Google Home “Smart” Speaker Caught Spying on Users
The popular Google Home “smart” device which allows users to perform voice searches and automate other “smart” devices in their homes has just...
Science & Technology
Twitter Hack Dupes Liberals, Threatens National Security, Shows Need for Better Security
Experts warn that if the hackers had wanted power instead of money, they could have crashed the stock market, swayed elections, or even...
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Energy Secretary Optimistic About Oil’s Future
Softer demand will keep oil and gas prices in check for the foreseeable future. ...
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Chesapeake Energy Declares Bankruptcy; Should Emerge Leaner and Stronger
Chesapeake Energy Corporation, once the country’s second-largest natural-gas producer, has declared bankruptcy. After restructuring, it should emerge leaner and more profitable than before....
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“Bring That Sucker Down”: Popular Mechanics Publishes Guide on How to Topple a Statue
Once a great magazine that explained complicated scientific and engineering issues in a way that the laymen could understand, Popular Mechanics is now...
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Scarborough Lambastes Facebook, Zuckerberg for Promoting Extremism
An ardent critic of President Trump, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough nonetheless agrees with the president that Facebook and other Big Tech platforms should be...
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Stanford Scientists Take Next Step in Brain-Machine Interface Research
Scientists are making discoveries that seem to augur for the eventual merger of human biology with machines. ...
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Banks Cutting Credit to Shale-oil Drillers
The cutback in credit lines to shale-oil drillers could force more than 70 oil and gas producers in the United States into bankruptcy,...
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Facebook Staff at Odds With Zuckerberg Over Trump Posts; Stage Virtual Walkout
Many Facebook employees are voicing their displeasure with boss Mark Zuckerberg’s rare stand for the First Amendment. ...
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As Trump Confronts Censorship, Big Tech Targets The New American
The New American magazine is one of many outlets that have come under relentless assault by Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and other government-aided...
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Trump Cuts Aid to Big Tech, Citing Bias and Censorship
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on May 28, vowing to end federal support as well as liability protections for social-media firms...
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Oil Prices Jump 20 Percent; Expected to Double by Summer 2021
Crude oil prices have jumped by 20 percent in the last week. Forecasters are expecting them to double from here by the summer...
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Trump Brokered Oil Agreement Using Rules From His “Art of the Deal”
After four days of intense virtual meetings and negotiations with leaders of the nations making up the OPEC cartel, plus Russia and Mexico,...
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Massive Oil Discovery in Alaska to Provide More Supply as World Economy Recovers
Wednesday's announcement of a massive new oil find located next to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on Alaska’s North Slope — reducing greatly the developer’s...
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Crude Oil Prices Pop on Trump’s Tweet: Saudi Arabia and Russia To Cut Production
For the time being, expect crude oil prices to stay in the 20s and gas prices to continue to drop to well below...
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