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Twitter CEO Dorsey Says No to Edit Button
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why he probably will not launch an edit button.
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Scientists Create Embryo of Nearly Extinct Northern White Rhino
Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive. Just two animals remain, and both are female.
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UN Plan Aims to Prevent Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction
Expected to be signed in October is a plan by the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity to prevent a sixth mass extinction and save humanity from being wiped from the Earth, according to The Guardian.
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Pentagon Has Secret UFO Video of 2004 Encounter
The Department of Defense still has a video tagged secret that purportedly shows an encounter between the U.S. military and a UFO.
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Schumer: Pull Bomb-Sensors Out of 'Testing Limbo'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday called for technology that can spot bombs and suicide vests at train terminals and airports to be taken out of "testing limbo" and be approved amid growing tensions between the United States and Iran.
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Teen NASA Intern Discovered New Planet
A teenage intern at NASA discovered a new planet, one almost seven times the size of Earth, while reviewing research data last year, ABC News reports.
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Amazon Ring Fires 4 Employees for Snooping on Users
For snooping on user videos, Amazon's Ring fired at least four employees, Vice reported.
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Vegas Cyber Attack Contained
Thwarting hackers who had compromised systems that triggered some service outages, the city of Las Vegas has contained a cyber attack.
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Apple Stole Tech for Watch, Masimo Claims in Patent Suit
Apple Inc. is accused of stealing trade secrets and improperly using Masimo Corp. inventions related to health monitoring in its Apple Watch.Masimo, which develops signal processing technology for health-care monitors, and its spinoff, Cercacor Laboratories Inc., claim in a...
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Data: UFO Sightings Nearly Double in 2019
Up from 3,395 in 2018, the National UFO Reporting Center says it received 5,971 sightings in 2019, ABC News reported.
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Women with Transplanted Uterus Has Her 'Miracle' Baby
A woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb said Thursday that the experimental procedure delivered a "miracle." Jennifer Gobrecht and her husband, Drew Gobrecht, appeared Thursday at a news conference in Philadelphia. Their child, Benjamin, was...
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CBS News: Suit Claims Google Speakers 'Vacuum Up' User Data
A speaker company is suing Google for intellectual property theft, levying additional allegations Google is using the stolen technology to "vacuum up" personal data from users, CBS News reports."
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Attention, Trolls: Twitter Will Let Users Limit or Block Replies
Twitter trolls, take note: Twitter Inc. is adding another safety control to help curb abuse and harassment on its social network. Indeed, users will soon be able to limit the group of people who can reply to their tweets.When posting a message, users will also be able to...
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Tech Show Draws Scorn Over Keynote Speaker: Ivanka
The nation's largest consumer electronics show on Tuesday hosts Ivanka Trump as a keynote speaker - a choice that drew scorn from many women in technology. The annual CES tech gathering in Las Vegas has long taken criticism over diversity issues. In recent years, the show's...
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FBI Seeks Apple's Help With Airbase Shooter's Phones
FBI investigators are asking for Apple's help in accessing two iPhones apparently owned by the Saudi Air Force officer who is believed to have killed three people at the Pensacola Air Force base last month, NBC News reported.
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Scientists Trace Fast Radio Burst to Nearby Galaxy
Scientists have identified the source of a recently discovered fast radio burst (FRB), which is a burst of radio waves in space only milliseconds long, coming from a nearby galaxy, according to a study in Nature.
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Facebook Bans Deepfakes to Combat Online Manipulation
Facebook says it is banning "deepfake" videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation.
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Chinese Officials Trying to Pinpoint Mystery Viral Pneumonia Cause
Chinese health officials are trying to pinpoint the cause of a mysterious viral pneumonia, and have already ruled out the SARS virus that killed hundreds in a 2002 outbreak....
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British Astronaut: Aliens Exist, Possibly 'Here Right Now'
British chemist and astronaut Helen Sharman says aliens definitely exist and could be living among us on Earth."There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life,"...
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Army: TikTok Security Risk, Banned on Govt Phones
After determining the popular Chinese video app poses a threat to security, the Army has issued a ban on the app TikTok from all government-owned phones used by its personnel, Military.com reported.
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NH Bill Calls for Climate Change Lessons in Schools
A bill up for consideration before the New Hampshire Legislature in 2020 would require school districts to offer lessons on climate change. The House bill would require at least 10 hours of climate education or a full semester of environmental education in high school, and...
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Top Jobs for Next Decade Are Behavioral Scientist, Data Analyst
The next decade could see growing demand for behavioral scientists, data analysts, upcycled clothing designers and even digital detox consultants.
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Shortage of Workers Biggest Barrier to 5G America
President Donald Trump wants to beat China to the punch on world-class 5G networks, but he faces an uphill climb against a country that has the workforce capability versus one that does not, according to Politico."It's almost a crisis, because if it's not a crisis today, it...
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Report: Water in S. Africa May Hold Key to Life on Mars
Researchers believe they may have found living matter in pockets of water trapped in rock for billions of years in South Africa, fueling speculation they could be a key to some mysteries on Mars, Inside Science reported. According to the science news outlet, two miles under...
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From Meteorite, a Mineral 'First' for Researchers
Researchers have found the mineral edscottite, which is a phase that iron reaches after cooling down while being smelted into steel, on a meteorite, marking the first time it's been discovered in nature. The mineral was discovered in the Wedderburn meteorite, a lemon-sized...