Google Photos is now trialing a “monthly photo prints” subscription program where the company will send you 10 prints that will be “automatically selected from your last 30 days of photos.” 9to5Gogole reports: This subscription program is a way to “get your best memories delivered straight to your home every month.” For $7.99 per month, subscribers get 4×6 pictures printed on…
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Brexit Happens
“The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership,” reports the BBC. The historic moment, which happened at 23:00 GMT, was marked by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests. Candlelit vigils were held in Scotland, which voted to stay in the EU, while Brexiteers partied in London’s Parliament Square… Brexit parties were held in pubs and social clubs…
How to locate planet Uranus
Tonight’s waxing crescent moon shines close to Uranus. Learn how to locate the planet, using tonight’s moon location and these links to charts and other info. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-uranus-in-front-of-pisces…
Germany Rejected Nuclear Power — and Deadly Emissions Spiked
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: On New Year’s Eve, while the rest of the world was preparing to ring in a new decade, employees of the German energy company EnBW were getting ready to pull the plug on one of the country’s few remaining nuclear power plants. The license to operate the two reactors at the Philippsburg nuclear…
Achernar marks the end of the River
The bright, southerly star Achernar marks the end of the River in the constellation Eridanus. Many at northerly latitudes make a game of trying to catch a glimpse of it. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/star-achernar-marks-the-end-of-the-river…
Aries? Here’s your constellation
How to see Aries the Ram in your night sky, plus info about this constellation in astronomy history and mythology. Source: https://earthsky.org/constellations/aries-heres-your-constellation…
Trump Administration Drops Plans For Mandatory Face Scans of Citizens
schwit1 shares a report from U.S. News & World Report: The Department of Homeland Security is dropping plans to propose a regulation requiring all travelers — including U.S. citizens — to have their photos taken and faces scanned by facial recognition technology when entering and exiting the country, according to multiple reports. The proposed rule was slated to be issued in…
FTC Finds Cambridge Analytica Deceived Facebook Users
The Federal Trade Commission said on Friday that they had found Cambridge Analytica deceived consumers about the collection of Facebook data for voter profiling and targeting. “The [FTC] also found that Cambridge Analytica engaged in deceptive practices relating to its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework — a pact on the cross-border transfer of personal data,” adds Reuters. From the…
DHS Wants Airport Face Recognition Scans To Include US Citizens
The Department of Homeland Security wants to expand facial recognition scans in the airport to also include citizens, which had previously been exempt from the mandatory checks. TechCrunch reports: In a filing, the department has proposed that all travelers, and not just foreign nationals or visitors, will have to complete a facial recognition check before they are allowed to enter the…
Sun enters Ophiuchus on November 30
The sun always passes in front of Ophiuchus from about November 30 to December 18. That’s why some call Ophiuchus an unofficial member of the zodiac. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sun-in-ophiuchus-november-30-to-december-18…