Amid worries about crime” target=”_blank”>civil unrest and violence< and possible shortages of poll workers on Nov. 3 itself, more state leaders are considering deployment of the military. Although the military” target=”_blank”>U.S. military<, polling locations attempting to manage impossibly long voting lines may not be in a position to turn away help from …
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Ron Wyden's Big Idea: Defend Section 230 and prevent a 'government speech police'
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Read More »Big Tech giants summoned to Senate after 'Social Dilemma' backlash
The leaders of three of the biggest tech companies in the world are facing a dilemma of their own after a Netflix documentary about the issues caused by their services sparked a Senate hearing slated for later this week. The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify …
Read More »USPS put to the test by Fox News ahead of 2020 election
Fox News put the usps-controversy” target=”_blank”>United States Postal Service<. As part of a special investigation, senior correspondent Eric Shawn, the I-Unit and others sent 500 envelopes from more than 50 locations throughout the country to test how quickly they traveled between addresses, and to a single destination in us-regions. A …
Read More »Voter data widely available on dark web, cybersecurity experts say
Targeting millions of voters with misinformation may be as easy as clicking the right button in elections” target=”_blank”>2020<. The listing for the data itself is on the dark web, a version of the internet that is invisible to normal search browsers, but that is available to anyone with the right …
Read More »12-year-old boy makes 'significant' dinosaur discovery
A 12-year-old boy in Canada has found archaeology that paleontologists have hailed as a “significant” archaeology discovery. The discovery was made at Horseshoe Canyon in the Alberta Prairies, according to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. “In July, 12-year-old aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin and his father, Dion, discovered the partially exposed …
Read More »US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria
The military” target=”_blank”>U.S. military< operatives in northwest conflicts. “U.S. forces conducted a strike against terror in conflicts in the vicinity of Idlib, Syria, Oct. 15. AQ-S continues to present a threat to America and our allies,” Maj. Beth Riordan, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command said in a statement to Fox News. Officials …
Read More »Army partners with University of Illinois on autonomous drone swarm technology
topics researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging technologies swarms. The university has been awarded a four-year, $8 million cooperative agreement “to develop foundational science in two critical propulsion and power technology areas for powering future families of unmanned aircraft systems,” according to …
Read More »Bizarre-looking dinosaur looks like it's been crossed with a parrot: See the drawing
A newly discovered archaeology fossil reveals the ancient creature may have had more in common with modern-day birds than other members of the species. The dinosaur, known as Oksoko avarsan, had two digits on each forearm and what appears to be a long, toothless beak, similar to parrots, according to the …
Read More »US Army testing augmented reality goggles on dogs
Vincent Barone – The topics is testing augmented reality goggles on its service dogs in hopes to allow troops to give orders remotely. Pooches are commonly deployed to sniff out explosives, hazardous materials or to assist in rescues. The tech would retrofit special safety goggles military dogs already wear with …
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