Instagram from Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. The full scope of the ruling’s impact remains […]
How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car?
Prospective electric car owners gotta know, “Will my electric bill go through the roof when I charge at home?” After all, you’re plugging a battery literally the size of a Volkswagen into your house, so it must make the electric meter spin like when Clark Griswold plugged in a million strands of Christmas lights, right? […]
Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even […]
San Francisco First City To Ban Facial Recognition Tech
“I think San Francisco has a responsibility to speak up on things that are affecting the entire globe, that are happening in our front yard,” Peskin said earlier this month. Tech-savvy San Francisco on Monday became the first city to ban the use of facial recognition technology by local law enforcement and other city agencies, signaling an […]
Trump Grounds Boeing Jets After Latest Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday ordered two Boeing 737 Max jets — one model of which was involved in the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people — to be temporarily grounded in the U.S. The agency said the decision was made to ground both the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 models “as a […]