Researchers have observed black imported fire ants using sand to draw liquid food out of containers, when faced with the risk of drowning. This is…
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Privately held LS Power doesn’t often publicize what it’s up to. But the firm, which has built or bought 42 gigawatts of generation capacity across the…
October 8, 2020 The historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is not done yet. Hurricane Delta, the 25th named storm of the season, is expected to…
In a much-anticipated move for Android phone users, Google has tweaked its Assistant to let users interact with third-party apps – including Spotify and Twitter…
The federal government has dramatically slashed the number of employees it has deployed to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, with the leading agency in charge…
Welcome back to Human Capital where we discuss the latest in labor, and diversity and inclusion in tech. This week’s eyebrow-raising moment came Wednesday when…
Surface-level view of OSIRIS-REx at sample site Nightingale, with a parking lot for comparison. Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab/University of Arizona NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission…
Picture yourself in the role of CIO at Roblox in 2017. At that point, the gaming platform and publishing system that launched in 2005 was…
With sights set on steering on what it deems to be “the largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications” on the planet, the Defense Department…
Starting this weekend, everyone of voting age in the U.S. will begin seeing informational videos at the top of Instagram and Facebook offering tips and…
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits.…
Hackers accidentally allowed into company software by security noncompliant employees cost businesses millions annually; we asked experts to weigh in on best safety practices. Image:…
China now has a tool that lets users access YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google, and other internet services that have otherwise long been banned in…
A former federal contracting officer who oversaw the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 was sentenced this week to nearly two years in prison after…
“Under this policy, we will label Tweets that falsely claim a win for any candidate and will remove Tweets that encourage violence or call for…
Twitter announced a major set of changes to the way its platform would work Friday as the social network braces for the most contentious, uncertain…
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence met virtually Thursday to review recommendations for its third quarter report in what will likely be its last…
Nucleobase powder and steel balls in a milling jar. Credit: Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Tomislav Stolar In the search for the chemical origins of life, researchers…
Mojiit, the Los Angeles-based company behind the popular avatar generation service Mojichat, has landed one of its highest profile users with the launch of Odell…
Hooker Lake, New Zealand (2016). Credit: Jenna Sutherland Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to…