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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday that it deleted 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the new coronavirus, including content that promotes false preventive measures and excessive cures. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this …

Microsoft on Tuesday fixed 120 vulnerabilities, two notable for being under active attack and a third for repairing an earlier patch for a security flaw that could allow attackers to gain a backdoor that persists even after updating a machine used to be. Rarities for zero days get their name …

A judge in California announced on Monday a preliminary injunction that would stop Uber and Lyft from classifying their drivers as self-employed, and potentially set the stage for a major shift in their business models. Judge Ethan Schulman of San Francisco Superior Court granted a stay of 10 days before …

One challenge for the team was to wear a crystalline MOF as a porous liquid. The team discovered how the surface of relatively large MOF nanoparticles with appropriate chemical groups could be adapted. This “surface functionalization” allowed the nanoparticles to form stable dispersions in a liquid solvent. Credit: © 2020 …

Google has provided students – and their parents – with some useful tools to make home study a lot easier. Back in May, it launched an augmented reality feature within Search that lets you view 3D anatomical models and cellular structures. And soon the tech giant will help you solve …