Geek Trivia: Pepsi Was Named After What?
A Digestive Enzyme A Spanish Colonial Island A Cheerleader A Minor Norse God Think You Know the Answer? Source : Geek Trivia: Pepsi Was Named After...
FCC Looks to Require Providers Adopt Anti-Robocall Tech—Finally
It seems the Federal Communications Commission is sick of asking nicely for telephone companies to implement anti-robocalling technology. In a Friday press release, the agency announced...
Thousands of political ads are sneaking around Facebook’s disclosure rules
The election year battle against misinformation on Facebook isn’t off to a good start, at least according to one study. Researchers at New York University’s Tandon...
Tech companies decide to treat contractors like human beings during coronavirus outbreak
Well I’ll be damned. Twitter, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook — yes, Facebook — made news this week for treating their respective contractors and hourly employees with...
Oprah brings the ‘American Dirt’ controversy to Apple TV+
There’s a reason Oprah Winfrey can turn any controversy into compelling television. In the latest episode of Oprah’s Book Club, which debuted Friday on Apple TV+,...
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Did China’s Travel Bans Help Delay the Outbreak? It’s Complicated
New research looking into China’s early containment efforts of the deadly new coronavirus suggests the government’s strict travel restrictions may have bought the world some time,...
Entitled billionaire Elon Musk thinks coronavirus panic is ‘dumb’
The world stands transfixed by possible disaster and Elon Musk is here to offer his unsolicited opinion. Calling to mind the infamous submarine stunt, the entitled...
SXSW canceled amid coronavirus concerns
It’s official: SXSW is taking the year off because of concerns over the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The news was confirmed in a Friday press...
The Search for Aliens Is About to Get a Serious Upgrade
Construction is set to begin for a large telescopic array dedicated to detecting natural and artificial sources of optical and infrared light. Once operational, the system,...
