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• Facebook's encryption plan could clash with law enforcement

  08-03-2019 23:24 via nbcnews.com
  Every six minutes, on average, Facebook gets a request from a U.S. government body looking to get information about gangs, drug trafficking or other suspected crimes.
  
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• Former Trump administration official shifts jobs at CNN

  08-03-2019 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  Sarah Isgur Flores will be working as a commentator and not in any news editing capacity.
  
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• Crew Dragon Still Faces Crucial Tests Before NASA Certifies it Safe for Astronauts

  08-03-2019 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Now that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has successfully landed back on Earth and completed its first full test flight, dubbed Demo-1, Elon Musk's rocket company must quickly turn its gaze to the next tests on its journey to put humans in space.SpaceX launched early on March 2, docked with the International Space Station, and returned home Friday morning, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 a.m. EST. While SpaceX has flown many missions to the ISS with its cargo Dragon veh
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX makes history with splashdown

  08-03-2019 20:24 via abcnews.go.com
  SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule safely splashed down in waters off the Florida coast.
  
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• Uber death leaves questions about self-driving car liability unanswered

  08-03-2019 18:23 via rss.cnn.com
  A year after the first fatality caused by a fully self-driving car, questions about liability in the event of a death involving the cars are still completely up in the air.
  
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• SpaceX Crew Dragon, built to carry humans, returns home from ISS

  08-03-2019 18:23 via rss.cnn.com
  SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Friday returned home from its historic six-day test flight.
  
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• WATCH: Facebook cracks down on anti-vaccination hoaxes

  08-03-2019 17:23 via abcnews.go.com
  Plus, Philadelphia becomes the first city to ban cashless stores and Queen Elizabeth posts to Instagram.
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule headed back to Earth

  08-03-2019 17:21 via abcnews.go.com
  ABC News' David Kerley reports on what could come next as the "Dragon" capsule from SpaceX undocked from the International Space Station after a six-day test flight.
  
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• Privacy Breach: Say ‘No’ To Digital Driver’s Licenses

  08-03-2019 17:18 via technocracy.news
  You are normally obligated to show your driver’s license upon request by police. However, if your license is digital on your smart phone, your entire phone may be searched without a warrant, breaching your 4th Amendment protections. ⁃ TN EditorFor years the push to replace physical drivers licenses with digital drivers licenses has relied one one thing; privacy.
  But all of the “fake news” the public has been fed about their privacy is about to come “crashing”
  
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• CPAC: Google Mulls ‘Steering’ The Conservative Movement

  08-03-2019 16:56 via technocracy.news
  At Google, technocrat skills of social engineering are focused on nudging the conservative movement to be more accepting and positive toward its policies. In this case, CPAC is a logical place to start. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle’s senior director of U.S. public policy, Adam Kovacevich appeared to describe the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as a “sideshow Circus,” in a leaked audio recording in which he also argued that Google should remain a sponsor of the confe
  
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• Cattle And Sheep Now Herded By ‘Barking’ Drones

  08-03-2019 16:37 via technocracy.news
  The idea of automated agriculture is gaining ground with various types of drone devices. The only element left to replace is the actual farmer/rancher, but that day drawing closer. ⁃ TN EditorRobots aren’t just stealing human jobs, they’re after man’s best friend too – now there’s a drone that can bark like a sheep dog.
  The latest drone developments come as more farmers have started using the technology for work on the farm in recent years.
  Drone speciali
  
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• Elizabeth Warren calls to break up Facebook, Google and Amazon

  08-03-2019 15:35 via nbcnews.com
  Warren has been a part of a growing group of Democrats calling for greater regulation and antitrust enforcement of major tech companies.
  
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• SpaceX's Crew Dragon Splashed Down Back On Earth, Safely Completing Its Mission

  08-03-2019 14:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule departed the International Space Station early Friday morning and began a series of thruster burns that steered the ship back toward Earth, where it safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean not long after 7:30 a.m. EST. The craft had been attached to the space station since Sunday, when it made its first docking under its own power after a successful Saturday launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket.This final phase of the Demo-1 mission was perhaps the biggest tes
  
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• SpaceX Crew Dragon, built to carry humans, heads home from ISS

  08-03-2019 10:32 via rss.cnn.com
  SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule unlatched from the International Space Station early Friday morning to begin its slow descent back to Earth, capping off its historic first test flight.
  
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• Facebook's plan to put 'privacy first' could create new problems

  08-03-2019 10:32 via rss.cnn.com
  As Facebook looks to reposition itself as a 'privacy first' platform, it may also open the door to a different set of concerns.
  
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• Elon Musk's security clearance reportedly under review

  08-03-2019 10:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Elon Musk's security clearance is reportedly under review by the Pentagon.
  
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• Fake Lion Poop and Predator Sounds Re-instill Fear In African Antelope

  08-03-2019 00:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the savannah woodlands of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park stalks an animal that resembles a cross between a goat and a deer. The antelopes known as bushbuck sport the white speckles, russet coats, and large eyes and ears of deer, but stand just two to three feet tall with a pair of dark, twisting horns that grow straight out of males’ heads. These secretive, forest-dwelling ungulates take cover from leopards, hyenas and wild dogs in the protection of trees and a network of es
  
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