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Zuckerberg may be removed from the Facebook guide
Facebook investors are making attempts to throw the founder of social network Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) as Chairman of the Board of Directors. This was reported by BusinessInsider, citing six major shareholders, with whom we managed to talk to journalists. According to the newspaper, investors are concerned by, which is developing Facebook. It is noted…
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Magnetic storms can leave us without technology and energy
You’ve probably heard of magnetic storms or solar storms. On the surface of the sun appear gigantic eruptions that send charged particles into space. When these particles come in contact with the Earth’s magnetic field, it can have dangerous consequences. Magnetic storm of sufficient force can cause damage to all the modern technology on which…
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Two New Papers Offers Clues to Mars’ Weird History
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GMO Labels Actually Make People Less Afraid of GMOs, Study Finds
An example of the labeling used on some products after Vermont’s GMO labeling law passed in 2014.Image: Damian Dovarganes (AP) A new study seems to provide an interesting wrinkle in the debate over whether foods containing genetically engineered ingredients (otherwise known as either GE or GMO foods) should be labeled as such. It turns out…
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Samsung Teases Galaxy Note 9 Reveal on August 9
Image: Samsung The arrival of Samsung’s next flagship phablet was inevitable, but now at least we have a date for when the Galaxy Note 9 will make its official debut: August 9. If we’re just looking at Samsung’s invite pic and 20-second teaser vid, there’s not much to go on. In the video, there are…
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Google Rolls Out New Internal Rules in an Effort to Fix Its Culture
Photo: Michele Tantussi (Getty) Google rolled out new workplace policies and guidelines for internal communication last week, a response to employees who have pressed the company for months to address their concerns over workplace harassment. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the changes in a company-wide email that stressed the company’s effort to maintain its open…
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NASA Delays James Webb Space Telescope Yet Again, ‘Commits’ to a 2021 Launch
Artist’s conception of the James Webb Space Telescope.Illustration: Northrop Grumman (Flickr) Following an independent review, NASA’s planned James Webb Space Telescope has received yet another delay in its mission schedule. This time, NASA has moved the target launch from May 2020 to March 2021. If you’re feeling a touch of déjà vu, that’s because this…
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Facebook Patent Imagines Triggering Your Phone’s Mic When a Hidden Signal Plays on TV
Image: Gizmodo/Sony/Facebook You may have seen the ads that Facebook has been running on TV in a full-court press to apologize for abusing users privacy. They’re embarrassing. And, it turns out, they may be a sign of things to come. Based on a recently published patent application, Facebook could one day use ads on television…
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Don’t Play Yourself by Pirating This Nintendo Switch Piracy Software
Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) In a hilarious twist of fate, the creator of Nintendo Switch jailbreaking software SX OS—which helps gamers play pirated games on the console—has been caught slipping anti-piracy countermeasures into its own code, Nintendo Life reports. Nintendo’s gotten more serious about its quest to combat piracy on the Switch, going so far…
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Faking My Westworld Fandom Was So Easy, I Almost Forgot I Was a Fraud
Photo: HBO Reading The Ringer’s recent review of Hereditary’s Wikipedia page, I thought I’d found another opportunity to do my favorite thing. Everyone’s favorite thing. The activity that the internet seems to have been designed for: acting self-righteous. “I have read the Wikipedia plot summary for Hereditary multiple times, which is the only way I…