Innovation

The Reddit community Am I the Asshole? describes itself as “a catharsis for the frustrated moral philosopher in all of us.” Every day, thousands of people detail situations in which they may or may not have acted like an asshole, and ask the wisdom…

DoorDash has reached a settlement with the District of Columbia for allegedly tricking users into believing their tips would add to a delivery driver's base pay. The lawsuit, filed last year by Attorney General Karl Racine, accused the company of…

One America News Network has hitched its wagon to Donald Trump, and that decision is going about as well as one might imagine. Earlier this week, the fledgling news network was reportedly temporarily suspended and demonetized on YouTube, according…

2020 has been a banner year in all the wrong ways, and it's really starting to feel like the planet and some of its inhabitants have just about had it with humanity. The coronavirus pandemic likely originated from bats, murder hornets made their way…

A drunk squirrel was caught on camera last week after it indulged in a bit too much fermented pear. In a video posted on YouTube, the squirrel can be seen staring into the absolute void as the pears hit. Dazed, it slowly drifts sideways as it loses…

A corruption probe into the Santa Clara County sheriff's office has unearthed an allegation of a bizarre bribery between the undersheriff and Apple's global security chief. Thomas Moyer, head of security for Apple, was indicted last week for…

Donald Trump's presidency is finally coming to an end, and the administration is using its dwindling days in power to lock in as much of Trump's agenda as possible. The latest effort, according to The Guardian, includes an attempt to sell a large…

Last week, members of Utah's Department of Public Safety (DPS) were counting bighorn sheep from a helicopter above Red Rock Country when one of the crew members noticed a tall, metallic monolith jutting out from the Earth. Images and videos from…

Last month, Facebook announced a crackdown: The platform would no longer permit content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust” as part of its larger policy prohibiting hate speech. While noting that successful enforcement could take time, Monika…

Everybody loves trees. They're good for all sorts of things. According to a 2019 study published in the journal Plants People Planet, trees can get rid of air pollution, reduce stress, and promote a feeling of community. They can also reduce rising…

Joe Biden has been promising that he will make climate change a priority for his incoming administration, and on Monday he announced a major step forward in those efforts with the creation of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, a new…

For the last four years, Facebook has done an awful lot to endear itself to Donald Trump. From CEO Mark Zuckberg taking private meetings with the president to the company seemingly laying off fact-checking some of Trump’s very false statements,…

If you're Muslim, you know Muslim Pro, a popular Quran and prayer app. When I converted to Islam, it was one of the first apps people suggested I get, and that's no surprise. According to its website, Muslim Pro has been downloaded over 95 million…

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is one of the most recognizable and important tools in humanity's search for other intelligent life in our galaxy. On Thursday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it will decommission and…

Dinosaurs met their untimely end about 66 million years ago when an enormous asteroid struck the Earth. It hit at a perfect angle, sending sulfur and gases into the atmosphere that altered the environment and lowered global temperatures, creating a…

As the planet warms courtesy of human-caused climate change, winters have been getting hotter, particularly in the United States. And while that’s bad news for a whole host of long-term ecological reasons, a new study published in the journal PLOS…

As the Earth’s population grows and approaches a projected 9.7 billion by 2050, the world’s freshwaters will face mounting pressure. Approximately 33 per cent of people do not have access to safe drinking water and a similar number do not have…

Last year, tragedy struck on two separate occasions when Boeing 737 Max passenger planes were involved in fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, taking the lives of 346 passengers. The planes were grounded globally by aviation authorities while…

President-elect Joe Biden is gearing up to run perhaps the most ambitious effort to fight climate change that the United States has ever seen. A welcome development, as the outgoing Trump administration spent four years undermining environmental…