Wright Brothers May Not Have Been First in Flight
Gustave Whitehead suggested
Science & Technology
EU: Motorola Abused Position By Seeking Patent-Related Injunction Against Apple
Multi-party global tech cat fight continues
Surveillance Cameras Are Not All That
Cameras were a big help in Boston, but that doesn't mean they are generally a good idea.
Won't Some Folks Feel Stupid if it Turns Out Marijuana Fights HIV?
Initial research suggests it just might
3D-Printed Handgun Unveiled by Defense Distributed
The plans will be unveiled next week at Defcad.org
Microsoft's Hotmail Officially Phased Out
Microsoft now leaning on Outlook brand for all email services
First Solar Plane Capable of Flying During Day and Night Takes Off
For a cross country flight
Apple-Samsung Competition Reaches Pentagon
Pentagon may be ditching Blackberry and both companies want an in
Harvard Scientists Test World's Smallest Robot
Robobee has a wingspan of just three centimeters
Texas House Passes Bill Banning Employers From Asking Employees for E-Mail Passwords
Also prohibits them from looking at text messages
California Wildfire Reaches Pacific Coast, May Gain Strength
10 percent contained
Bitcoin Exchange Facing $75 Million Suit
Partnership between Mt. Gox and CoinLab didn't work out
Turkey to Sign Nuclear Power Deal With Japanese-French Consortium
Worth an estimated $22 billion
Why We'll Never Run Out of Energy: Q&A with Science Writer Charles Mann
The acclaimed author in a wide-ranging conversation with the New York Times' John Tierney
Warren Buffett Joins Twitter
Good for a guy who invests in media to maybe learn how to use it
Feds Look to Work with States on Cybersecurity
A lot of potentially hackable infrastructure controls are operated on the state level
China Reports 25th New Bird Flu Death
More than 120 have been diagnosed since March
Firefighters Slow Down Southern California Wildfire
May still get worse due to weather conditions
Bitcoin a Refuge for Argentineans?
Wherever currencies wobble, bitcoin becomes more attractive
Obama Continues His War on the Fourth Amendment
White House wants legislation enacted that will punish Internet service providers who fail to cooperate with FBI requests and court orders.
Governments Use Spyware Meant to Look like Firefox
Mozilla not happy; sends out cease-and-desist letters
School Defends Expelling Student over Science Project
Maybe they should eliminate science classes in general as dangerous
Gang of 8's Immigration Reforms Will Give Bureaucrats New Powers to Harass Employers
Under the guise of protecting American workers, it'll make the H-1B program unusable.
Thousands of Kids Injured Each Year on Amusement Park Rides
The usual panic of the day with calls for regulation
Bug in Video Poker Machine Leads to Federal Hacking Case
Ridiculous interpretation of the law
