A Republican senator excoriated the Federal Trade Commission for failing to protect consumers’ privacy from data-hungry Big Tech companies that have suffered a series of scandals and breaches over the years.ÂÂÂ
{FD} AI could help identify Civil War veterans in your family
A computer science professor has built a tool that could allow you to identify Civil War veterans in your help with the help of artificial intelligence.ÂÂÂ
{FD} Twitter’s Jack Dorsey says company was probably ‘way too aggressive’ in banning certain accounts
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the platform has been too aggressive in banning certain accounts from the platform.ÂÂÂ
{FD} Sealed Maya ‘ritual cave’ untouched for 1,000 years contains trove of stunning relics
Archaeologists in Mexico discovered a sealed Maya “ritual cave” containing a trove of relics and offering researchers new clues about the ancient civilization.ÂÂÂ
{FD} Stunning images show neon squid, sea butterflies and other creatures in deep reaches of Pacific Ocean
{FD} Facebook must take ‘real action’ against disinformation, Mozilla Foundation and 32 civil society groups demand
Facebook needs to stop paying lip service to the fight against disinformation and take more concrete actions.
{FD} OkCupid denies data breach as users complain of account hacks
Dating sites have joined the growing list of places â€? banks, credit card companies and hospitals â€? targeted by hackers.ÂÂ
{FD} Cosmic dust survives obliteration in massive red supernova, NASA shows in stunning visual
All we are is cosmic dust in the wind.ÂÂ
{FD} Chicago task force recommends $1,000 a month for struggling families
Would a universal basic income help to alleviate poverty in Chicago?ÂÂ
{FD} Army Major Mathew Golsteyn defends himself after US charges him in suspected Taliban bomb maker’s death
Major Mathew Golsteyn, a decorated former Green Beret who has been charged in the death of a suspected Taliban bomber, defended his actions on Sunday ahead of an Article 32 hearing next month.
{FD} Army Major Mathew Golsteyn defends himself in first interview since being charged in suspected Taliban bomb maker’s death
Major Mathew Golsteyn, a decorated former Green Beret who has been charged in the death of a suspected Taliban bomber, defended his actions on Sunday ahead of an Article 32 hearing next month.
{FD} 5 Hitler watercolors go unsold at German auction
Five watercolors attributed to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler failed to sell at auction this weekend, possibly over fears they could be fakes.
{FD} Lindsey Vonn wins bronze medal in the last race of her skiing career
Lindsey Vonn won the bronze medal in the world championship downhill in the final race of her skiing career.
{FD} Stone carvings hidden for centuries re-discovered at Scotland’s Dunkeld Cathedral
Rare stone carvings that had been hidden for centuries were found in a bishop’s tomb in Scotland’s ancient Dunkeld Cathedral. Continue reading →
{FD} NASA spacecraft captures images of Ultima Thule in farthest flyby of space object in our solar system
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has made a trek to the far reaches of our solar system, zooming past icy Ultima Thule at 32,000 miles per hour in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Continue reading →
{FD} Facebook’s Zuckerberg blasted for ‘out of touch’ year-end post after scandal-plagued 2018
After a year plagued by privacy scandals, hate speech controversies, the viral spread of disinformation and the public airing of his company’s internal communication, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his year-end note to focus on the positive ? drawin… Continue reading →
{FD} US military tweets, then deletes strange New Year’s Eve message about dropping bombs after outcry
The arm of the U.S. military responsible for the country’s nuclear strike capabilities drew widespread condemnation on New Year’s Eve when it tweeted a strange message about dropping a bomb. Continue reading →
{FD} Homicides spike in DC and Baltimore, defying downward trend in other big cities
Homicides surged about 40 percent last year in the nation’s capital while nearby Baltimore continued to notch almost one killing per day — defying the downward trend in other big U.S. cities. Continue reading →
{FD} NASA pioneer Nancy Grace Roman, the ‘Mother of Hubble,’ dead at 93
Nancy Grace Roman, known as the “mother” of the Hubble Space Telescope and the first woman to hold an executive position at NASA, died on Christmas Day at the age of 93. Continue reading →
{FD} DoubleTree hotel fires two employees who called police on black guest
An Oregon hotel fired a security guard and a manager after a black guest posted a video of them calling the police to report him for trespassing when he was talking to his mother on his phone in the hotel lobby. Continue reading →
