Facebook’s Miscalculation Inflated Average Video-Viewing Time By Up To 80 Percent: Report
The tech giant’s miscalculation of the viewing time for video ads over the past two years inflated the average time spent watching these videos by 60 to 80 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Funding Pro-Trump Group Dedicated To Creation Of Anti-Clinton Memes
Palmer Luckey told the Daily Beast that he was backing “Nimble America” — an organization dedicated to creating viral anti-Hillary Clinton memes.
NASA’s Journey To Mars: Space Agency Seeks Ideas For Future Space Exploration Missions
The iTech initiative, open to U.S. citizens, universities, organizations and businesses, will help NASA address challenges it is likely to face in its journey to Mars and beyond.
Greenland May Be Losing Ice Nearly 8 Percent Faster Than Previously Believed
According to a new study, Greenland lost about 2,700 gigatons of ice between 2003 and 2013 — 7.6 percent higher than previous estimates.
Voyager Golden Records: Kickstarter Campaign Seeks To Reissue On Vinyl Carl Sagan’s Message To Aliens
The Kickstarter campaign wants to raise $198,000 by Oct. 20 to create and issue vinyl LPs in time for the 40th anniversary of the Voyager launches.
‘Back To The Future’ Sneakers Are Finally Here: Nike’s HyperAdapt 1.0 To Be Launched On November 28
Remember the self-lacing sneakers in "Back to the Future Part II”? Shoes inspired by the '80s hit movie will be launched in the U.S. on Nov. 28, Nike has announced.
Tesla Model S P100D Has Longest Range For Zero Emission Vehicles: EPA
According to the EPA's latest fuel economy rating, the S P100D can travel 315 miles on a single charge — 3 miles more than Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai.
Pluto’s Cold Heart Result Of Nitrogen Ice Being Trapped In Sputnik Planum
According to a new study, nitrogen ice played a major role in the creation of Pluto's heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio.
Quantum Teleportation Moves Out Of Lab As Scientists Achieve Long-Distance Information Transfer Via City Optic Fiber
In a first, two separate teams of researchers successfully carried out long-distance quantum teleportation using commercial optical fiber networks.
‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Update: Interstellar Junk May Explain Tabby’s Star’s Weird Behavior, Study Says
In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, researchers argue that the erratic dimming of Tabby's star can be explained by a swarm of "interstellar comets."
Google Confirms Oct. 4 Event For Release Of New Smartphone
On Monday, the company launched a teaser website and a released a video via its YouTube channel, inviting people to an event on Oct. 4.
Astronomers Observe Black Holes Devouring Stars, Belching Massive Flares
For the first time ever, scientists have observed, in infrared radiation, "tidal disruption" flares emitted by black holes after devouring stars.
Journey To Mars: Virtual Tour Of The Red Planet With A Buzz Aldrin Hologram
Destination: Mars, a new "mixed reality" exhibition developed by Microsoft and NASA, opens at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Monday.
Salesforce Unveils ‘Einstein’ — AI Platform To Enhance Customer Relationship Management
The initiative, announced Sunday, will use artificial intelligence tools to automate tasks, predict customer behavior and enhance sales.
Cloud Computing: Oracle’s Larry Ellison Unveils New Cloud Infrastructure, Says ‘Amazon’s Lead Is Over’
“Amazon’s lead is over. Amazon’s going to have serious competition going forward,” Larry Ellison, Oracle’s executive chairman and chief technology officer, said Sunday.
Black Holes’ Tug Of War Pushed A Bright Galaxy Into The Shadows
The galaxy, 555 million light-years from Earth, is exhibiting atypical variations in its brightness — a phenomenon scientists attribute to two dueling supermassive black holes.
Mars Had Lakes Of Water Even A Billion Years After Its ‘Wet Era’ Ended
A new study suggests that Mars may have been host to microbial life for a much longer time than scientists had hitherto believed possible.
Global Fishing Watch: New Digital Tool To Track, Prevent Illegal Fishing
The Global Fishing Watch tool, developed by Google, Oceana and SkyTruth, uses satellite tracking and data broadcast by ships to track fishing vessels across the world’s oceans.
Twitter Unveils Customer Support Features For Businesses
The new features, announced Thursday, make it easier for companies to use the social media platform for customer support services.
US Government Says It Won’t Cull 45,000 Wild Horses After Advisory Panel’s Proposal Triggers Outcry
The proposal to euthanize over 45,000 wild horses, most of them in California and Nevada, was put forward last Friday by the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.
X-Rays From Pluto, Charon’s Weird Red Spot Examined In New Studies
Two new studies, based on data collected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the New Horizons spacecraft, shed new light on Pluto and its largest moon Charon.
Cover Your Webcams With Tape To Thwart Hackers, FBI Director James Comey Says
"There’s some sensible things you should be doing, and that’s one of them," FBI Director James Comey said during a discussion about cybersecurity in Washington.
Tesla Motors (TSLA) Sues Oil Industry Executive For Trying To Impersonate Elon Musk
Todd Katz, identified as the chief financial officer for Quest Integrity Group, pretended to be Musk in an email sent to Tesla’s chief financial officer on Aug. 3.
3D Map Of Milky Way: European Space Agency’s Gaia Telescope Plots Position, Brightness Of Over 1 Billion Stars
The European Space Agency has released the first data in its effort to create the most precise 3D map of our galaxy — one that would, once complete, chart over 1 billion stars.
Jean-Claude Juncker Laments Lack Of European Solidarity, Charts Fresh Path For Post-Brexit EU
In his first State of the Union address since the U.K.’s unexpected vote to leave the 28-nation bloc, the European Commission president proposed to double his flagship EU investment plan.
Monkeys Are Finally Writing Shakespeare, Thanks To A New Brain-Computer Interface
The new technology, developed by Stanford University researchers, enables thought-controlled typing at a rate of up to 12 words a minute.
Virgin Galactic Ropes In New LauncherOne Customer, Resumes SpaceShipTwo Test Flights
The British aerospace firm also resumed test flights of its latest SpaceShipTwo space plane — the first since an October 2014 fatal crash.
Ancient Quasars May Shed Light On Universe’s Formative Years
The 63 newly-discovered quasars, all of which date back to when the universe was just one billion years old, may shed light on the formative years of the cosmos.
LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD), Seeking To Expand India Reach, Unveils Three New ‘Strategic Initiatives’
The social network company unveiled LinkedIn Lite, Placements, and Starter Pack for India-based professionals Monday.
Gravitational Waves Are Created Just 10 Million Years After Supermassive Black Holes Merge
A new study, based on a computer simulation of two 3 billion-year-old galaxies merging, further refines our understanding of how gravitational waves are produced.
