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Facebook Cofounder Chris Hughes Making Efforts In Washington DC To Break Up Big Tech
Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes, who left the social media company in 2007, is making moves in Washington to regulate big…
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SpaceX Launched Dragon Resupply Mission (CRS-18) Thursday
At 6:01 p.m. EDT, or 22:01 UTC, on Thursday, July 25, SpaceX launched its eighteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-18)…
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Former Facebook Exec Explains Why Media Are Botching Coverage Of Company’s Settlement
Former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos said Wednesday that people are missing the most important element involved in holding the…
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Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion and Implement Robust New Protections of User Information in Settlement of Data-Privacy Claims
The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a settlement that requires Facebook to implement…
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Google Makes Chrome Update After Study Reveals It Tracks Visits To Porn Sites — Even In Incognito Mode |
93% of porn websites leak personal user data to tech giants like Facebook and Google, even when users watch in…
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United Launch Alliance Interns to Launch 35-Foot-Tall Sport Rocket
Program to Inspire Future STEM Professionals Honors 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing Centennial, Colo. (July 19, 2019) – As the…
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China Appears Very Interested In Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency
China came in first place for the highest number of Google searches for Facebook’s new cryptocurrency plan, Libra, since the…
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Tech Experts Raise Red Flag On New Face-Aging App, Say It’s Not What It Appears
An application allowing people to see what their faces will look like in five decades contains a clause giving developers…
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Facebook’s Former Security Chief Says It’s ‘Reasonable’ To Assume China Is Infiltrating Google
Facebook’s former security chief Alex Stamos suggested Tuesday that it is very possible that China and Russia have subverted Google’s…
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Apple To Roll Out More ‘Diverse’ Same-Sex Couple Emojis With 75 Different Combinations
Tech-giant Apple announced Wednesday that it’s rolling out a new set of emojis that promote more “inclusion and diversity” to…
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How the moon landings changed our view of the solar system
By Christopher Crockett, Knowable Magazine When Neil Armstrong took one small step from his spindly spacecraft onto the surface of…
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Army Astronaut to Celebrate First Moon Landing With Space Launch
Army Col. (Dr.) Andrew Morgan wasn’t even born yet when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. However, Morgan, an astronaut,…
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SpaceX Update: We’ve Figured Out What Caused the Crew Dragon Capsule Failure and How to Fix It
On Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 18:13 UTC, SpaceX conducted a series of static fire engine tests of the Crew…
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