Solar Company Slashes Share Prices Prior to IPO
Not exactly a promising sign
Science & Technology
NDAA Contains Cybersecurity Provision
Sneaks in a watered-down version of the president's information-sharing scheme
North Korea's Rocket Launch Condemned by Security Council
Not a country notably open to criticism
What 3-D Printing Means for Gun Rights
Cutting-edge technology meets the right to keep and bear arms.
Leaked Document Shows U.N.'s Designs on the Internet
As if we weren't already paranoid
Facebook Simplifying Privacy Settings
In a move to streamline, settings that "didn't mean much," like whether your profile can be found through a search, will be removed
Multiple Near Misses For Earth Over Last Couple of Days
Two asteroids passed within 5 million miles of the planet, missing "near"
Census: White People No Longer Majority in 2045
Barring an influx of immigrants from any collapse in Europe
Whitney Houston, Gangnam Style, Hurricane Sandy Top Google Search Terms for 2012
Barring a prominent celebrity death or disaster between now and the end of the year
Assange Wants to Run For Australian Senate
Might have to figure a way out of London's Ecuadorean embassy first
Imagining the World in 2030: "Driven by new technologies, nonstate actors take the lead in confronting global challenges."
The National Intelligence Council presents possibilites for how the next 20 years might play out
Meteorologist Fired for Responding to Facebook Post on TV Station's Page
Rhonda Lee violated KTBS-TV's social media policy
North Koreans Celebrate Rocket Launch
Dance in the streets as the regime faces condemnation
North Korea Claims Rocket Launch Put Satellite in Orbit
If they can do it, you and I are really underachieving
Seven Livable Planets Confirmed in Galaxy, So Far
I'm taking deposits on real estate
Hacktivist Collective Claims Major Victories Against Government
They claim to have accessed 1.6 million accounts
Air Force Launches Mystery Shuttle Back into Space
Payload a secret. Maybe that's where the chemtrails come from!
Tech Advances Boost Restaurant Industry
Apps, online services help lead to record restaurant sales
Eric Holder Congratulates Himself for Transparency Reforms That Never Happened
The Justice Department claims it "has demonstrated its historic commitments to transparency."
How U.N. Climate Change Negotiations Threaten Economic Growth
Misguided responses to man-made climate change pose a severe threat to future human prosperity.
Breakthrough in Work on What Makes People Gay
Research suggests trait comes from opposite-sex parents
Homeland Security Grants Subsidize Dystopia
The War on Terror has come home, and the "battlefield" is everywhere.
Yahoo Looking to Bring Out New Version of Yahoo Mail
Will be available on all major platforms
Facebook Dropping Voting as Prerequisite to Privacy Changes
Turnout for Facebook votes was under .2 percent.
MIT Prof: Windows 8 A Christmas Gift For Someone You Hate
Microsoft's newest operating system iteration has not gotten a warm welcome
Scientists Devising Test to Determine if Universe is a Computer Simulation
Looking for computational resource constraints
Mars Rover Could Be Threatened By Own Drill
Drill being prepared for use; an electrical short could eventually knock out the whole rover
Newly Identified Dinosaur-Era Lizard Species Named After Obama
Insert DINO joke here
Stephen Hawking Wins $3 Million Physics Prize
Awarded the Special Fundamental Physics Prize for lifetime achievement
NASA Awards $30 Million to Private Space Companies
Three companies will be responsible for shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space Station
