Science & Technology

Policy

E.U. Fines Microsoft $731 Million

The corporation failed to promote browsers other than its own Internet Explorer

Reason Staff | 3.6.2013 7:08 AM

Policy

Google Attempts Transparency on FBI's National Security Letters

Trying to navigate around gag orders

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 7:50 PM

Science & Technology

Google Criticized over Ivory-Product Ads

Running on shopping site in Japan

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 6:20 PM

Policy

Senator Crafting Cell Phone Unlocking Bill

Plans to introduce legislation this week

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 5:40 PM

Science & Technology

FBI Seeks Public's Help Investigating Drone Seen at Airport

Came within 200 feet of plane

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 5:00 PM

Science & Technology

Midwest Storm Cancelling Flights, School

Predictions of about a foot of snow

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 4:10 PM

Culture

Surrogate Offered $10,000 to Abort Baby

Due to prenatal discovery of defects

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 3:10 PM

Economics

Bitcoin Gains in Legitimacy, Clout

It's the best-performing currency in the world

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 12:04 PM

Science & Technology

Drone Spotted Near JFK Airport

Did somebody in Brooklyn tick-off the administration?

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 11:16 AM

Politics

Derek Khanna: If You Want to Fix Copyright, Check Out FixCopyright.com

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2013 11:01 AM

Science & Technology

Mars Could Pass Through Comet Tail Next Year

Comet might even hit the planet

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 11:00 AM

Science & Technology

France 24's Arabic Twitter Account Hacked by Pro-Syria Activists

Attempted to hack English, French language accounts as well

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 10:42 AM

Science & Technology

Mars Curiosity Rover Recovering From Computer Glitch

Could go back to work this weekend

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 10:20 AM

Politics

FTC Targets Google, Apple for Mobile App Privacy

Threatening to stifle growth

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 10:12 AM

Culture

Snowstorm to Hit Chicago

8 inches of snow expected

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 9:48 AM

Science & Technology

T-Mobile Considers Dropping Two-Year Contracts

Phone prices would rise

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 9:16 AM

Science & Technology

Mercedes Announces Six-Wheel-Drive Luxury SUV

G63 (bingo?)

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 8:20 AM

Culture

African Forest Elephant Population Down Two Thirds Over Last Decade

Mostly due to poaching for ivory

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 7:40 AM

Economics

Warming to Open Shipping Routes in Arctic

By 2050, the year most predictions are supposed to come to pass

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 7:08 AM

Civil Liberties

Supreme Court DNA Case Offers Glimpse of Fast-Moving Technology

Yes, they will be tagging and tracking you by your chromosomes

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 6:10 PM

Policy

Allowing Cell Phone Unlocking Endorsed by White House

Barry must hate being stuck with AT&T, too

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 5:30 PM

Civil Liberties

EU Privacy Push Flirts With Online Censorship

For everybody's good, of course

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 3:50 PM

Politics

White House Agrees, You Shouldn't Go to Jail For Unlocking Cellphones, FCC Looking to Get More Involved

Library of Congress ended exemption that permitted unlocking cellphones last year.

Ed Krayewski | 3.4.2013 3:41 PM

Policy

Drone Use Greatly Expanding in US

Also proving tough to regulate

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 3:00 PM

Science & Technology

Monster Says Drink Didn't Kill Girl

Lawyer for company says no blood tests were done to show relationship

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 2:30 PM

Science & Technology

Evernote App Hacked

50 million passwords changed

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 2:23 PM

Economics

Apple Watch Could Be Worth Billions

Could be more profitable than television

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 2:15 PM

Culture

Australian Miners Fired over "Harlem Shake" Video

Violated safety standards

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 12:00 PM

Science & Technology

SpaceX Cargo Delivery Back on Track

Connects with International Space Station after dealing with technical problems

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 11:23 AM

Politics

IAEA Chief Wants Access to Iran's Parchin Site

Has not had access since 2005

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 11:00 AM

Culture

Queen Elizabeth II Leaves Hospital

Was admitted for symptoms of gastroenteritis

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 10:52 AM

Culture

Facebook Admits Teens Are Getting Increasingly Bored of the Social Networking Site

Losing out to apps like Instagram

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 10:20 AM

Politics

Reason's Sequester Subscription Special: Save 2.3% on a Year's Worth of Reason!

Nick Gillespie | 3.4.2013 9:59 AM

Science & Technology

Apple iWatch to Go on Sale This Year

According to Bloomberg

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 9:08 AM

Policy

NASA Administrator Warns of the Impact of Cuts

Says mission to Mars could be put at risk

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 7:32 AM

Science & Technology

Young Child Appears to be Cured of HIV

The two-and-a-half-year old girl has been off medication for about a year

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

Illinois Mulls Ban on Cellphones While Driving

Hands-free devices would remain legal

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 7:50 PM

Science & Technology

German Lawmakers Approve Restrictive Online Copyright Law

Designed to force Google, other online outlets to pay for reproducing content

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 7:30 PM

Science & Technology

Judge Tosses Part of Award Given to Apple in Patent Suit

Orders new trial to determine damages

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 7:00 PM

Policy

US: Blocking Keystone Pipeline Won't Help the Environment

The oil will be burned regardless

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 6:40 PM

Policy

FCC May Examine Mobile Phone Unlocking Ban

Investigating whether it harms competition

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 5:30 PM

Science & Technology

Everything's Coming Up Horsemeat

Four more products test positive for horse DNA

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 5:00 PM

Policy

The Art of Managing Nature

A report from PERC's Reconciling Economics and Ecology Conference

Ronald Bailey | 3.1.2013 4:30 PM

Science & Technology

Mars Rover Has First Significant Tech Problem

Computer failure will delay work for at least a week

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 3:30 PM

Science & Technology

SpaceX Capsule Runs into Trouble in Orbit

Problems with thrusters not working

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 3:10 PM

Space

Scientists Discover Temporary Radiation Belt Around Earth

Annihilated in an interplanetary shock wave

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 3:00 PM

Science & Technology

Ingredients for DNA Found in Interstellar Space

Probiotic molecules observed via telescope

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 2:20 PM