Technology

Science and technology are both subjects with a high intimidation factor, and a reputation for being dry, obscure and best left to Ph.Ds. The average person may well feel they lack both the expertise and the attention span necessary to keep up with latest in science. Meanwhile, technology has so rapidly transformed every aspect of […]

Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven rich democracies issued a stark warning on Thursday that cryptocurrencies like Facebook‘s Libra should not be allowed before “serious regulatory and systemic concerns” are put in check. Interested in Facebook? Add Facebook as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Facebook news, video, and analysis

Setting aside their usual bickering, South Korean liberal and conservative parties on Thursday vowed to cooperate to help the Seoul government prevail in an escalating trade row with Japan. After a meeting between the parties’ leaders and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Seoul’s presidential office, they announced plans to create a “pan-national” emergency body

The Latest on the G-7 finance ministers’ meeting (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Top finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies are warning that cryptocurrencies like Facebook‘s Libra should not come into use before “serious regulatory and systemic concerns” are addressed.  The chairman’s concluding summary from the G-7 meeting in Chantilly, France, on Thursday

All around the world, there are conspiracy theorists who believe the Earth is flat. And their community seems to be growing, judging by attendance at flat Earth conferences and events. Flat Earthers say YouTube was key in helping them spread their message, but the Google-owned company says it’s taking action to prevent conspiracy videos from

India’s space agency said it will launch a spacecraft to the south pole of the moon on Monday after an aborted effort this week. The Indian Space Research Organization said that the Chandrayaan-2 launch is now rescheduled at 2:43 p.m. on Monday. It said Thursday that an expert committee identified the root cause of the

Nevada’s governor and congressional delegation are pointing to earthquakes this month in the California desert and calling for the U.S. Energy Department look again at seismic risks of burying the nation’s most radioactive nuclear waste at a site in the Mojave Desert. In a opinions by the state’s top earthquake experts: James Faulds at the

For some practical tips on how to get more shut-eye, I sought out Raphael Vallat, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His most important advice: Do not check your sleep data on a regular basis. “If you look at your data, it can modify the

A tiny Native village in southwest Alaska has turned to an emerging technology to transform the power of a local river into a sustainable energy source that’s expected to free residents from dependency on costly diesel fuel. The village council in Igiugig is the first tribal entity in the nation licensed by the Federal Energy

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