Science & Technology
Australia's Largest Bank Closes Accounts of Bitcoin Processor
A little government pressure, perhaps
"Death Test Watch" Monitors Users' Health and Longevity
'twas the salmon mousse
California School District Suspends Social Media Policy After Student Protests
Pressure from attorneys also helped
Investigators Going Through Alabama UPS Crash Wreckage
NTSB looking to retrieve recorders
Dead Star 6,500 Light Years Away May Be Strongest Magnetic Field in Universe
Previously thought to have had an unusually low magnetic field
Massachusetts State Police Have a Sad Because People Took Photos of Teens Riding Back of Truck Instead of Calling 911
Trawling Facebook as law enforcement tactic
Zoologists Discover New Mammal Species in Andes Rain Forests
The olinguito is a member of the raccoon family
Mass. State Police Upset No One Called Them After Two Teens Rode on Back of Tractor-Trailer
Lots of people took pictures and posted them on Facebook, the police said, but nobody called them
Poll: One in 10 Americans Have Taken Drugs Prescribed for Someone Else
A quarter of those using drugs they are not prescribed are using them to get high
Billionaire's Tweet Prompts Jump in Apple Stock
Carl Icahn said his firm has a "large position" in Apple
Feds Crack Hard Drives of Child Porn Suspect Who Refused to Give Password
Had become a Fifth Amendment showdown
Medical Marijuana Debate Draws Attention to Treating Seizures
Coverage of recent successes may spur demand for more research
Israel to Recruit College Students to Promote Policies Online
Would not have to disclose relationship with the government
Los Angeles Considering Free Citywide Wi-Fi
Starbucks can look forward to telling hundreds of aspiring screenwriters to go home already
Court Won't Let Vermont Close Nuclear Plant
State trying to get around NRC on safety concerns
British Cat DNA Database Helps Catch Killer
Tied man's pet to the victim's corpse
Teen Initially Denied Heart Transplant Added to List
Hospital has apparent change of position
House Intel Committee Pressured to Explain Withholding of Key NSA Docs
Congress not provided with important information prior to Patriot Act renewal
NASA-Funded Mars Food Study in Hawaii Ends
Six researchers spent four months in a dome trying to figure out what astronauts might eat
EU Reportedly Considering Plans for a Single Telecoms Regulator
The EU Commission is already working on proposals for a single telecoms market
US Government Releases the First 100 Pages of File on Aaron Swartz
Leaves 14,400 pages still unreleased
Homemade Nail-Firing Gun Further Side-Steps Gun Controls
Yes, the directions for making it are online
"Violent Content" Blocks Access to Hamlet at British Library
You're frigging kidding me
Clapper Won't Be Overseeing Surveillance Review, Though That May Just Be a Small Comfort
A review of the NSA's surveillance managed by the executive branch can't really be called "independent"
100,000 Downloads So Far for Censorship-Dodging Web Browser
Pirate Bay's PirateBrowser is proving wildly popular
Email Firms Closed Quickly To Deny User Data to Government Snoops
Heading off the surveillance state
Microsoft Sued over Surface RT Sales Numbers
Class action accuses company of providing misleading information
Microsoft Reverses Itself on Xbox One Camera Requirement Because of NSA Spying Revelations
XBox One due out in November
Court Rules US Must Decide on Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage
Yucca Mountain facility has been long-stalled
Oracle Chief Defends NSA Surveillance
"Who's ever heard of this information being misused by the government. In what way?"