Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Makes Big New Promises About Privacy
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Facebook, which grew into a colossus by vacuuming up your information in every possible way and using it to target ads back …
The ‘Pressure to Make Good for Your Whole People’ and the Story Behind SuperFly
The movie SuperFly that comes out this week shares a name with the 1972 film Super Fly, though “they serve different audiences, they serve different …
Lawsuit Accuses LaCroix Seltzer of Containing Artificial Ingredients Used in Cockroach Insecticide
A new lawsuit is claiming that popular seltzer water brand LaCroix uses synthetic ingredients, despite its “all natural” branding. The alleged synthetic ingredients include ethyl …
Google Doodle Celebrates Mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya: ‘One of the Most Influential Thinkers of Her Generation’
Russian mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya overcame personal and political hurdles and had a lasting impact on a range of scientific fields, from weather forecasting to cardiovascular …
The Man Who Invented the World Wide Web Has Mixed Feelings About What the Internet Has Become
(GENEVA) — The inventor of the World Wide Web knows his revolutionary innovation is coming of age, and doesn’t always like what he sees: state-sponsored …
Liverpool misfit linked with Anfield exit as contract talks stall, could create problem for Klopp
With his current contract set to expire next summer and having lost his place in the line-up, the future at Liverpool looks bleak for left-back …
China’s Xi Jinping Offers Trade Concessions, but They May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Trump
It was a conciliatory gesture, though far from surrender. Chinese President Xi Jinping moved Tuesday to dampen the roiling trade dispute with the U.S. by …
Behind the Scenes at the House of Commons Library
This post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. What began as a collection of journals and …
Spotify’s Free Music-Streaming Plan Is Getting Some Big New Features
Music fans who don’t want to pay $9.99 per month for Spotify’s premium subscription will now have more features to choose from. The streaming music …
What Happens to Your Eyes If You Look Directly at the Sun During a Solar Eclipse?
For the first time in U.S. history, a solar eclipse will travel exclusively across America, enabling millions of people to view the moon block out …