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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Photo: Drew Angerer (Facebook) A joint federal-state task force tracking the MS-13 gang tried and failed to force Facebook to help it wiretap calls made through its Messenger app, Reuters reported on Friday, even launching an unsuccessful attempt to hold the social media titan in contempt of court for refusing to do…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk at a press conference at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City, Nevada, in 2014.Photo: Max Whittaker (Getty Images) In August, Tesla CEO Elon Musk set off an entirely preventable and catastrophic chain of events by tweeting that he was “considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” Musk provided no…

Salmonella infection, often caused by the use or processing nedovrsenoj meat or eggs, affect about 100 million people each year worldwide. The suffering caused by the infection — cramps in stomach, fever and diarrhea — are the result of an extremely accurate set of molecular interactions between bacteria and the infected human cells. In a…

Since then, as the probe Cassini entered the Saturn system in July 2004, scientists and the General public has received a steady stream of data from the ringed giant and its many wonderful companions. In particular, special attention was paid to the largest Saturn’s moon Titan, which has many similar properties to earth. Among the…

Singapore is one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world, and in the future in this field his position, most likely, will be strengthened. In addition to testing the most recent developments like unmanned flying vehicles, have now launched the most ambitious 3D project ever “Virtual Singapore”, which is a very real copy…

Despite the fact that already now in full work on planning missions to Mars, the question of the suitability of the planet for existence remains open. And if the lack of oxygen something you can handle, but with the cultivation of the soil of the red planet crops have something to do. You need to…

Memory How Quantum Memory Could Change Computing Image: Rollin Leonard, "Droplet Portrait, Laura" (detail) Used with artist's permission. Ryan F. MandelbaumToday 9:00amFiled to: Memory WeekFiled to: Memory Week Memory Week Quantum Computers Technology science Quantum Computing computers 4Save Edit Embiggen Send to Editors Promote Share to Kinja Move ad slots Go to permalink MemoryEverything feels…

An erebid moth seen sipping the tears from the eye of a black-chinned antbird. There are actually two parasites on this poor bird—notice the mosquito on its chest.Image: Leandro João Carneiro de Lima Moraes/Ecology In an oddly poetic act, moths will on occasion drink the tears from the eyes of a sleeping bird. Sounds harmless,…

A shot of the surface of Ryugu, taken by Rover-1B on September 23, 2018.Image: JAXA Japan’s MINERVA-II rovers have sent back a batch of new photos from Ryugu, including a stunning new video taken from the asteroid’s rocky surface. The 15-frame video was captured by MINERVA-II2, also known as Rover 1B, on September 23, the…

ANITAPhoto: NASA Goddard (Flickr) A weather balloon in Antarctica spotted what looked like a high-energy particle from outer space striking the ice back in 2006. Except the particle didn’t hit from above—it somehow traveled all the way through the planet. Eight years later, it happened again. Once is happenstance, but two events like this mean…