NASA released two in-browser programs – Mars Trek and Experience Curiosity –
which allow people to explore research into the Red Planet and can help augment
science curricula.
In an announcement that shook up the tech industry on Monday, Google revealed
that it will be restructuring itself under a parent company called Alphabet,
which, thanks to confusing logic, is also owned by Google.
‘The Data Drive’ is a surrealist alternate-world version of Facebook made out of
collaged paper. Though satirical, many feel it’s the perfect representation of
life online.
Microsoft will release its Windows 10 operating system to its users as a free
upgrade on Wednesday. The company says this will be the last operating system it
releases.
A test flight to deliver medical supplies to a remote region of Virginia by
unmanned aerial vehicle was a success. However, some say that consumer delivery
drones are still years from reality.
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escaped from a maximum-security Mexican prison on
Sunday. He will regain the title of Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1 for his
cartel’s role in the city’s deadly drug trade.
Gmail announced that it had prevented 99.9 percent of spam from reaching
inboxes, but will artificial intelligence help bridge that final tenth of a
percent?
Facebook recently updated its ‘real name’ policy, but many regular accounts are
still being reported and deactivated. Critics of the policy see this as an
attack on identity.
Last week, Facebook announced the wide release of Facebook Lite, a
‘slimmed-down’ version of its Android app that gives users in low-data areas
increased access to Facebook.