Strange ‘cold blob’ in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that is getting cooler as the rest of the world heats up is caused by shifting ocean currents and low-level clouds, study shows The so-called ‘warming hole’ in the North Atlantic was first spotted back in 2015 Past research connected the hole to a weakening … Read more
There are an estimated 170 million pieces of so-called ‘space junk’ – left behind after missions that can be as big as spent rocket stages or as small as paint flakes – in orbit alongside some US$700 billion (£555bn) of space infrastructure. But only 22,000 are tracked, and with the fragments able to travel at … Read more
Engineers at Twitter successfully petition company to stop using racially-charged programming terms like ‘master’ and ‘blacklist’ Twitter will change references in code and official documents Engineers lobbied Twitter to stop using terms like ‘master’ and ‘slave’ The terms are commonly used to described certain programming processes Terms like ‘grandfathered’ and ‘man hours’ were also altered … Read more
Amazon may have banned police from using its facial recognition technology, but a new report shows the tech giant is providing thousands of departments with video and audio footage from Ring. Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that defends civil liberties, found over 1,400 agencies are working with the Amazon-owned company and hundreds of them have … Read more
Samsung may have accidentally leaked pictures of one of its next flagship phones onto its own website The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra appeared in photos on the company’s website The device hasn’t been released but was shown in ‘Mystic Bronze’ It appears to have a telephoto lens attached to the rear-facing camera module Samsung’s next … Read more
Forget the fireworks! Thunder Moon will rise on July 4 and pass through Earth’s shadow providing a partial penumbral eclipse On July 4 at 8:14pm ET, a Thunder Moon will rise over North and South America It’s a full moon, but was given its name because July is known for thunder storms Two hours and … Read more
The Moon has a bonanza of metals like iron and titanium deep below its surface, according to NASA, raising questions over a long held formation theory. The leading theory claims that the Moon formed out of the wreckage created when a Mars-sized planet called Theia collided with the young Earth 4.5 billion years ago. If … Read more
Number of fires in the Amazon reached a 13-year high in June — and scientists fear they will engulf vast areas of rainforest in the coming months Fire activity in the Amazon normally peaks between July–October each year However, researcher in Brazil detected 2,248 individual fires this June alone Activists have said that COVID-19 has further thinned out … Read more
Call of Duty update drives ‘busiest day EVER for broadband traffic’ on Britain’s vast Openreach network June 30 saw more than 189 petabytes of data used by Openreach customers This smashed the previous record of 184 petabytes set on June 11 Internet use has spiked as people work from home during COVID-19 pandemic Record-breaking usage also … Read more
Facebook to promote voting registration resources to users in the US with the goal of registering 4 MILLION new voters The company will roll out the links this week Eligible users will get links to register and other voter information Links will lead them to their state’s website or a nonpartisan organization Facebook says it aims … Read more