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Mental Institute discovers they had a wrong man locked up after almost three years

Joshua Spriestersbach fell asleep on a sidewalk while waiting his turn at a homeless shelter in Honolulu, Hawaii. Suddenly, a policeman found him and thought he was Thomas Castleberry, who had been wanted for drug trafficking since 2006.  Spriestersbach was arrested and sent to a psychiatric facility, where he was locked up for almost three years. No …

Life off Earth? Astronomers discover possibly habitable exoplanet system

An international group of astronomers has located an exoplanet — planets outside the Solar System — with characteristics that make it possibly habitable. The discovery was made using the VLT telescope, which belongs to the European Southern Observatory, located in Chile. The research identified that the planet orbits the star L 98-59, 35 light-years away from Earth. …

‘Stranger Things’: Netflix announces season 4 premiere date

Netflix has announced the premiere date for the fourth season of Stranger Things, one of the streaming service’s most popular series. It has also released a new teaser trailer of a few seconds, revealing more details about the future new episodes. Unfortunately, to the chagrin of many of the series fans, the fourth season of Stranger Things will not arrive in 2021 and is delayed …

Twitter will reward those who find biases in its algorithms

Twitter is launching a contest to detect biases in algorithms, and those who manage to discover them could win up to US $ 3,500. Finding bugs or security flaws is something that is built into many technology company security programs. Now, Twitter is launching a contest where researchers will need to find algorithmic biases. It’s been hard to keep quiet on …

Telegram expands group video calls to 1,000 viewers

Telegram announces news and improvements implemented for its messaging platform. After launching group video calls last month, Telegram now allows up to 30 users to stream video from both their camera and screen, plus a maximum of 1,000 people can tune in to the broadcast. The WhatsApp competitor reports that it intends to continue increasing the capabilities of its video calling …