USA

Trump meets with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, discusses 'health of public conversation'

The meeting, which was confirmed by representatives from both the White House and Twitter, focused on "the health of the public conversation."

23/04/2019

USA

After Mueller report, Twitter bots pushed 'Russiagate hoax' narrative

As social media platforms continue to prepare for the 2020 election, efforts to spread disinformation and sow discord remain an ongoing issue.

23/04/2019

USA

Inside Earth, scientists find weird blobs and huge mountains

The emerging picture of our planet's innards is a "complete revolution."

23/04/2019

USA

SpaceX's Crew Dragon accident could delay first crewed flight to the space station

Eyewitness photos showed plumes of smoke coming from the site, but no injuries were reported.

22/04/2019

USA

Two Google employees say the company retaliated after they organized a walkout

The alleged retaliation, which Google denies took place, follows a worldwide walkout of employees in November.

22/04/2019

USA

Presidential hopeful says he'd use burger and beer to deter space aliens

But one scientist wonders if hamburgers are good for aliens, whose biochemistry may be "somewhat different than ours!"

22/04/2019

USA

On Instagram, users keep a keen eye on who watches their stories

A small feature has given rise to a cat-and-mouse game for people looking to catch exes, crushes, former friends and parents looking at their posts.

21/04/2019

World News

Elon Musk's SpaceX suffers capsule anomaly during Florida tests

Elon Musk's SpaceX suffers capsule anomaly during Florida tests

21/04/2019

USA

Earth Day's founder's daughter says her father would be 'deeply distressed' right now

"I know that he saw the right to drink clean water and breathe clean air as fundamental inalienable rights of every American."

21/04/2019

USA

Why alien 'megastructures' may hold key to making contact with extraterrestrials

Looking for evidence of Dyson spheres might be more fruitful than listening for radio transmissions.

20/04/2019

USA

How the 'pink moon' got its nickname

It's not because the moon will be pink!

20/04/2019

USA

Why April's 'pink moon' has some astronomers seeing red

"I think these names are distracting from the real interest in the moon."

19/04/2019

USA

British cybersecurity researcher who helped to stop WannaCry attack pleads guilty in hacking case

Marcus Hutchins, who went by "MalwareTech" online, faces up to five years in prison for each of two counts.

19/04/2019

USA

Once upon a time in Silicon Valley: How Facebook's open-data nirvana fell apart

Analysis: A lack of rules built upon optimism about the internet and amplified by a growth-at-all costs strategy has given way to scrutiny and skepticism.

19/04/2019

USA

Trump's 'Game of Thrones' tweet was like 'five Super Bowl ads' for HBO, say brand experts

Trump's "Game Over" tweet about the Mueller report got 4 billion views in 24 hours, said one brand analytics company.

19/04/2019

USA

Scientists create world's first 3D-printed heart using human cells

The team created a cell-containing "bioink" and used it to 3D print the organ layer by layer.

19/04/2019

USA

U.S. looking at ways to hold Zuckerberg accountable

Discussions at the Federal Trade Commission come more than a year into an investigation of Facebook's data-handling practices.

19/04/2019

USA

What happened before the Big Bang?

"It's my life's work to try to answer that question," University of Toronto physicist Renée Hložek says.

18/04/2019

USA

Pig's brain function restored hours after death

Scientists have restored some functions in a pig's brain hours after it died - challenging assumptions about the irreversible ending of brain function following death.

18/04/2019

USA

Radical experiment restores some activity in pigs' brains hours after slaughter

New finding challenges the long-held view that brain cells undergo sudden and irreversible damage after death.

17/04/2019