Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Firm Invests $25 Million in Bitcoin Company
Coinbase
Science & Technology
EU Issues Warning Over Bitcoin
Banking authority points out users are not protected by regulation
Hubble Observes Evidence of Water Plumes on Europa
Europe not as far as it used to be
Transportation Department Mulls Airplane Cellphone Ban as FCC Prepares to Lift Its Own
Mulling one step forward, mulling one step back
Transportation Dept May Institute Own Restrictions on Cellphone Use on Airplanes
FCC has proposed rescinding its ban, which no longer has any technical basis
Instagram Announces Private Messaging Option
Previously user posts were all public or all private
South Korean Judge Rules Against Samsung in Patent Suit Against Apple
Won't ban iPad, iPhone there
Madagascar Officials: 20 Dead in Suspected Bubonic Plague Outbreak
Twenty others being treated
MTA Pilot Testing Various Technology to Detect People Who Have Fallen Onto Subway Track
An average of 49 people a year are killed every year due to falling onto the tracks, according to the MTA
Are the Poor Completion Rates of Online College Courses Really a Problem?
Compare online class noncomplete numbers with college rejection figures and note the similarities
The NSA's Vast Conspiracy Against Our Privacy
In the six months since Edward Snowden made his revelations, the scandal has only grown.
Feds Dealt with Mentally Ill Soldiers Following WWII with Lobotomies
Around 2,000 or more given the treatment
NSA's Phone Record Gathering May Hit More Numbers Than People Realize
We are more connected through a small set of phone numbers than we used to be
Hill Staffers Warned Not to Trust Obamacare Exchange Info
Told to confirm enrollments in person
JPMorgan Patents Payment System Similar to Bitcoin
Could there be a new cryptocurrency rival?
Japan to Deploy Surveillance Drones
Set up amphibious unit as well, in response to China's behavior
Exchange Claims Quarter-Million SIgn-Ups, But Did They Actually Enroll?
How seriously should we take Obamacare figures?
Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence in Kansas Murder Case
Defendant argued Fifth Amendment violation for being forced to submit to mental health testing
British Government Forced Shutdown of Secure Email Service
Before Lavabit there was PrivateSky
FIFA: Travel for 2014 World Cup Will Produce Equivalent of 2.72 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide
Will try to do some "carbon offsetting"
Poll: Americans Want to Go Back to Previous Health Care System, Disagree With President Obama on Size and Power of Government
Americans say Obama administration is not transparent, they've lost confidence in government and Congress doesn't understand health care
