Leaked document reveals Facebook conducted research to target emotionally vulnerable and insecure youth
news.com.au | A SECRET document shows in scary detail how Facebook can exploit the insecurities of teenagers using the platform.
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GARBAGE MARCH: ‘Climate change’ activists trash DC
American Mirror | Maybe the Earth would be better off if the people who say they care so much about it just stayed home and didn’t create more garbage.
Facebook Launches “Moon Shot” Effort to Decode Speech Direct from the Brain
Scientific American | Tech would type out words via a brain–computer interface.
The future of war? US marines test robots with machine guns and ‘HyperSubs’ to storm beaches
Daily Mail | The US Marines could one day use amphibious tanks and robots with machine guns to storm beaches.
Ridley Scott: Aliens exist and they will come for us
Sky News | “When you see a big thing in the sky, run for it,” warns the veteran director. “Because they are a lot smarter than we are.”
Alien Search ‘On Verge of Most Profound Discovery Ever,’ NASA Tells US Congress
Sputnik | The search for alien life is on the verge of a “profound discovery,” as recent missions reveal that microbial life could exist in our Solar System and elsewhere.
Bill Nye: Should Parents Be Penalized For Having ‘Extra Kids?’
Daily Caller | Comedian Bill Nye suggested that saving the world from climate change might entail punishing people in developed countries for having too many children.
US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats
AFP | Signs are mounting that US President Donald Trump’s administration may stay in the landmark Paris climate change accord of 2015, under pressure from big business and public support for the agreement.
Apple’s AI expert says the rise of augmented ‘superhumans’ is inevitable
Daily Mail | Siri co-founder and Apple product designer Tom Gruber envisions a future much like Black Mirror, where artificial intelligence augments human memories so we never forget anything again.
Will we soon build a VILLAGE on the moon? China is in talks with Europe about launching a lunar settlement
Daily Mail | China is talking with the European Space Agency about collaborating on a human settlement on the moon.
New Study Calls EPA’s Labeling Of CO2 A Pollutant ‘Totally False’
Daily Caller | A new study published by seasoned researchers takes aim at the heart of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to issue regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions.
New Study Calls EPA’s Labeling Of CO2 A Pollutant ‘Totally False’
Daily Caller | A new study published by seasoned researchers takes aim at the heart of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to issue regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions.
Kremlin Brushes Off Claims of Cyberattacks on Germany as Anonymous ‘Fake News’
Sputnik | The Kremlin spokesman rejected new allegations of Moscow being involved in hacking German political foundations as fake news.
Eerie tech promises to copy anyone’s voice from just 1 minute of audio
The Next Web | The company says its API will let you synthesize speech in anyone’s voice from just a minute-long recording.
Elon Musk plans to link computers with human brains in just FOUR years to create a new language of ‘consensual telepathy’
Daily Mail | Elon Musk said he will invent Matrix-style computers than can be implanted into the brain in just four years.