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Paris

Senators ask if Facebook really lets users opt out of location tracking

Enlarge/ The Facebook logo is displayed on a TV screen on September 9, 2019 in Paris, France. 1 with 1 posters participating Back in September, Facebook updated its location privacy settings for users. "Facebook is better with location," the company stresse…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Boeing 737max

Qantas Rejects “Project Sunrise” Bids From Both Airbus And Boeing

Nice try, but back to the drawing board…So says Qantas, after rejecting initial bids from both Airbus and Boeing to service its new ultra-longhaul destinations. Back in August, both Airbus and Boeing submitted their “best and final” offers to Qantas. Qantas …

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Julian Assange

A$AP Rocky is reportedly designing new uniforms for the Swedish prison where he was held for a month on assault charges

Rapper A$AP Rocky is designing new uniforms for the Swedish prison were he was held on assault charges over the summer, according to a report from Forbes. Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, spent a month in a Swedish jail after he was detained in July o…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Fortnite

Microsoft DirectX 12 heading to Fortnite

In the upcoming v11.20 update for Fortnite on PC, gamers will now have the option to play Fortnite using Microsoft DirectX 12. Fortnite’s current requirements call for a minimum of a graphics card running Microsoft DirectX 11. Earlier this year, a backend th…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Gettysburg, 1863: Press Reports Echo 2019 Partisanship

On this date in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief, sublimely crafted, 272-word oration that historian Garry Wills called nothing less than the words “that remade America.” “Men died that the nation might live,” Civil War scholar James McPherson has sai…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

SpaceX

Five more companies will compete for NASA’s $2.6 billion moon purse

Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Popular Science may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site. Copyright © 2019 Popular Science. A Bonnier Corporation Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in wh…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Bubble

How to Have a Better Commute When You’re Pregnant

When youre pregnant, everyday activities take on an extra layer of difficulty. You cant sleep in a comfortable position or go from sitting to standing with anything resembling grace. Workingwhether youre on your feet all day or trapped at a desk for eight str…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Julian Assange

Sweden Maintains ‘Rape Suspect’ Narrative Against Julian Assange Even As It Drops Investigation Again

The Swedish prosecution authority yet again closed a preliminary investigation into sexual allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. It was reopened after Assange was expelled from the Ecuador embassy, indicted by the United States government, an…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Super Heroes

Best Black Friday Nintendo Switch Game Deals: Super Mario Odyssey, The Witcher 3, And More

Nintendo and Black Friday are always an interesting duo. Nintendo Switch games don't go on sale as often, or as steeply, as PS4 and Xbox One games, but Black Friday usually sees huge discounts on just about every kind of consumer good, giving it huge potentia…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

NSA

NSA Releases Cyber Advisory: Managing Risk from Transport Layer Security Inspection

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a Cyber Advisory that addresses managing risk from Transport Layer Security Inspection (TLSI). This short, informative document defines TLSI (a security process that allows incoming traffic to be decrypted, insp…

bubmagNovember 19, 2019

Senators ask if Facebook really lets users opt out of location tracking

Qantas Rejects “Project Sunrise” Bids From Both Airbus And Boeing

A$AP Rocky is reportedly designing new uniforms for the Swedish prison where he was held for a month on assault charges

Microsoft DirectX 12 heading to Fortnite

Gettysburg, 1863: Press Reports Echo 2019 Partisanship

Five more companies will compete for NASA’s $2.6 billion moon purse

How to Have a Better Commute When You’re Pregnant

Sweden Maintains ‘Rape Suspect’ Narrative Against Julian Assange Even As It Drops Investigation Again

Best Black Friday Nintendo Switch Game Deals: Super Mario Odyssey, The Witcher 3, And More

NSA Releases Cyber Advisory: Managing Risk from Transport Layer Security Inspection

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