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Wednesday 11.24.21

NASA & SpaceX Launch Asteroid Deflection Mission

The mission: defending planet Earth. The method: launching a rocket into an asteroid. In a joint experiment, SpaceX and NASA fired off a Double Asteroid Redirection Test overnight.

Wednesday 11.24.21

NASA & SpaceX Launch Asteroid Deflection Mission

The mission: defending planet Earth. The method: launching a rocket into an asteroid. In a joint experiment, SpaceX and NASA fired off a Double Asteroid Redirection Test overnight.

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Facebook was well aware that its “race-blind” practices came at the expense of Black people. Researchers reportedly showed executives an example of the kind of hate speech on the platform last year — and presented a real post featuring an image of "The Squad." But apparently it wasn’t enough to persuade them to change the system.

Facebook Knows Its “Race-Blind” Practices Hurt Black People

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Coming soon to Apple showrooms near you … the iCar? Apple is hitting the accelerator on its electric car project and is refocusing its efforts. The tech giant is now aiming to create a fully autonomous vehicle. The company is internally aiming to launch its self-driving car as early as 2025.

Apple Hits Accelerator on Electric Car Project

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At least 11 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. The move comes after “The Facebook Papers” revealed internal research that Instagram may cause mental and emotional harm to teenagers, especially girls.

States Launch Investigation Into Meta Over Instagram

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Microsoft’s head of Xbox Phil Spencer said Xbox is “evaluating all aspects” of relationship with Activision Blizzard.

1:04
t’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … allergy meds? Zipline is launching its first commercial drone delivery service in the U.S. in partnership with Walmart — but there's a long way to go before all of our futuristic dreams are satisfied.

Zipline Starts First U.S. Drone Deliveries With Walmart

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Activision Blizzard employees are calling for the CEO’s immediate removal after staging another walkout over the company’s alleged failures to address sexual assault, including rape. As for the video game giant, it’s calling the allegations “misleading.”

Activision Blizzard Employees Stage Second Walkout of Year

1:03
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, just got slapped with a $100 billion lawsuit from the state of Ohio for allegedly misleading the public on the harmful effects that its algorithm can have on children. So if you’re keeping track: new name, same problems.

Ohio Sues Meta (Formerly Known as Facebook)

1:24
Apple has reportedly worked out a deal to allow users to digitally store driver’s licenses and state IDs in their iPhone wallets. The catch? Taxpayers are partially financing the rollout ... even if they don’t have an iPhone.

Apple Relying on States to Fund Digital ID Rollouts

0:57
The recently-passed $1 trillion infrastructure package is packed with initiatives. And sprinkled in the legislation alongside $17 billion in funding for road safety programs is a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep drunk people from driving cars.

Congress Mandates New Tech to Stop Drunk Driving

0:59
In 1977, a professor at Chaffey College sold his $666 Apple I computer to a student so he could upgrade to the Apple II. This week, that student sold the vintage collector’s item for $400,000.

Original Apple-1 Computer Auctioned For $400K

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Robinhood discloses that an unauthorized party stole the data of over 7 million users in a massive data breach.

0:52
Critics argue that algorithms can make social media more addictive, violate users’ privacy, and promote extremism. So a bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a bill that would allow people to opt out of algorithms altogether.

Lawmakers Introduce Bill For Algorithm-Free Platforms

0:27
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VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk says he bought ETH cryptocurrency for 6 cents after hearing about it at SXSW.

0:15
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SpaceX Dragon astronauts land on earth after six-month NASA science mission aboard the ISS and a daylong flight home.

1:08
In Twitter Polls We Trust: If Elon Musk is to be taken at his word, 3.5 million people just decided the fate of 10% of his Tesla stock. But was the CEO already planning to offload those shares anyway?

The Real Reason Elon Musk Wants to Sell His Stock

0:26
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CEO Ramon Laguarta says PepsiCo is buying electric trucks from Tesla.

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NYC Mayor-elect Adams calls cryoptcurrency a "new way of thinking when it comes down to paying for goods and services."

0:57
The Bounty Hunter: State Department Edition. If you'd like to make $10 million and happen to have info on the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, you’re gonna want to watch this.

Ransomware Intel Could Earn You $10M

1:10
In the first initiative of its kind, the city of Ithaca, New York, has officially voted to decarbonize its buildings. Every single one of them.

A Revolutionary Green Initiative in New York

0:57
One small step for Facebook, one decent leap for internet privacy. The platform finally announced plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition technology this month.

Face(less)book: Say Goodbye to Facial Recognition

0:57
Space: It’s getting crowded. And Amazon is primed to enter the race, formally kicking off its rivalry with Elon Musk's SpaceX to beam high-speed internet connections to customers.

Amazon Enters the Satellite Space Race

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces the company is all in on the Metaverse.

1:30
The world’s richest man Elon Musk opened up Twitter, saw a CNN Business headline, and made an offer to end world hunger — with a few strings attached.

Elon Musk’s Offer to End World Hunger, Explained

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The UN's latest climate report pushes for more investment in carbon removal technologies, like carbon capture and storage. Here's what you need to know about the tech that could be the next frontier in the fight against climate change.

Understanding Carbon Capture & Storage Tech

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