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Facebook has known it has a human trafficking problem for years. It still hasn"t fully fixed it

Facebook has for years struggled to crack down on content related to what it calls domestic servitude: "a form of trafficking of people for the purpose of working inside private homes through the use of force, fraud, coercion or deception," according.....»»

Category: topSource:  cnnOct 25th, 2021

While aiming for massive gas cloud, astronomers spot differences in thickness of Milky Way Galaxy

Space may appear vast and empty, but it's full of cosmological objects that are invisible to the human eye. From our vantage point on Earth, many of these objects fall between astronomers and what they hope to observe, impacting what they find. This.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

tvOS 18’s InSight feature is a lot like Prime Video’s X-Ray, but with a secret weapon

The Apple TV 4K is getting some nice updates later this year in tvOS 18, and one of those enhancements is a brand new feature, InSight, that takes a lot of inspiration from a years-old Prime Video feature: . But in classic Apple fashion, InSight h.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Analyses show ancient Syrian diets resembled the modern "Mediterranean diet"

Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy and meat—similar to today's "Mediterranean diet," according to a study published June 12 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ben.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement

In recent years, the field of metamaterials has experienced substantial growth, revealing exciting potential, especially in advancing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. Three new studies led by Dr. Xin Zhang, a BU College of Engineering Dis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Astronomers discover parallel disks and jets erupting from a pair of young stars

Most of the universe is invisible to the human eye. The building blocks of stars are only revealed in wavelengths that are outside of the visible spectrum. Astronomers recently used two very different, and very powerful, telescopes to discover twin d.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Exploring online morality in the context of evolved human responses

In a review article in PNAS Nexus, Claire Robertson and colleagues explore how human morality, which evolved in the context of small in-person groups, functions on the internet with over five billion users......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Cocaine trafficking threatens critical bird habitats, new study shows

In addition to its human consequences, cocaine trafficking harms the environment and threatens habitats important to dozens of species of migratory birds, according to a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

From swamp to sponge: Berlin harnesses rain in climate shift

In two years' time, a massive hole in the heart of Berlin will become the German capital's biggest reservoir, capturing an increasingly precious resource—water......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Netflix’s hit show Baby Reindeer just did the most amazing thing

The hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer just shattered this impressive record. Find out what it accomplished and why it's fully deserved......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Data from Inspiration4 astronauts suggests short space trips aren’t harmful to health

New research that was conducted on the four civilian astronauts of the Inspiration 4 mission shows the effects of short-duration spaceflight on the human body......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Microsoft fixes RCE vulnerabilities in MSMQ, Outlook (CVE-2024-30080, CVE-2024-30103)

June 2024 Patch Tuesday is here and Microsoft has delivered fixes for a critical MSMQ flaw (CVE-2024-30080) and a RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2024-30103). 49 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities have been fixed in total, none of which have be.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Study finds human-caused nitrous oxide emissions grew 40% from 1980–2020, greatly accelerating climate change

Emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane—continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than 10-million metric tons were released into the atmosphere primarily through farming practices, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Human bodies mostly recover from space, tourist mission shows

How bad for your health is space travel? Answering this question will be crucial not just for astronauts aiming to go to Mars, but for a booming space tourism industry planning to blast anyone who can afford it into orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Scientists spot more Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe, advancing our understanding of how galaxies were formed

University of Missouri scientists are peering into the past and uncovering new clues about the early universe. Since light takes a long time to travel through space, they are now able to see how galaxies looked billions of years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth

By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided the best modeling to date of the growth of the supermassive black holes found in the c.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

A new species of mountain pit viper from China

Yunnan, China is a biodiversity hotspot, with many new reptile species discovered in the region in recent years. It is also where a research team from China found a new species of medium-sized venomous snake, known as a mountain pit viper......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

As NASA watches Starship closely, here’s what the agency wants to see next

"What happens if I don't have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission?" Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in Sou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Study finds 1 in 7 adults have experienced someone threaten to share their intimate images

A global study on the prevalence of sexual extortion among adults has found the issue to be more widespread than initially thought. The study, "Sextortion: Prevalence and correlates in 10 countries," was published in Computers in Human Behavior.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning

Just four years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, almost every college and university in the U.S. had at least one diversity, equity and inclusion—or DEI—program. Many had existed long before. These programs ranged from DEI-related degre.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Apple hasn’t answered the most important question about its AI features

Apple Intelligence will run both on-device and in the company's Private Cloud Compute. That AI cloud may be secure, but is it trustworthy?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024