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Escaped kangaroo blocks Virginia highway after being chased by hunting dogs, officials say

FOX News

Kangaroo spotted on highway in Virginia prompts rescue by Nelson County Sheriff's deputies Saturday morning. The injured female marsupial was tranquilized and returned to its owner.


The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times

WIRED

The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever. In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 3, the roar of bombs dropping from the sky announced the US military attack on Venezuela, waking the sleeping residents of La Carlota, in Caracas, a neighborhood adjacent to the air base that was a target of Operation Absolute Resolve. Marina G.'s first thought, as the floors, walls, and windows of her second-story apartment shook, was that it was an earthquake. Her cat scrambled and hid for hours, while the neighbors' dogs began to bark incessantly.


Researchers pinpoint source of black hole's 3,000-light-year-long jet stream using enhanced telescope network

FOX News

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Major US shipping platform left customer data wide open to hackers

FOX News

Bluspark Global shipping platform vulnerabilities exposed decades of freight data after researcher Eaton Zveare discovered five critical flaws in the Bluvoyix system.


11 stunning finalists for the Youth Photographer of the Year prize

Popular Science

Reichert captured this family of monkeys on Pidurangala Rock, Sri Lanka. The photographer describes how this image particularly struck him because of the gaze of the little monkey in the middle of the picture and'the strong sense of family, even among animals'. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Young people have a different perspective on our world, both literally and figuratively. Their eyes see things differently and if you hand them a camera, you might understand more.


Amazon Prime settlement could put money back in your pocket

FOX News

Amazon agrees to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations over Prime enrollment practices and difficult cancellation processes, with $1.5 billion for consumer refunds.


We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back?

The Guardian

Will Storr: 'I was shocked to find my daily average was over four hours.' Will Storr: 'I was shocked to find my daily average was over four hours.' We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back? My use of mobile phones has been compulsive - has it been for better or for worse? From a priest to a pensioner, a teenager to a tech CEO: can you guess our screen time? I n 2003, the Stanford social scientist BJ Fogg published an extraordinarily prescient book.


Girl caught on video pulling single square as 63,000-beer-coaster tower for Guinness World Records collapses

FOX News

Shopping center visitors watched a beer coaster tower collapse when a girl pulled a single piece from 63,000-piece structure after artist Benjamin Klapper invited public interaction.


Sundance doc 'Ghost in the Machine' draws a damning line between AI and eugenics

Engadget

Sundance doc'Ghost in the Machine' draws a damning line between AI and eugenics The Sundance documentary boldly declares that the pursuit of artificial intelligence, and Silicon Valley itself, is rooted in eugenics. Director Valerie Veatch makes the case that the rise of techno-fascism from the likes of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel is a feature, not a bug. That may sound hyperbolic, but, which is built around interviews with philosophers, AI researchers, historians and computer scientists, leaves little room for doubt. If you've been following the meteoric rise of AI, or Silicon Valley in general, Veatch's methodical deconstruction of the technology doesn't really unearth anything new. The film begins with the utter failure of Microsoft's Tay chatbot, which wasted no time in becoming a Hitler-loving white supremacist .


Driverless Waymo vehicle strikes child in California

FOX News

An autonomous vehicle in California hit a student near an elementary school, but there were no injuries reported, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.