Uber and Its Enemies: Jim Epstein in The Daily Beast
How taxi cartels resort to desperate measures to kill innovation and save their crumbling industry.
Science & Technology
Self-Control is the Key to Success: John Tierney and Roy Baumeister on Willpower
How to make good on your New Year's resolutions.
The Totalitarian Crusade Against Second-Hand Smoke
There are few issues that are as riddled with outright claptrap as the scare about what smokers' puffing is doing to innocent non-smokers.
The GOP's Botched Plan on Immigration and Welfare
Poised to take the Senate, Republicans spurn newcomers while embracing handouts, surveilance for natives.
Hackers May Have Used Pa. Company as Backdoor into Target
Heating and refrigeration company is a contractor doing business with retail chain
Hunger Games to Be Completed with CGI Philip Seymour Hoffman
Had some scenes left to film before he died
Two Florida Men Face Charges over Bitcoin Transfers
Run afoul of anti-money-laundering regulations
IBM to Work with DARPA to Create Self-Destructing Microchips
Temporary technology
Obama's Devious Dithering Over the Keystone Pipeline
Keeping hope alive on both sides of the issue.
CA Bill Would Mandate "Kill Switch" For Smartphones, Tablets
For when they're stolen, of course
Twitter Pushes to Disclose More Info About Government Data Requests
Is considering legal action
Massive Power Outages in Northeast Due to Storms
But flights returning to normal
Food Industry Launches Push for Voluntary GMO Labeling
In order to stave off fear-based, unscientific federal mandates
E-Cigarettes Brace for FDA Regulation
An industry not under government control? We can't allow that.
Apple Removes Bitcoin App from Store
Blockchain, a tool to send and receive the virtual currency
Twitter Shares Dive More Than 20 Percent
Valued at $50.61 each when markets opened this morning
Lawsuit Claims Ousted Albuquerque Red Light Camera Operator Hired Collection Company That Made Illegal Robocalls
Company, voted out of town in 2011, claims millions in unpaid tickets
Coalition Gathers to Urge Quick Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Everybody except the environmentalists
Grand Jury Indicts Alleged Silk Road Owner
He is charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, computer hacking, money laundering, and operating a narcotics conspiracy
New Study Suggests Medical Marijuana Reduces Suicide Rates
States that offer it have lower numbers
Philip Seymour Hoffman Was Taught To Be Helpless Before Drugs
Heroin epidemic? Cunning disease? Or learned powerlessness?
Developers Behind "Paper" Sketching App Upset Facebook Working on Reader App Called "Paper"
Guys, paper could mean almost anything
US Intelligence Agencies Want Obamacare Website Checked for Malware
After finding developers linked to the Belarus government helped on the site
Hacker Group Accuses Merkel Government of Helping US, UK Spy
File a criminal complaint
Florida Crime Lab Chemist Resigns Amid Accusations of Stealing Evidence
Investigated for taking pills from hundreds of cases
Tech Companies Unhappy with Modest NSA Reforms
Complaints that the administration has been silent about reports of tapping into data cables
Google Releases New Transparency Figures
After government eases up restrictions on reporting how often they're requesting data about users
Data Breach Reported at Marriott Hotels
Hacking may have targeted thousands of travelers
