Big Tech Employees Donate Overwhelmingly to 2020 Democrats
About 84 percent of Big Tech worker donations have gone to Democrats in 2020, a double-digit increase from the 2016 presidential elections.
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Earn It Act Gets 'Unanimous Approval' But Experts Warn of Privacy Risks
"There is no reason for these platforms to have blanket immunity, a shield against any accountability that is not enjoyed by any other industry in the same way," said U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal.
Spectacular Image of Rare 'Night-Shining' Clouds Captured
Noctilucent" clouds are the highest clouds in the Earth's atmosphere.
Bizarre Exposed Core of Gas Giant Planet Discovered for First Time
"It's incredible to be able to make these kinds of discoveries," said researcher David Armstrong.
Facebook Investigates Sales of Human Skulls in Private Groups
A 10-month investigation found a small fetus that appeared well-preserved had been advertised on Facebook, listed for $2,350 and described as a "retired medical specimen."
Mysterious Green Fireball Spotted Above Remote Australian Outback
"It was really a spectacular observation. People have captured something very special here," said Glen Nagle from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Wireless Underwater Internet That Uses Light Beams and Lasers Used for the First Time
"This is the first time anyone has used the internet underwater completely wirelessly," said the lead author of a new academic paper detailing the technology, associate professor Basem Shihada.
Great White Shark Attack Recalled by Teen Who Came 'Face to Face' With Predator off Australian Coast
"Water certainly doesn't hold the same appeal for me or my family that it once did and for now, that's fine. I was lucky once. I won't be testing that luck again any time soon," the teenager said.
SpaceX to Launch 60 More Starlink Broadband Satellites on Saturday: How to See Elon Musk's Mega-constellation
Saturday's Falcon 9 rocket launch is scheduled for lift off, weather permitting, at 5:21 a.m. EDT.
Fifth State of Matter Created on International Space Station
Cold Atom Lab experiment led to the production of BoseâEinstein condensates.
Facebook Account Copying Trump's Posts Word-for-Word Gets Flagged for Inciting Violence
A warning notice forced the deletion of a post that remained untouched on the president's own Facebook page, containing the phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree Are Being Showered With Microplastics From the Atmosphere, Scientists Discover
Microplastic pollution is ubiquitous, but the processes that distribute the particles between marine, terrestrial and atmospheric environments around the planet remain poorly understood.
Conservationists Sue Trump Administration, Seeking Sanctions Against Mexico to Save Vaquita From Extinction
"Mexico is still sitting on its hands while vaquita after vaquita dies in fishing nets," said Sarah Uhlemann from the Center for Biological Diversity,
Strange Neutrinos That Sparked 'Parallel Universe' Claims Could Be Explained by Dense Snow
Researchers say the anomalies recorded in Antarctica may be the result of cosmic rays being reflected back after hitting subsurface features.
Twitter is Trying to Encourage Users Against Spreading Articles They Haven't Actually Readâand it Has Elon Musk's Support
"We wanted to test a way to improve the health of a conversation... and to see if reminding people to read an article before they share it leads to more informed discussion," Twitter Support said.
