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Former Facebook executive says the site is ‘ripping apart society’
A former Facebook executive has spoken out against the social network he helped to create, saying it is ‘ripping society apart’.
The comments were made by Chamath Palihapitiya, who joined Facebook in 2007 and became its vice president for user growth.
The human race has peaked and will now get worse, scientists confirm
Humanity has reached its peak and is now probably in its downfall, according to major new research.
People have long thought of human development as one long process of improvement, going on forever. But we are now running up against the limits of how good we can be, say scientists – and most likely we’ll now just begin to fall again.
The major research review looked at 120 years of data and found that there appears to be limits on our characteristics, like when we die, how tall we can be and how strong we are. We are pushing up against those limits now, the research suggests.
Wildfires spread in California
Driver captures dramatic footage showing just how close the massive wildfire in California is to a major freeway in Los Angeles.
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Ultrafast 3D Printing Alternative Makes Complete 3D Objects in Seconds
A new method can now fabricate entire 3D shapes in seconds using holographic light fields. Fast digital manufacturing could have a big impact in the future.
Nike Build Track Where Runners Race Themselves
Nike built a track that lets you compete against yourself.
The F-35 could intercept a North Korean missile launch — but it could bring an all-out war
But the F-35 program, usually not one to shy away from boasting about their achievements, has been hushed about the prospect of defeating one of the gravest threats to the US.
“I can tell you that the F-35 is a multi-mission fighter,” Commander Patrick Evans of the Office of the Secretary of Defense told Business Insider when asked about the program. “It would be inappropriate to speculate on future capabilities or missions of the weapon system.”
Rep. Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was more open to speculating about why the Pentagon hadn’t gone through with missile intercepting planes.
Scientists Have Created Programmable Shape-Shifting Liquid Metal
Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes.
This hair dye actually changes color based on the temperature
Become a redhead in the heat.