If you read past page 1, what RAW-G warned about isn't even quite what had been happening recently:

"The link between oxygen saturation at lower altitudes and the recent spate of hypoxia-like incidents at high altitudes remains a matter of debate, and it is likely that there are other contributing factors."

But don't let that get in the way of headlines.

In the 60's it used to have to do with geography/pop density - having a large enough unpopulated and flat area such that missing the landing zone by a large margin wouldn't land them in mountains or on a town. Russia has that, the USA did/does not.

No - education is not a limited resource being divided up among the population (like the work being represented by money). It is like an mp3. You can overpay, not like the song, but its value is dependent entirely on you - how you appreciate it, how you use it.

Start by getting a degree that YOU value, and you'll use it to make your life better. It might mean more money, but it also might mean a more fulfilled life.

The "edge of space" is around 62 miles, also where the X-15 set its altitude records. But this project only (ha) went to 20 miles. So you'd be very very safe from random debris in an X-15!

The U.K. snooping is probably going to be done with Facebook's support, knowledge, and help...

Unfortunately, the AI generally only gets a tiny slice of the CPU time. If it were to use as much as the graphics, etc, then sure: the extra processing required to make the AI believably stupid would be easy. The innovations are there, it's just they are too slow or processor intensive to be implemented in most games.