Experts warn NYC could come down like a house of cards if a 5.0 earthquake struck
Daily Mail | The Big Apple is OVERDUE one.
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Yellowstone volcano eruption: ‘Life or death’ prep for supervolcano emergency underway
UK Express | MORE than 20 police, fire and rescue vehicles descended upon the area around Yellowstone supervolcano this week to prepare for what could be a “life or death” emergency.
Facebook: Trump Campaign Was Better At Facebook Than Clinton Team
Zero Hedge | “Both campaigns spent heavily on Facebook between June and November of 2016.”
Children are so hooked on iPads and smartphones that they are trying to swipe right on PAPER
Daily Mail | School staff say some pupils are so unfamiliar with books they cannot turn pages.
Terrifying interactive map reveals what would happen if a nuclear bomb were dropped on YOUR hometown
Daily Mail | The interactive tool from Outrider Foundation shows the extent of fireball, radiation, shock wave, and heat.
Companies using controversial AI software to help hire or fire employees – and gauge whether they like their boss
Daily Mail | In the past, companies have used technology to increase employee productivity.
Elon Musk’s brain implant start-up reportedly planned to test on animals
CNBC | Elon Musk has said Neuralink will initially focus on providing brain implants to people with disabilities. But he has not talked about testing on animals.
How Facebook guesses users’ political leanings and labels them on a scale from ‘very liberal’ to ‘very conservative’
Daily Mail | Facebook has ideas about your politics, and you can easily discover what the company thinks it knows about you.
Swedish Government Pushes To End Anonymity on Social Media
Breitbart | The Swedish government is planning to put more pressure on tech giants Google, Facebook, and Twitter to end anonymity for ‘online trolls’ and those accused of posting hate speech.
The Internet of Things: A Game for Morons and Control Freaks
The Daily Sheeple | Planet-wide, all-encompassing, interconnected, automated, regulated, the Internet of Things is the system of systems being brought online by the emerging 5G wireless transmission apparatus.
Scientists reveal controversial plan to sprinkle SALT into the sky to reflect the sun’s rays and slow global warming
Daily Mail | It is hoped that the particles of salt will reflect the sun’s energy back into space.
Arizona Governor Bans Uber From Autonomous-Testing Over “Unquestionable” Safety Concerns
Zero Hedge | A week after the first pedestrian death caused by an autonomous vehicle, AP reports that Arizona’s Governor has suspended Uber’s license to test self-driving cars on public roads in the state.
CONFIRMED: Facebook VIOLATES PRIVACY By Storing All Call And Text Data Of Users
Mac Slavo | Adding to the seemingly endless amount of fuel stoking the #deleteFacebook furor is the newest social media privacy violation, and this one’s a big one.
Facebook collected phone call, text message data: report
The Hill | Facebook collected users’ phone call and text message data for two years, according to a report from Ars Technica.
“Dumb F–ks”: Julian Assange Reminds Us What Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Of Facebook Users
Zero Hedge | Julian Assange fired off a tweet Friday afternoon reminding people of the time Mark Zuckerberg called his users “Dumb fucks” because they trusted him with their private information.