Thousands of websites are quietly fighting ad blocking
By Jon Fingas From engadget Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Websites aren’t always conspicuous in their attempts to combat ad blockers. Researchers from the University of Iowa and UC Riverside havelearned that 30.5 percent…
Researchers say life on Mars may have had a better chance underground
By Mallory Locklear From engadget Subsurface hydrothermal systems could have been more hospitable to life. Mars is now a dry, cold planet, but whether it once supported life is still an open question. On Earth, areas that once hosted long…
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John Deere bought an AI company to optimize crop spraying By Jon Fingas From engadget Machine learning could lead to smarter farming. Want to know how pervasive AI is becoming in seemingly all facets of daily life? Just ask Deere…
A security expert built an unofficial Wikipedia for the dark web
By David Lumb From engadget It’ll only be up for a few days, but the groundwork is there for an official version. Wikipedia is a nigh-essential source of information, but it’s usually so accessible in Western countries that users forget…
An electric cargo ship is delivering coal in China
By Mallory Locklear From engadget The 2,000 ton capacity ship is powered by 1,000 lithium batteries. An all-electric cargo ship is now in use in China and it boasts an impressive 2.4 MWh energy storage capacity, Electrek reports. The ship…
Unearthing oxygen-starved bacteria might worsen climate change
By David Lumb From engadget Warmer weather and disruptive farming practices could increase their carbon dioxide production. A recently-released federal report has finally credited humans with causing climate change, but we might have more to worry about than fossil fuel…
Our nights keep getting brighter
By Mallory Locklea From engadget A new study shows that nighttime illumination is increasing around the world. Our nights are getting brighter and they have been every year since 2012, according to a new study published today in Science Advances….
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Museum of African American History is freely digitizing home movies
By David Lumb From engadget Just make an appointment at the Washington, DC institution. Humanity has access to more data than ever before, but there’s still so much media scattered around the world that might rot away before it can…
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AmazonSmile comes to the UK, donates some of your spend to charity By Matt Brian From engadget Customers have already raised $62 million for 230,000 charities in the US. Just over four years ago, Amazon introduced Smile, a new way…
Egypt bans dozens of independent news websites
By Mariella Moon From engadget Journalists believe it’s to silence the administration’s critics. Egypt didn’t retire its ban hammer the moment it blocked 21 independent news websites back in May. According to Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, an…
