"Twitter, and its 140-characters-or-less message restriction has become quite popular over the past year, attracting attention from organizations and individuals all across the globe. American conservatives are scrambling to reach out to constituents (and educate elected officials) through the social network, and the Israeli Consulate held a Tweet-friendly conference on that nation's response to recent problems in the Gaza Strip. Even the US military is interested in the nation's tweeting trend, and is investigating whether or not the service could be used to plan or coordinate terrorist attacks. The malware industry, ever one to follow a popular trend, has taken notice of Twitter; preliminary attempts to breach the social network and exploit it as a malware distribution point are already underway."
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Molly Taft
Paramount Refused to Air an Ad Criticizing Its Merger With Warner Bros.
The commercial was submitted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to run during Donald Trump’s UFC event. It criticized the $111 billion merger as a threat to the First Amendment.
Miles Klee
Submit Your Questions: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams
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Kate Knibbs
Go Ahead and Get Your Kid That 3D Printer
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Martin Cizmar
An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in Mississippi
The incident could disrupt a key part of the defense company’s rocket motor business, which designs and tests prototype motors for military customers.
Paresh Dave
Real-Life Disclosure Day Will Look Nothing Like Steven Spielberg’s New Movie
Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth.
Nathaniel Janowitz
Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin
Is PlayStation about to make the same mistake Microsoft made with Xbox One?
Matt Kamen
What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?
A study based on 47 million galaxies found that the cosmic web retains patterns on enormous scales, which could force a reevaluation of a pillar of cosmology.
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Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation
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Molly Taft
Drive Slower, Save Money on Gas. Thanks, Physics!
Planning a Fourth of July getaway? Use less gas—and cut your emissions—by easing up on the pedal.
Rhett Allain
Universal Is Skipping Influencer Screenings for The Odyssey. Film Critics Are Thrilled
With discourse about Christopher Nolan’s epic already raging, first viewer reactions will come from mainstream press, not content creators. Some critics are gloating over this break from the norm.
Miles Klee
Traditional Home Insurance Is Collapsing. Here’s What Could Fill the Gap
A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?
Katie Thornton