Apple Vows iPhones Do Not Listen In On Users… But Its Apps Are Another Story
Zero Hedge | On Tuesday Apple responded to US lawmakers whether its iPhones invade users’ privacy and listen in on conversation without their consent.
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Google now accounts for more than one-third of the time we spend on the internet – while Facebook use is rapidly declining, report claims
Daily Mail | While it seems Google is only growing, the analysis found that time spent on Facebook has plummeted, even with Instagram and WhatsApp use considered.
Antidepressants in Britain’s water systems are causing mating problems for starlings
Daily Mail | Females are more likely to be ignored or attacked by males because the drugs make them lethargic.
Massive rogue planet crowned with a glowing aurora and a magnetic field more than 200 times stronger than Jupiter is found wandering the galaxy and was spotted using radio signals
Daily Mail | A rogue planet with a mass more than 12 times that of Jupiter has been spotted hurtling through space.
Robot manipulates humans to bend to its will and feel SORRY for it in scary vision of the future
The Mirror | A study by scientists in Germany found for the first time that people can be ‘guilt-tripped’ by robots and find it hard to be rude to them.
Sex robot TIMEBOMB: Japanese ‘will go EXTINCT by 3546’ as dolls beat ‘living competition’
Daily Star | THE JAPANESE will be extinct within the next 1,600 years if the dramatic collapse in the birth rate fuelled by the sex doll and robot popularity continues, experts have said.
Scientists Claim They’ve Solved The Bermuda Triangle Mystery
Mac Slavo | Have scientists finally solved the mystery of the Bermuda triangle?
Scientists Detected Mysterious Radio Signal From Deep Space
The Daily Sheeple | Scientists in Canada have picked up a brief burst of radio which was sent by an unknown source in deep space.
Mysterious radio signal sent from an unknown source in deep space is picked up by new £12 million telescope in Canada
Daily Mail | A brief burst of radio sent from an unknown source across the universe has been picked up by the state-of-the-art CHIME telescope in Canada.
Senate Proposal Calls for Regulating Big Tech
Washington Free Beacon | White paper suggests limiting anonymity, making sites liable for content.
California Burns: Apocalyptic ‘Extreme Fire’ Future Arrives
Mac Slavo | As California burns, experts say these extreme fires are no longer rare, but the new normal.
There’s No Such Thing As A ‘Global Heat Wave’
Daily Caller | Read the news lately and you’ve probably come across headlines about the “global heat wave” that’s wreaked havoc from Japan to Europe to North Africa, which outlets attribute to man-made global warming.
Scientists discover Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy through its hidden chambers
Daily Mail | The remarkable electromagnetic properties of the Great Pyramid of Giza could soon inspire nanoparticle designs for highly-efficient sensors and solar cells.
Twitter gives 12-hour ban to GOP Senate candidate in Missouri
KCTV | Austin Petersen, a candidate in the Republican Party’s primary for the U.S. Senate race in Missouri, said he was banned from Twitter for 12 hours.
Artificial intelligence, immune to fear or favour, is helping to make China’s foreign policy
South China Morning Post | The programme draws on a huge amount of data, with information ranging from cocktail-party gossip to images taken by spy satellites, to contribute to strategies in Chinese diplomacy.