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Republican Congressman Jim Bridenstine Confirmed as New NASA Chief
Bridenstine currently serves as a Republican US Representative from Oklahoma, making him the first politician to take the reins at NASA.
45 minutes ago - ExtremeTech - 4 articles
11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber, which just returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan
The US Air Force recently announced that the last squadrons of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress have returned home after concluding operations against ISIS in the Middle East...
1 hour ago - Business Insider
Science's "Reproducibility Crisis" Is Now Political Ammunition
A report from the National Association of Scholars takes on the reproducibility crisis in science. Not everyone views the group's motives as pure.
1 hour ago - Wired
Will rising carbon dioxide levels really boost plant growth?
Plants have become an unlikely subject of political debate. Many projections suggest that burning fossil fuels and the resulting climate change will make it harder to grow...
3 hours ago - Phys.org
Facebook to roll out political ad feature in time for German state vote
BERLIN - Facebook said on Friday it would roll out a new feature designed to make political advertising more transparent in time for a key German regional election, as it seeks...
3 hours ago - Reuters
Senator pushes for stronger FTC oversight of Facebook
Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to FTC Acting Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen today, encouraging the commission to consider evidence that Facebook may have violated a...
15 hours ago - Engadget
Vince Cable calls for break-up of Google, Facebook and Amazon
Recent scandals have changed web giants from heroes to villains, says Lib Dem leader Vince Cable has compared Google, Amazon and Facebook to the US oil monopolies that...
15 hours ago - The Guardian - 3 articles
Russia spread fake news via Twitter bots after Salisbury poisoning - analysis
Propaganda from Russian-operated accounts grew by 4,000% in aftermath of attack, Whitehall says Russia used trolls and bots to unleash disinformation on to social media in the...
15 hours ago - The Guardian
NASA finally has a new administrator
The Trump administration nominated Oklahoma Republican Representative Jim Bridenstine for the top NASA job in September of last year. He's been a vocal proponent of the...
18 hours ago - Engadget - 4 articles
Centrify gives states a deal on identity management software to secure midterm elections
To secure U.S. election systems from the very real threat of targeted cyberattacks , states might need to reframe their security practices to look more like they would in a...
18 hours ago - TechCrunch
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Republican Congressman Jim Bridenstine Confirmed as New NASA Chief
Bridenstine currently serves as a Republican US Representative from Oklahoma, making him the first politician to take the reins at NASA.
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