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A court filing revealed that Facebook, which is owned by Meta Platforms Inc., has reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit that was filed in a federal court in San Francisco and sought damages because Facebook allowed third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, access to the private data of its users. The motion that was submitted on Friday asked …

The late actress Nichelle Nichols, who is best remembered for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on the 1960s television series “Star Trek,” will be the next cast member of the show to be memorialized by having some of her earthly remains launched into space as part of a memorial ceremony. As one of the first Black women to portray an …

On Thursday, August 25, the streaming provider Netflix made the announcement that its original series The Umbrella Academy would be returning for a fourth and final season. On the show’s Facebook page, the following message was posted: “Family gathering, Brellies: We’re going on a fourth and final adventure.” Additional information, like the air date and total number of episodes, has …

The United States wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc. will use Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in certain parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday. The companies also detailed their plans to connect users’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. Musk made the announcement during a flashy event that took …

As the United States looks to secure a second means for its astronauts to visit the International Space Station, the corporation Boeing and NASA revealed on Thursday (August 25) that the first crewed flight of Boeing’s space capsule Starliner is set for February 2023. Although the United States Space Agency (NASA) has been sending people to the International Space Station …

President Joe Biden kept a promise he made during his campaign for the White House in 2020 by announcing on Wednesday (August 24) that the United States government will cancel student debts of up to $10,000 for millions of people who have graduated from college but are still stuck with debt. However, some economists have stated that it may fuel …

According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to strengthen their defensive capabilities. According to reports from ESPN and The Athletic on the evening of Wednesday, August 24, Patrick Beverley, who has been named to the All-Defensive Team three times, would be traded from the Utah Jazz to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Talen Horton-Tucker. Stanley Johnson …

Research conducted by psychologists at two British institutions will serve as the basis for a campaign that will be launched the following week by Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary to combat misinformation spread about Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The psychologists from the universities of Cambridge and Bristol have collaborated with Jigsaw to make videos that are 90 …

Thousands of residents in the farming town of al-Managil and the neighboring villages have lost their homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade. The annual rains that have occurred in Sudan have been responsible for the deaths of scores of people. According to the authorities, there have been 89 fatalities and approximately 50,000 …

On Wednesday, August 24, a jury awarded $16 million to the widow of the late basketball star Kobe Bryant for the sharing of photos of human remains at the helicopter crash site where her husband, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed in 2020. The photos were taken at the site where her husband, their daughter, and seven …