Articles by Allan Adamson
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Bradley Johnston, Researcher Behind Controversial Red Meat Study, Had Ties To Industry
Johnston previously conducted a study funded by the food trade company International Life. Amid the controversy, Johnston said he followed the disclosure rules of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Chinese Farmers Breeding Giant Pigs Weighing As Heavy As A Polar Bear Amid Pork Shortage
Amid pork shortage and soaring pork prices, hog farmers in China are raising bigger and heavier pigs. One farm is raising a herd of pigs that could weight as heavy as a polar bear.
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Facebook Bringing Group Stories To Instagram After Ditching Them Last Month
Facebook pulled the plug from Group Stories last month but it did not apparently totally abandon the feature. A tech blogger found the test code for the Group Story feature on Facebook-owned Instagram.
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Google Suspends Controversial Project That Scans Face Of Homeless People And Students
Google suspended the controversial field research that scans people's faces. People working for the project said that they employed questionable and misleading methods to get people's facial data.
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Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than The Sun May Unravel Text Of Ancient Herculaneum Scrolls
The scrolls were buried and preserved in a villa in Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Scientists may soon unravel the content of these scrolls using Diamond Light Source.
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US-UK Data Access Agreement To Give Law Enforcers Direct Access To Information From Facebook, Google In Criminal Investigations
The agreement will allow law enforcement agencies in the UK and the United States to have quick access to data from tech companies such as Facebook and Google in criminal investigations. The historic deal can help speed up investigations.
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Starbucks Faces Lawsuit After Serving Coffee With Almond Milk To Customer With Nut Allergy
Max Scher, who has a life-threatening allergy to nuts, was served coffee with almond milk instead of coffee with soy milk, which he usually orders. The reaction was so severe he had to go to the hospital.
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Writer Elana Mugdan To Win $100,000 If She Stays Off Her Smartphone For A Year
To win in the "Scroll Free for a Year" challenge, Elana Mugdan should not access her smartphone or tablet for a year. It means she will be disconnected from apps like Snapchat, Tiktok, and Instagram for a while.
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PayPal Officially Drops Out Of Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Project
PayPal announced it is officially walking out from the Facebook-backed Libra association. The online payments company's decision is a blow to Facebook’s ambition of transforming financial services.
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Schools Offer Degrees In Esports To Meet Demands Of Booming Industry
Universities and colleges in the UK and the United States now offer courses aimed at capitalizing on the booming industry of video games. Here are the schools that offer these esports programs.
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Mysterious Planet 9 Could Be A Ball-Sized Primordial Black Hole
Astronomers proposed a new theory that suggests the elusive Planet Nine may not be a planet at all. They think it could be a bowling-sized primordial black hole.
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High School Students Accidentally Injected With Insulin During Tuberculosis Test
The students at an Indianapolis area high school were injected with small doses of insulin during a tuberculosis test. What happens when non-diabetic individuals are administered with insulin?
McDonald's Tests Meatless Burger With Beyond Meat Plant-Based Patty
McDonald's will offer the P.L.T. meatless burgers at 28 restaurants in Southwestern Ontario starting Sept. 30. The plant-based burger will sell for $6.49 plus tax in Canadian dollars.
British Couple Loses Nearly $12,000 In Fake AirBNB Rental Scam
A British couple and their pet dogs arrived in Ibiza only to find out that the room they booked does not exist. Worse, they found out that they are not the first victim of the scam.
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Washing Machines May Spread Drug-resistant Bacteria That Can Make You Sick
A superbug infection in a German hospital was traced to a household type washing machine. Doctors recommended washing at higher temperature or with efficient disinfectants to prevent transmission of pathogens.
US, UK To Sign Treaty That Will Force Facebook To Share Chats Of Suspected Criminals
The new treaty that the US and UK governments will sign is aimed at curbing terrorism and child abuse. It will force social media platforms like Facebook to disclose messages from suspected terrorists, pedophiles, and other serious criminals.
NASA Telescope TESS Spots Monster Black Hole Devouring A Star In A Young, Dusty Galaxy
TESS, which has been hunting alien planets, captured the rare cosmic phenomenon happening about 375 million light-years away. The tidal disruption event happens when a black hole's gravity rips gas from a star.
Hackers Easily Breach Voting Machines To Be Used In US 2020 Election
Ethical hackers tested voting machines and election system at the Def Con cybersecurity conference and were able to crach each of these machines. The group warned that careless poll workers may even allow remote hackers to compromise the machines.
Facebook To Start Hiding Likes And Reactions In Posts This Week
Facebook will conduct a test that will hide the likes, reactions, and views that posts get. The approach, which is also being tested on Instagram, will start in Australia on Friday.
You May Claim Up To $25,000 If You Have A Yahoo Account From 2012 To 2016
Those who have a Yahoo account between 2012 and 2016 may claim $100 and up to $25,000 from the $117.5 million settlement fund. The settlement, however, is only for individuals who are residents of these two countries.
Google Releases 3,000 Manipulated Videos For Deepfake Detection Research
Google released a dataset that contains 3,000 deepfake videos that it created. The move is part of an effort to combat the spread of deepfake videos, which can pose harm to individuals and the society,
Woman Suffers From Broken Heart Syndrome After Mistaking Wasabi For Avocado
The woman ate large amounts of what she thought was avocado dip only to realize it was wasabi paste. She eventually landed in the hospital and was diagnosed of takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as 'broken heart syndrome.'
Facebook Acquires CTRL-Labs Startup That Specializes In Tech That Lets People Control Devices With Their Mind
Facebook's new acquisition is aimed at developing a wristband that can control devices sans touch a screen or a keyboard. The New York-based startup CTRL-labs specializes in technology that allows people to control digital devices using their mind.
Face Transplant Patient Carmen Blandin Tarleton May Need Second Transplant Due To Tissue Damage
Carmen Blandin Tarleton was severely disfigured after a domestic violence attack, but her life improved after she received a face transplant six years ago. Doctors recently discovered her new face is failing due to a tissue damage.
China Develops World’s First Portable Sonic Weapon For Crowd Control
The rifle-shaped sonic device was designed to disperse crowds using focused waves of low frequency sound. A panel of Chinese scientists and engineers already approved a design for mass production.
Facebook's Fashion++ AI Can Help You Dress Better
The new AI system can help individuals who want to look more fashionable. Facebook's Fashion++ AI makes small suggestions and does not recommend buying an entirely new outfit.
Facebook Buys Startup Servicefriend Ahead Of Cryptocurrency Libra Launch
Facebook bought Servicefriend, an Israel-based startup that builds bots used in text and messaging apps. The startup'will likely build a bot or a network of bots for the customer service that will cater to Calibra digital wallet users.
These Secret Cameras Use AI To Catch Drivers Using Mobile Phones
New South Wales will roll out special cameras that use artificial intelligence to catch drivers who use their mobile phones while driving. The program may help prevent deadly and serious crashes.
Finger Bone DNA Helps Predict What Prehistoric Human Relative Denisovans Looked Like
Researchers used DNA from the pinky bone of a juvenile Denisovan to reconstruct the anatomy and face of this ancient human relative. The finger bone was found in a Siberian cave in 2008.
Venus Was Once Potentially Habitable: Earth's Twin Had Liquid Water, Stable Temperatures For 3 Billion Years
A planet may have a toxic temperature today but findings of a new study suggest it once had stable temperatures and may have hosted oceans on its surface. Ancient venus could have been a potentially habitable world.
