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SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 rocket launch at the last minute
The newest iteration of SpaceX's flagship rocket hit a stumbling block during its first launch and has been delayed in order to work out unknown problems before another attempt.
All Starbucks shops will close May 29th for racial bias training. Will it help?
After the wrongful arrest of two black men, the coffee shop chain will be closing down for an afternoon in order to educate up to 175,000 employees on racial bias in the workplace.
Elon Musk deletes SpaceX and Tesla Facebook pages after Cambridge Analytica scandal
After concerns over data security, Elon Musk has elected to remove his companies from Facebook entirely.
Conspiracy theorists are using social media to call shooting vicitms "crisis actors." Here's what that means
A certain kind of conspiracy theory keeps popping up after every recent mass shooting, and social media is making it easier to spread than ever before.
New California ballot initiative could create a utopia for non-evidence based science
If a new ballot initiative receives enough signatures California could become a new haven for non-evidence based science.
Spotify study reveals our musical tastes peak as teens
New data shows the way in which we decide what kinds of music we'll like for the rest of our lives by the time we're 14.
Bill Gates' next project? Revolutionize how people use the bathroom
Bill Gates has been working since 2011 with some of the brightest minds to solve a health crisis affecting more than 2 billion people worldwide.
Where to watch the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch today
Today's launch of the Falcon Heavy is being streamed all over the Internet this afternoon
Facebook lost over 1 million daily users in North America for the first time
Facebook's Q4 earnings call was a mixed bag, with many indications that the company is now feeling the effects of social media fatigue among a significant portion of their userbase.
Facebook bans bitcoin and other cryptocurrency ads in broad move to curb scams
In a move that will have far-reaching consequences for legitimate and illegitimate businesses alike, Facebook has effectively banned any and all Bitcoin advertising.
For the first time ever, Facebook has revealed its privacy guidelines
New privacy tools and transparency are all part of continuing changes to the largest social network in the world.
Elon Musk selling $4 million of flamethrowers fits a pattern of eccentricity
Elon Musk's latest product is the next in a long line of PR stunts for companies like Tesla, The Boring Company and more.
The Doomsday Clock is set to 2 minutes to midnight amid global tensions
Citing political tensions and climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist have moved their symbolic Clock to its highest point since 1953
Traders now regularly do $100 million deals on mobile apps
A new survey indicates that large financial institutions are relaxing restrictions around mobile trading, increasing the volume of deals done via mobile apps 31% in 2017 from the year before.
