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Facebook says bug may have exposed 7M user’s photos

Facebook says a software bug affecting nearly 7 million users may have exposed a broader set of photos to app developers than what these users intended.

Weapons lab develops system to disable drones

One of the country’s premier nuclear weapons labs now has the capability to disable drones or any other unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems flying over its restricted airspace in a swath of northern New Mexico.

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Moapa dace population steady in new count of endangered fish

The Moapa dace population was tallied at 1,138 adult fish in the February count at its habitat in the warm springs and streams that form the headwaters of the Muddy River, 60 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

FCC votes to end ‘net neutrality’ rules for internet

The Federal Communications Commission has voted on party lines to undo sweeping Obama-era “net neutrality” rules that guaranteed equal access to internet.

Niche problems addressed at Startup Weekend Las Vegas

Daniel Lopez came to Techstars Startup Weekend in Las Vegas with an idea he’s been carrying around with him since 2015. He left with a minimum viable product called SureStep, a team and the loot that comes with winning first place.

 
Oregon coastal city hunkers down for surge of eclipse mania

Oregon’s Depoe Bay is preparing for the first total eclipse to traverse the continental United States in a century as if a natural disaster was bearing down on the small coastal city.

Next Burning Man temple may send environmental message

The ephemeral structure is being built entirely out of Ponderosa pine trees killed within the past six months by drought and beetle infestation in the Sierra Nevada range in California.

Nevada asks court to dismiss Texas’ Yucca Mountain lawsuit

Nevada has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Texas seeking to force the federal government to restart the licensing process for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.