Turkey blocks Wikipedia in dissident clampdown

Turkey has blocked Wikipedia after the site refused to remove content critical of the country’s government.

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Russia eyed after Facebook says it was used by 'malicious actors' during US presidential election

A report released by Facebook this week "does not contradict" the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s assertion that Russia attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

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Facebook Created A Report That Described How Advertisers Could Target Insecure Teenagers

A leaked 23-page document created at Facebook describes how the social network could target teenagers as young as 14 with ads for when they felt “worthless” and “insecure”.

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The document, which was obtained by The Australian, states that Facebook can figure out when young people feel “defeated”, “anxious”, “nervous”, “silly”, “stupid”, “useless”, “stressed”, and a “failure” by using algorithms that analyze what they post and who they interact with. It then details how advertisers can target them at moments when they “need a confidence boost.”

Facebook didn’t immediately respond to BuzzFeed News’ request for comment, but a Facebook spokesperson told The Australian that the company had opened an investigation into why this internal report was created. “We will undertake disciplinary and other processes as appropriate,” the spokesperson said.

One of the most interesting parts of the report is Facebook’s analysis of the kinds of emotions that young people express during a typical week — “Monday - Thursday is about building confidence; the weekend is for broadcasting achievements,” it says.

This isn’t the first time that Facebook’s methods of ad-targeting have created a controversy. A 2016 report published by ProPublica revealed that advertisers on Facebook were able to exclude blacks, Hispanics and people from other races from certain ad campaigns, something that Facebook disabled earlier this year.

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Alien planet with Earth's mass discovered ... but it's an 'iceball'

A newfound alien world is quite Earth-like in some ways, but you wouldn't want to live there.

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Season 5 of 'Orange is the New Black' has been hacked and released

After eagerly anticipating the release of Netflix's hit Orange is the New Black for months, our waiting has come to a rather anticlimactic end as a hacker named The Dark Overlord has released the 10 episodes illegally.

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Apple patents long-range wireless charging

Apple is exploring the idea of using a variety of different frequenciesincluding millimeter wavesto send power to consumer electronics.

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NASA inflatable greenhouse could help feed astronauts on other planets

NASA collaborated with researchers from the University of Arizona to design an inflatable greenhouse that can be deployed in outer space and offer astronauts a sustainable bounty of fresh vegetables

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