NASA Twins Study Sparking New Questions

NASA Twins Study Sparking New Questions

Posted by on Feb 16th, 2019

The results of a NASA study involving twin astronauts are allowing scientists to formulate new questions about the impact that traveling in space has on the human body. The NASA Twins Study, involving NASA astronaut Scott Kelly... 
New Software Writes Convincing Fake News Articles

New Software Writes Convincing Fake News Articles

Posted by on Feb 14th, 2019

A new software program has been developed that can produce authentic-looking fake news with just a few pieces of information. Created by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research group co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, the software... 
Mass Insect Deaths Alarm Scientists

Mass Insect Deaths Alarm Scientists

Posted by on Feb 12th, 2019

Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, sparking alarm amongst scientists studying the problem. According to the first global scientific review of insect population decline, more than 40 percent of insect species are dwindling,... 
Finland’s Basic Income Trial Produces Mixed Results

Finland’s Basic Income Trial Produces Mixed Results

Posted by on Feb 10th, 2019

A two-year government experiment in Finland has found that giving residents a guaranteed income produces mixed results. The trial found that the guaranteed money made the recipients happier, but didn’t make them more likely... 
Johnson & Johnson Adding Prices To TV Ads

Johnson & Johnson Adding Prices To TV Ads

Posted by on Feb 8th, 2019

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will begin adding pricing information for its medicines to television commercials by next month. Ads for the popular blood thinner Xarelto will be the first to display the new information. The... 
$190 Million In Clients’ Money Stuck After Crypto Exchange Founder Dies

$190 Million In Clients’ Money Stuck After Crypto Exchange Founder Dies

Posted by on Feb 5th, 2019

In a bizarre turn of events, Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX says that most of $190 million in client holdings are stuck in cold storage after the exchange’s founder died without disclosing the only passwords to... 
FaceTime Bug Causing Big Problems For Apple

FaceTime Bug Causing Big Problems For Apple

Posted by on Feb 3rd, 2019

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has issued a statement saying that it is fixing a bug in FaceTime that allows eavesdroppers to listen in on calls and see through front-facing cameras secretly. The issue was brought to the public’s... 
Weapons-grade Plutonium Shipped From SC To NV

Weapons-grade Plutonium Shipped From SC To NV

Posted by on Jan 31st, 2019

Reports have emerged that the Department of Energy (DOE) has shipped about a half-ton of weapons-grade radioactive plutonium from a site in South Carolina to a new location in Nevada. The disclosure was made as part of a federal... 
Joshua Tree National Park Recovery May Take Centuries

Joshua Tree National Park Recovery May Take Centuries

Posted by on Jan 29th, 2019

Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California may take hundreds of years to recover from damage sustained during the partial government shutdown. The country’s many national parks were left open during the shutdown, but they... 
YouTube Making Changes To Its Recommendation Algorithm

YouTube Making Changes To Its Recommendation Algorithm

Posted by on Jan 26th, 2019

After years of being accused of exposing people to misleading information, YouTube – a division of Alphabet Inc.’s Google – has announced that it is retooling its recommendation algorithm to prevent the promotion of false information.... 
Highly Sensitive Documents Exposed In Loan Data Leak

Highly Sensitive Documents Exposed In Loan Data Leak

Posted by on Jan 24th, 2019

A massive data leak of mortgage and loan data has exposed highly sensitive information from tens of thousands of people who obtained loans and mortgages over the past decade. The leaked documents include financial agreements between... 
Study: Body Fat Storage Determined By Genes

Study: Body Fat Storage Determined By Genes

Posted by on Jan 22nd, 2019

Swedish researchers claim to have found genetic factors that determine whether you store your fat around the trunk or in other parts of your body. After conducting a study of more than 360,000 volunteers, the researchers reportedly... 
Facebook Finds More Russian-linked Accounts To Block

Facebook Finds More Russian-linked Accounts To Block

Posted by on Jan 19th, 2019

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has announced the removal of hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts from its platform after the social network detected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” from them. The social media company wrote... 
Relativity Space Building Launch Facility At Cape Canaveral

Relativity Space Building Launch Facility At Cape Canaveral

Posted by on Jan 17th, 2019

Relativity Space has reached an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to create a launch facility for its rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The company said it had received a “Statement of Capability” from... 
Newmont Mining Planning To Acquire Goldcorp

Newmont Mining Planning To Acquire Goldcorp

Posted by on Jan 15th, 2019

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) has announced its intentions to buy smaller rival Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) in a deal valued at $10 billion. According to published reports, Newmont is offering 0.3280 of its shares and $0.02 for each Goldcorp...