Google has reached a $1.375 billion settlement with the state of Texas to resolve two lawsuits alleging the company unlawfully tracked users’ personal data. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated the lawsuits, and Meta, Facebook’s parent company,...
Animal bone tubes uncovered at Chavín de Huántar were found to contain a mix of nicotine and vilca residue, a combination that would have produced terrifying and profound visions for those who snorted it some 2,800 years ago. Daniel ContrerasAn...
The latest Week in Review covers CEO shake-ups at Instacart and 11x, with Instacart’s CEO Fidji Simo moving to OpenAI and 11x CEO Hasan Sukkar stepping down. OpenAI decided to keep its nonprofit division in control after initially planning to convert to a...
A British serial killer who targeted child molesters and rapists, Robert Maudsley has spent over 50 years in prison for his murders — most of which he committed behind bars. YouTubeRobert Maudsley is believed to be the longest-serving inmate in Britain. Robert...
During the Battle of Wizna in September 1939, a Polish army of just 720 soldiers was able to stand strong against 42,000 Nazis for three days. Polish Museum of AmericaThe Battle of Wizna lasted an impressive three days as the Poles held off a much larger Nazi force....
Billy Evans, partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, is creating a new startup called Haemanthus that aims to provide “human health optimization” through innovative blood testing technology, as reported by The New York Times. Haemanthus has developed...
