The whistleblower behind the leak of an enormous cache of Facebook documents to the Wall Street Journal, Frances Haugen, went public on 60 Minutes on Sunday, revealing more of the inner workings the most powerful social media platform in the world. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/3/22707860/facebook-whistleblower-leaked-documents-files-regulation

Photos from a fly-by of Mercury, the least-explored planet in our solar system, show ithas a crater-riddled surface that resembles Earth’s Moon. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/3/22707368/european-japan-mission-mercury-bepi-colombo-photos-space

Researchers in Arizona have found that urban heat islands made worse by sun-baked asphalt roads can be mitigated by a relatively simple measure. Paint the streets gray. via Technology and News Today https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-beat-the-heat-phoenix-paints-its-streets-gray/