Powerful Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launches to Begin Forecasting 'Revolution' and other top stories.

• Powerful Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launches to Begin Forecasting 'Revolution'

  

  A powerful new satellite that will give forecasters their best-ever looks at storms and other severe weather has taken to the skies. The GOES-R weather satellite lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today (Nov. 19) at 6:42 p.m. EST (2342 GMT), riding a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to orbit. The spectacular launch, which lit up the Florida evening sky, occurred about one hour later than planned due to issues with the rocket and launch range that were swift..

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• Microsoft Has Plans To Tie Executive Bonuses To Diversity Goals

  

  Microsoft thinks it is failing on workforce diversity year on year. In a bid to change this narrative, the company is now mulling to tie executive bonuses to employee diversity goals. Satya Nadella's Plan Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, is leading the initiative himself. He was reportedly the one who introduced the plan, which involves the use of diversity goals as factors in determining whether executives would get their full bonuses every year. "Diversity and inclusion is something you've got t..

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• Zuckerberg reveals plans to address misinformation on Facebook

  

  Facebook’s fake news problem persists, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged last night. He’d been dismissive about the reach of misinformation on Facebook, saying that false news accounted for less than one percent of all the posts on the social media network. But a slew of media reports this week have demonstrated that, although fake posts may not make up the bulk of the content on Facebook, they spread like wildfire — and Facebook has a responsibility to address it. “We’ve made significant progr..

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• US, Russian and French Crew Arrives at Space Station for 6-Month Stay

  

  Russia’s Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft approaches a docking with the Rassvet module at the International Space Station on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. In the foreground is Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo freighter. Credit: NASA TV HOUSTON — The International Space Station (ISS) received three new crewmembers today (Nov. 19), with the arrival of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, astronaut Peggy Whitson of NASA and French astronaut Thoma..

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• The Truth Behind the Google Pixel Account Ban

  

  Google isn't kidding around when it comes to its terms of sale. This week the internet giant cracked down on Pixels being resold at a mark-up by locking down the Google accounts of the offending sellers. Google has since relented, but it's important reminder to be aware of what exactly you're agreeing to when you accept a company's terms.Is a quick buck really worth losing your Google account?MoreIs a quick buck really worth losing your Google account?It's a lesson many people learned the hard w..

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