More Evidence That Mars Once Had a Ring—and Will Again
New research offers an explanation for the unusual orbit of Mars’ moon Deimos, one that bolsters the hypothesis that the Red Planet periodically features a Saturn-like...
The FBI must be stoked about Zoom’s encryption policy
Zoom has big privacy plans — for its paying customers, that is. After getting caught falsely claiming it offered end-to-end encryption, the video-conferencing app Zoom promised...
Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Over a Dozen Journalists
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota authorities on behalf of journalists whom state and local police were filmed beating, shooting, gassing, and arresting...
Trump Campaign Accuses Snapchat, a Platform That Still Exists, of ‘Trying to Rig the Election’
Following Twitter’s lead on (finally) expressing its disapproval on the President’s inflammatory tweets, Snapchat has, well, snapped too. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat app, says...
Every police department should have to hear our rage via Zoom call
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Police Commission held a Zoom call with citizens — of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, as well as some former residents...
Scientists Raise Concerns Over Data Used in Two Major Covid-19 Studies
Serious credibility questions are now surrounding two coronavirus studies recently published in scientific journals, including one that found little evidence for the drug hydroxychloroquine working as...
Anticipating The Second and Subsequent COVID Waves: Is it Time to Rethink Arcologies?
Should we start reconsidering the Arcology model in the face of growing weather and health risks? Source : Anticipating The Second and Subsequent COVID Waves: Is...
Google Facing $5 Billion Lawsuit for Tracking People Using Chrome’s Incognito Mode
While most people know that using “private” or “incognito” mode stops your browser from saving things like your history or cookies, those modes don’t fully prevent...
A Brief ‘Hiss-tory’ of DC’s Cheetah, From the Comics to Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 will see Diana of Themyscira facing off against one of her greatest rivals: Barbara Ann Minerva, also known as Cheetah. Even though she’s...
Why Saying ‘All Lives Matter’ Is a Problem
It has now been seven years since Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi created the Black Lives Matter movement and organization in response to the...
