Articles by Allan Adamson
Continents Buried Deep Down Earth's Crust Are As Old As Our Planet
Some of the igneous rocks the researchers sampled had more helium-3, which means they may have come from primitive rocks in the mantle. Scientists say the buried continents are as old as the Earth itself.
Facebook Suspends Thousands Of Apps Amid Data Privacy Concerns
Facebook suspended thousands of apps built by 400 developers. Some of the apps were banned for collecting Facebook user profile data, while others were suspended for making the data public without protecting the users’ identities.
Senator Josh Hawley Challenges Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg To Sell WhatsApp And Instagram
Sen. Josh Hawley challenged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to sell two of the social media company's biggest acquisitions: WhatsApp and Instagram. The two had a private discussion on Thursday.
Woman's Blood Turned Blue After Using Over-The-Counter Drug To Treat Toothache
The woman's blood turned blue and she had low levels of oxygen. Her symptoms emerged after she had taken the topical version of the benzocaine drug to treat her toothache.
Malware InnfiRAT Targets Bitcoin And Crypto Wallets
The malware named InnfiRAT could be stealing bitcoins and cryptocurrency wallet information. It is usually downloaded through email attachments and apps, so the first line of defense is to avoid programs and attachments that are not from trusted sources.
Loki, Giant Volcano On Jupiter Moon, Is About To Erupt
Loki, the biggest volcano on Jupiter moon lo could explode soon. Scientists were able to correctly predict the volcano's last eruption that occurred in May 2018. How do scientists predict the volcano's next eruption?
Amazon Changed Search Algorithm To Boost Profits: Report
Amazon reportedly made changes to its search algorithm late last year despite opposition by some employees. An Amazon spokesperson, however, denied the e-commerce company changed the criteria for ranking search results to factor in profitability.
Netflix Acquires Global Streaming Rights To All 180 Episodes Of Seinfeld
Netflix reportedly paid more than 500 million to get the rights to stream the '90s show 'Seinfeld.' It will stream the show for all its 151 Million subscribers worldwide.
10-year-old Girl Lily Mae Avant Contracts Brain-Eating Amoeba While Swimming In Brazos River
Lily Mae Avant likely contracted the highly fatal Naegleria fowleri amoeba infection while swimming in the Brazos River. She was given an amoeba-fighting pill called Miltefosine.
New App Will Automatically Cancel Your Subscription After Free Trial Period
Josh Browder got the idea for the app came when he was charged $21.99 for a gym membership that he was not using. This is how the Free Trial Surfing app works.
Amateur Astronomer Gennady Borisov Discovers Second Interstellar Object Visiting Solar System
Scientists will have plenty of time to study the comet named C/2019 Q4 (Borisov). The interstellar visitor will be visible with professional telescopes well into next year.
Jack Ma Officially Steps Down As Alibaba Chairman On His 55th Birthday
Jack Ma is one of the 18 people who founded Alibaba in 1999. Over the past two decades of holding the rein of the e-commerce company, Ma became China's richest man with a net worth of more than $40 billion.
Scientists Find Planet With Water And Temperature That May Support Life
K2-18b orbits a star smaller than the sun, but it is in the 'habitable zone' where it is warm enough for liquid water to exist on its surface. It also receives the same amount of radiation from the star as the Earth receives from the sun.
Apple Restrictions On Third-Party Repairs To Face Congress Scrutiny
Apple has long been criticized for how it handles repairs of its devices. It discouraged customers from availing third-party repair services by making its devices less functional after they have been fixed.
Ohio Gamer Casey Viner Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Deadly Swatting Case
Ohio gamer Casey Viner's 'Call of Duty: WWII' opponent Shane Gaskill refused to pay up for a bet, so Viner asked Tyler Barriss to "swat" Gaskill. The incident led to the fatal shooting of Andrew Finch.
Chinese Scientists Attempt To Cure Man's HIV And Leukemia Using Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR
An experimental treatment in China used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to treat a man with HIV and leukemia. Researchers did not find unintentional genetic alterations associated with gene therapies.
Amazon Lists Toys For Sale Weeks Before Confirming They Are Safe: Report
Amazon reportedly lists toys for sale weeks before asking the sellers to submit safety documents. An earlier report found the marketplace sells thousands of products that are unsafe, mislabeled, and banned by federal agencies.
College Student Andrew Harris Faces Prison Time After Attempt To Hack Into Donald Trump's Tax Returns
Andrew Harris and another student tried to hack their way into the IRS system using a school computer and the FAFSA website. Their objective was to steal Trump's tax returns and release these to the media.
Someone Transferred $1 Billion Worth Of Bitcoins In A Single Transaction
An unidentified person (or group of persons) transferred 94,505 bitcoins last week. It was one of the largest bitcoin transactions in history valued at around $1 billion.
Court Rules Start-Up hiQ Can Collect Information From LinkedIn Users' Public Profiles
LinkedIn lost an appeal to stop hiQ Labs Inc from scraping its users' public profiles for data. The professional networking website was disappointed with the court's decision but said it will fight to protect its members and the information they entrust to it.
Asteroid Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs Was As Powerful As 10 Billion Atomic Bombs
The Chicxulub asteroid impact triggered tsunamis, set off wildfires, and blasted large amounts of sulfur into the atmosphere. The explosion it caused had the force of 10 billion atomic bombs.
Menstrual Tracker Apps Share Sensitive Data With Facebook, Research Finds
UK-based advocacy group Privacy International found that some period-tracking apps were sharing with Facebook and other parties. One of these apps start to share some data with Facebook even before the user agrees to the app's privacy policy.
Google Faces Antitrust Investigation By 50 Attorneys General
Attorneys general representing 48 states, Puerto Rico, and District of Columbia will probe into the search and advertising business practices of Google. The search engine company accounts for about 38 percent of digital advertising in the United States.
Bitcoin Millionaire Jumped From Second Floor Balcony To Escape From Armed Robber
A bitcoin millionaire jumped from the balcony of his apartment to escape an armed robbery. Prior to incident, the victim boasted that he made a fortune from investing in cryptocurrencies.
Russia Claims Facebook And Google Violated Law By Displaying Political Ads On Election Day
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor claimed Facebook and Google distributed political ads during regional elections day, despite of an ad ban. The egency said the action threatens the country's sovereign affairs.
Google Patent Details Of AI-Powered Baby Monitor That Can Track Baby's Eyes And Movements
A patent application that the search engine company filed last year and published on Sept. 5 suggests that Google is conducting a research on technology that can track a baby’s eyes, movements and sounds using “intelligent” video and audio.
Eating Chicken Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Oxford Study Finds
Researchers found a link between chicken consumption and increased risk for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. They also found a positive association between poultry intake and prostate cancer and malignant melanoma.
Wikipedia Site Paralyzed In Several Countries Due To Massive DDOS Attack
Wikipedia was hit by a massive cyberattack on Friday. Users in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, and parts of the Middle East were not able to access the online encyclopedia.
Kilauea Volcano Eruption In Hawaii Caused Phytoplankton Bloom In The Ocean
Lava from the erupting Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii last year simulated a massive phytoplankton bloom in the ocean. Researchers explained how the molten rock simulated an explosion of the algae on the ocean surface.
Prehistoric Predator T.Rex Dinosaur Had Built-In 'Airconditioner' In Its Skull
Thermal imaging of alligators' head offered new insights into the skull of the tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers found the large holes found in the dinosaur's head were filled with blood vessels.
