UK eyes 'walk me home' phone-tracker to protect lone women

A top British government official is backing a phone company's proposal for a new tracking service to help protect women walking alone, an idea pitched amid ongoing outrage over the slayings of two young women who were targeted near their homes in London.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-uk-eyes-home-phone-tracker-lone.html

EXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?

Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network could be considering legal retaliation after Haugen went public with internal research that she copied before leaving her job earlier this year.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-facebook-sue-whistleblower-frances-haugen.html

New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La Palma

A new river of lava belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where over 1,000 buildings have already been engulfed or badly damaged by streams of molten rock.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-river-lava-threatens-la-palma.html

New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La Palma

A new river of lava belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where over 1,000 buildings have already been engulfed or badly damaged by streams of molten rock.

EXPLAINER: How global deal stems corporate use of tax havens

More than 130 countries have forged a deal on sweeping changes in how big global companies are taxed.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-global-stems-corporate-tax-havens.html

Mexican science board tells researchers: don't criticize

Mexico's newly politicized government science board has reportedly ordered researchers not to publicly criticize the body, and said they have to clear any public comments through its press office.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-mexican-science-board-dont-criticize.html

Facebook bans sales of Amazon conservation areas on its apps

Facebook on Friday said it will stop allowing the sale of land in Amazon rainforest conservation areas at marketplaces on the social network or its Instagram and WhatsApp services.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-facebook-sales-amazon-areas-apps.html

Facebook grapples with another global outage

Facebook on Friday said users around the world again had problems accessing its services for hours due to a tweak of its system, just days after a massive outage caused in a similar fashion.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-facebook-grapples-global-outage.html

California oil pipeline could have been leaking a year: investigators

A fractured pipeline that spewed crude oil off the coast of California could have been leaking for a year, US investigators said Friday.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-california-oil-pipeline-leaking-year.html

Chilean scientist plans to clean up mining with 'metal eating' bacteria

Starving microorganisms capable of surviving in extreme conditions have already managed to "eat" a nail in just three days.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-chilean-scientist-metal-bacteria.html

Beam me up, Jeff! William Shatner lends Blue Origin star power

When Star Trek first aired in 1966, America was still three years away from putting people on the Moon and the idea that people could one day live and work in space seemed like a fantasy.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-jeff-william-shatner-blue-star.html

Tesla holds 'Giga Fest' at disputed German factory

With a big wheel, music and an appearance by CEO Elon Musk, Tesla is pulling out all the stops Saturday to win over opponents of the electric carmaker's controversial new "gigafactory" near Berlin.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-tesla-giga-fest-disputed-german.html

Biden restores protections to Utah land where dinosaurs once roamed

Utah land rich in dinosaur fossils has regained protection stripped away by former President Donald Trump, easing fears that they would be ravaged by mining and other commercial activity.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-biden-utah-dinosaurs-roamed.html

Mexican science board tells researchers: don't criticize

Mexico's newly politicized government science board has reportedly ordered researchers not to publicly criticize the body, and said they have to clear any public comments through its press office.

California oil pipeline could have been leaking a year: investigators

A fractured pipeline that spewed crude oil off the coast of California could have been leaking for a year, US investigators said Friday.

Chilean scientist plans to clean up mining with 'metal eating' bacteria

Starving microorganisms capable of surviving in extreme conditions have already managed to "eat" a nail in just three days.

Beam me up, Jeff! William Shatner lends Blue Origin star power

When Star Trek first aired in 1966, America was still three years away from putting people on the Moon and the idea that people could one day live and work in space seemed like a fantasy.

Biden restores protections to Utah land where dinosaurs once roamed

Utah land rich in dinosaur fossils has regained protection stripped away by former President Donald Trump, easing fears that they would be ravaged by mining and other commercial activity.