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The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants To Fix The Company, Not Harm It
The former Facebook employee says her goal is to help prompt change at the social-media giant. The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants To Fix The Company, Not Harm It The former Facebook Inc. employee who gathered documents that formed the foundation of The Wall Street Journal’s…
California DMV Uses Blockchain For Car Title Transfers
The DMV has successfully digitized 42 million car titles on the blockchain. California DMV Uses Blockchain For Car Title Transfers California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is building a DMV-run blockchain network to streamline vehicle title transfers for the US state’s 39 million residents, according to an announcement. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsGQxaYWdKU&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaMFy8Bo_bMdvFxgeW-eOCSR[/embed] The…
Using Smells To Boost Learning, Enhance Mood And Memory
Using Smells To Boost Learning During Sleep. A recent study has examined the role of odor in memory and learning, and has confirmed that the use of aromas while learning and sleeping may improve exam performance. Using Smells To Boost Learning, Enhance Mood And Memory Related: Unlocking The Secrets…
Could This Be The Digital Nose Of The Future?
A new generation of companies is homing in on one of the hardest problems in tech: replicating our sense of smell. Could This Be The Digital Nose Of The Future? Osh Agabi’s solution to one of biotechnology’s thorniest problems looks like an iridescent purple nipple the size of a steering…
Security Expert (Me) Says, “We Can Now Spy On Human Emotions”
Emotional surveillance has an undeniably dystopian vibe, like George Orwell’s 1984, but it’s not science fiction. Security Expert (Me) Says, “We Can Now Spy On Human Emotions” Banks are already signing up for services that incorporate it into their analysis of behavior. A startup founded by MIT graduates called Humanyze…
Attempted Trump Assassination Couldn’t Have Been Handled Worse Unless It Was Planned
Donald Trump’s near assassination presents the biggest crisis for the Secret Service in decades. Attempted Trump Assassination Couldn't Have Been Handled Worse Unless It Was Planned [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=fbfAog_3hMo&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaP3ZOgSV8y1SYt6zKpBpMGB[/embed] TL;DR: * “The reality is there’s just no excuse for the Secret Service to be unable to provide sufficient resources to cover an…
Trump Knows More Than Anybody About Anything
President Trump this week revealed yet another subject matter in which he claims to have expertise: drones and drone technology. Trump Knows More Than Anybody About Anything “I know more about drones than anybody. I know about every form of safety that you can have.” The Big Picture: President Trump…
Kamala Harris: Past, Present And Future
Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Ticket Makes Debut After Historic VP Pick. Kamala Harris: Past, Present And Future Harris beat 10 other finalists for No. 2 spot; campaign officials say she displayed knowledge of policy, confidence in challenging Trump. Donate Now To Elect Kamala Harris! Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made…
The Horse Meat Vigilante
From his secret compound, Richard Couto stages undercover buys to bring down unlicensed slaughterhouses. Police say they’d be happy to work with him, if only he’d follow the rules. The Horse Meat Vigilante In a fetid Florida backwater, butchers operate black-market equine slaughterhouses. One man is determined to end…
Cook Like An Ancient Mesopotamian With The World’s Oldest Recipes
Age-old cuisine, from soup to sweets. Historian Jean Bottéro concluded his 2001 article, “The Oldest Cuisine in the World: Cooking in Mesopotamia,” with an insult of sorts. Cook Like An Ancient Mesopotamian With The World’s Oldest Recipes “I would not advise trying to incorporate their culinary tradition, just…
When A Texas Oil Boom Goes Busts
A year ago, the Permian Basin region was one of America’s hottest labor markets, fueled by a fracking gold rush. When A Texas Oil Boom Goes Busts Today, the oil field has all but shut down, and everyone is feeling the pain, from restaurant owners to landlords to…
Guyanese Try To Avoid Oil Wealth Curse of Osage Indians As Depicted In “Killers Of The Flower Moon”
Venezuela Deploys Military To Oil-Rich Guyana’s Border. Guyanese Try To Avoid Oil Wealth Curse of Osage Indians As Depicted In “Killers Of The Flower Moon” [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYtXKrEeEgM&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaOX6Ot5CMadr7ZKYpE6QBlq[/embed] The tiny Caribbean nation has the fastest-growing economy in the world!! On Wednesday, Venezuela’s minister of defense, Vladímir Padrino, accused Exxon of relying on…