Science, Technology, and Social Media

Twitter Refuses To Address Whether Lebron James Tweet Violated Terms Of Service

Twitter is refusing to address whether a tweet by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James violated the platform’s terms of…

3 years ago

Ah, wilderness! Is nature the tonic we’ve needed for pandemic malaise?

Chris Baraniuk, Knowable Magazine As Covid-19 descended across the world, people sought refuge in gardens, parks and the woods. But…

3 years ago

Amazon Secures United Launch Alliance’s Proven Atlas V Rocket for Nine Project Kuiper Launches

Atlas V provides important reliability and schedule assurance in launch agreement Centennial, Colo., April 19, 2021 – United Launch Alliance…

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NASA Makes History With First Helicopter Flight On Another Planet

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration made history Monday morning when it conducted the first ever powered and controlled flight…

3 years ago

Primordial black holes could explain dark matter, galaxy growth and more

Adam Mann, Knowable Magazine A half-century-old, still-disputed idea about dense cosmic objects from the dawn of time could solve longstanding…

3 years ago

Smugglers Advertising Illegal Entry Services On Facebook: REPORT

Human smugglers advertised illegal border crossing services to migrants looking to enter the U.S. on Facebook, the Tech Transparency Project…

3 years ago

Democrats And GOP Aim To Counter Chinese Dominance In AI, Computing With $100 Billion Tech Investment

A bipartisan bill that would provide $100 billion for technology research to address competition from China could build support for some…

3 years ago

‘Trojan Horse’: Republicans Introduce Bill Prohibiting TikTok On Government Phones

A group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation that would prohibit federal employees from downloading the Chinese social media app TikTok…

3 years ago

Keeping time with zircons

Cypress Hansen, Knowable Magazine Crystals of the mineral zircon are rugged enough to survive the most violent geologic events. Impurities…

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Justice Department Announces Effort to Disrupt Exploitation of Microsoft’s Exchange Server

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of…

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