The world may already have crossed a series of climate tipping points, according to a stark warning from scientists. This risk is “an existential threat to civilization,” they say, meaning “we are in a state of planetary emergency.” From a report: Tipping points are reached when particular impacts of global heating become unstoppable, such as the runaway loss of ice sheets…
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Fitbit Says Data of Its 28 Million Users Will Not Be Sold Or Used For Google Ads
After acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion last week, many users were left wondering if Google would have access to their health information, such as the number of steps they take each day, their breathing patterns, sleep quality or menstrual cycles. Fitbit has since addressed those concerns in a blog post, claiming user data would not be sold or used for Google…
Beyond Jupiter, researchers discover a ‘cradle of comets’
Comets are known to have a temper. As they swoop in from the outer edges of our solar system, these icy bodies begin spewing gas and dust as they venture closer to the sun. Their luminous outbursts can result in spectacular sights that grace the night sky for days, weeks or even months. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-jupiter-cradle-comets.html…
COBOL Turns 60. Why It Will Outlive Us All
ZDNet remembers when the only programming languages “were machine and assembler,” until Burroughs Corporation programmer Mary Hawes proposed a vendor-neutral language with an English-like vocabulary. (Grace Hopper suggested they approach the Department of Defense, leading to a summit of 41 computer users and manufacturers at the Pentagon in 1959.) But ZDNet argues that 60 years later, COBOL isn’t done yet. In…