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Although Ada Lovelace’s life began with the privilege of being Lord Byron’s daughter, her mother, Lady Annabella Byron, steered her away from a life of poetry and scandal.
In 1843, Lovelace published a paper that translated an article about Babbage’s Analytical Engine from French to English.
TikTok, a social media platform, has announced new features aimed at curbing screen time and expanding parental involvement in the……
A new Whitney Houston album is set to be released, featuring six previously unreleased songs, alongside a documentary TV special……
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled fascinating insights into the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet, VHS 1256b. The telescope’s……
In 2012, Michael Skvarla, director of Penn State’s Insect Identification Lab, found a large, mysterious insect on the façade of……
New genetic evidence from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, where COVID-19 cases first emerged in late 2019, supports the theory that the virus originated from animals.
The WHO has criticized China for hiding this crucial information, and GISAID has faced scrutiny for its role in controlling access to the data.
Twitter has announced the end of its legacy verified program, starting April 1. The company will remove the blue check-mark status from accounts verified as notable before Elon Musk’s takeover unless users subscribe to Twitter Blue or the business-oriented Twitter Verified Organizations plan.
Twitter Blue accounts will retain the blue check-mark, while organizations will be identified by gold check-marks.
Efforts to ban books in libraries and schools across the United States saw a significant increase in 2022, with 1,269 recorded attempts, according to a report published by the American Library Association (ALA).
Social media has played a significant role in spreading these campaigns, with lists of allegedly inappropriate books circulating online.
Delve into the fascinating world of deception and trickery with our exploration of famous historical hoaxes and frauds. From the enchanting Cottingley Fairies to the perplexing case of Mary Toft giving birth to rabbits, these tales of cunning and deceit have captivated the public’s imagination for centuries.
In 1555, an alchemist for Duke Cosimo I of Florence created a scheme to convince the Duke he could turn ordinary metals into gold.
