The legal dispute between President Donald Trump and the nation’s largest bank has entered a new and consequential phase in 2026, drawing national attention from lawmakers, regulators and the...
A new study finds Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law is linked to an increase in homicides.
Following the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Florida's "Stand Your Ground" was thrown into the national spotlight. Now, researchers argue that the law is linked to a significant rise in gun-related homicides.
The Study
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Google will soon ban websites that write fake news stories from using their advertising network.
As critics assert Facebook's news feed prominently features news stories with false information, Google will begin banning websites from using Adsense on their website
Google announced that its advertising network will be soon closed to websites that...
Friend Finder Network, Inc. is an adult services company and was reportedly hacked last October affecting 400 million accounts, which makes it the largest security hack ever.
The hack
Friend Finder Network, Inc. has several different websites and businesses including: Adultfriendfinder.com, Cams.com, Penthouse.com, Stripshow.com, and iCams.com. Over 400,000,000 accounts were affected in...
Update: Facebook will ban advertisers from using "ethnic affinity" targeting.
After a backlash by civil rights groups, Facebook users, Congressional Black Caucus and other U.S. lawmakers, Facebook has announced they will no longer allow users to use "ethnic affinity" to target users by their ethnicity.
“Recently, policymakers and civil rights leaders have...
Google announced that as soon as the election polls close in the United States election results will be displayed within search engine results.
Users who search for "election results" will be able to see a detailed breakdown of the election results, including state referenda, amendments, propositions, Congressional, Senatorial and Presidential races, Google...
This month’s supermoon will be the largest in nearly 70 years. On November 14th, people will be able to see the moon extremely close-up, the result of the moon’s elliptical orbit and the position of Sun and Earth. This phenomenon is called the “supermoon”, which is just another way to...
An October employment report illustrates employers have been actively hiring causing the unemployment rate to decrease, which could mean a December interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve.
There were 161,000 payroll jobs created last month, according to the latest Labor Department report. In addition, in a revised August and...
General Motors announces a new plan to rent cars to Uber drivers. Through General Motors' Maven, car-sharing subsidiary company, registered Uber drivers can rent cars from Maven's fleet for $179 per week, which includes unlimited miles and car insurance. In addition, Uber drivers can use the car for personal...
The Obama administration announced on Friday a new initiative to increase clean energy use with new electric vehicle charging stations and business partnerships.
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) will be establishing 48 vehicle charging stations. The statement announces that the electric vehicle routes will be placed in 35 different states...
German scientists are now arguing that dark matter is made up of tiny particles called axions. Scientists from the University of University of Wuppertal, Eötvös University in Budapest, and Forschungszentrum Jülich are working to discover what dark matter is made up of. By following the Standard Model of particle physics and...
Scientists discover a structural similarity to human cells and stars.
Published in the Journal of “Physical Review C”, researchers found that the endoplasmic reticulum of human cells are structurally similar to structures found within and neutron stars. In fact, researchers call the structural similarities resemble multi-level parking garages.
Researchers Greg Huber...
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Tom Frieden, made a "plain truth" statement regarding Zika and the future of the disease.
"Zika and other diseases spread by Aedes aegypti," he said, "are really not controllable with current technologies."
At the moment, the CDC has upgraded its...
Instagram releases a new shopping feature that allows users to purchase items without ever leaving the social media photo sharing application.
On Tuesday, Instagram released a new shopping feature in association with 20 different retail brands including Abercrombie & Fitch, Coach, Kate Spade, Macy's and Michael Kors.
Instagram will release start testing...
New research suggests people who receive and accept new friend requests are more likely to live longer than people who do not.
Published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences", researchers argue that people who received many friend requests were less likely to die over the course of...
NASA astronauts usually spend four to six months in a space on missions. However, some Astronauts experience back pain while in space. The University of California-San Diego recently announced research results that provided new insight about prolonged spaceflight and the impact space can have on the nervous system.
According to...
Twitter announced on Thursday that they would dismantle and shut down the video-sharing mobile app Vine.
Twitter's decision to discontinue Vine comes as the company announced they will cut 9 percent of their workforce in order to keep costs down.
In a statement published by Twitter and Vine, the social media...
Researchers that focus on Alzheimer’s Disease have recently taken interest in brain insulin resistance. In April 2016, researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System discovered Alzheimer's patients were more likely to develop diabetes. Published in the journal "Alzheimer's and Dementia" researchers argue that diabetic patients are not more likely...
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announce for new cybersecurity recommendations to protect cars from hackers.
On Monday, U.S. regulators said automakers should provide some sort of electronic cybersecurity protection against malicious hackers. The cybersecurity guidelines were released by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and, at the moment, are...
American Academy of Pediatrics announced this week that parents should limit the amount of TV children are watching.
Researchers are concerned over the amount of time spent using digital media, also known as screen time. In San Francisco, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discussed new health recommendations for 2017. Among...
Satellite meteorologists say they may have solved the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle.
Vincent Gaddis first called the area the Bermuda Triangle in a magazine article in 1964. The area between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda has been riddled with disappearing ships and planes. In fact, the Bermuda Triangle is...
