Science & Technology
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?"
Microsoft Backs Off on XBox One Camera Requirement
Fears of surveillance cause change of plans
How Government Regulations Created the Time Warner-CBS Blackout
It's time for Congress to completely deregulate the video distribution marketplace.
Teen Denied Heart Transplant Due to "Non-compliance"
Parents think its because of run-ins with police
Astronomers Say They've Found New Class of "Easily Retrievable" Asteroids
NASA working on returning asteroid samples from space
ACLU Wants Jacksonville, Illinois to Explain Whether It Would Prosecute Someone For Recording Police
Police chief recently decided not to prosecute someone accused of recording cops
Reportedly Low-Cost iPhone 5C May Not Include Siri
Would take the place of older generation iphones on the market
Traveling Hospital Tech Accused of Spreading Hepatitis C in Multiple States
Involves dirty syringes and stealing painkillers
President Orders James Clapper to Head NSA Review
Yes, the guy caught lying to Congress about the scope of surveillance
Hundreds Evacuated in Idaho Due to Wildfires
Second straight summer where fires have threatened area
Elon Musk Releases Details on Hyperloop Travel Tube
Travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes
Researchers Find Two New Genetic Mutations Connected to Epilepsy
Had never before been linked to the disease
White House Warns Climate Change a Threat to Power Grid
Says power outages causing nation billions
Manning Defense Focuses on His Mental Health in Sentencing
Attacks military decision to put him in the position in the first place
Texas Pharmacy Recalls Drugs over Infections
Fifteen people have allegedly gotten sick
French Gay Rights Group To Sue Twitter Because Homophobic Hashtag Was Trending Over the Weekend
Wants information on the account users, say they violated hate speech laws
Google Glass Changing the Life of Quadriplegic
Voice controls allow Aleksandra Blaszczuk to use the new gadget
New York Regulators Launch Investigation Into Virtual Currencies
Not happy that the currencies could be used by criminals
