Study: Up to 4.5 Billion Planets Like Earth in Milky Way Alone
Feeling lonelier even as it gets more crowded
Science & Technology
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Police Can Take DNA Samples From Detainees
Without a warrant, charge or conviction
Microsoft Ad Campaign Targets Google's E-Mail Privacy
Pointing out Google scans emails to place ads
Death Toll From Pacific Earthquake/Tsunami Up to 9
4,500 people displaced, 700 homes damaged or destroyed
FCC To Review Communications Failures During Sandy
Could it have anything to do with a big, friggin' storm?
Nearest Habitable Planets Likely Found Around Dwarf Stars
But will the core worlds leave them alone?
3D Printers Could Create Replacement Organs
Maybe brains for government officials?
Fear of Government Snooping Hampers Cloud Storage of Data
Better to keep sensitive data out of temptation's way
Windows Phone Beats Blackberry in U.S. Market
Probably more of a Blackberry loss than a Microsoft win
Leicester, York Fighting Over Bones of Richard III
Found in Leicester, York wants them
Mars Rover Drills Into First Rock
Curiosity's mission on the red planet continues
Maryland Considers Allowing Cell Phone Tracking Without Warrant
Surveillance state continues to be built
NASA's Deep Impact Sends Back Images From Still Far Off "Comet of the Century"
Comet Ison is to be the brightest comet in generations
Survey: Europeans as Apathetic About Online Data Tracking as Americans
Not afraid of Americans
NTSB: Lithium Ion Batteries for Airplanes "Not Necessarily" Unsafe
Recommends more regulations
Amazon Launches its Own Currency
Amazon Coins developed to make it easier to buy apps and games
FCC Plans National, Government-Run WiFi
Nothing says innovation like a tax-funded state monopoly
Department of Energy Admits It Was Hacked
These are the people who want authority over everybody's "cybersecurity"
Crowdsourced "Aaron's Law" Taking Shape to Restrain Overprosecution in Computer Cases
Another round of review on Reddit
Britain Plans Close Surveillance of Online Activity
Big Brother is English, after all
Supreme Court Told DNA Collection Should Require a Warrant
That's sensitive information, folks
Judicial Nominee Investigated for Misuse of Federal Surveillance Tools
But we're supposed to trust them!
Reports of Mental Illness Among Prisoners Increasing
More than half of all inmates have some sort of mental issue
Democrats Consider Selling Polling Data to Companies
Information from surveys could end up in hands of credit card companies and retailers
Congress Members Attend, Speak at Swartz Memorial
Calls for changes to federal anti-hacking laws
150 Foot Asteroid to Make 17,200 Mile Flyby Next Friday
Will come within geosynchronous satellite orbit but no chance of a hit according to scientists
250,000 Twitter Users Hacked
Twitter says it was able to stop the attack live, but not before the breach
Facebook Graph Search Only Looks Like it Wrecked Facebook Privacy
Actually the privacy was just an illusion
Neanderthals Went Extinct Earlier Than Previously Believed
No last stand after all, just fade into history (and the gene pool)
Three Flushes for American Capitalism!
In praise of privately operated bathrooms that serve the public.
Air India Continues Flying Dreamliners
Other nations have grounded them due to technical problems
White House Claims Broad Powers to Fight Cyberattacks
Including the possibility of pre-emptive strikes
