Science & Technology
Europe's Cloud Data Vulnerable to U.S. Government's Reach
Continental privacy laws are no shield against snoopy Americans
MPAA Wants More Megaupload-Style Shutdowns
Perhaps they should be following how that case is shaking out
NYC Mayor Says City Preparing For Future Super Storms, Climate Change
He's believed in climate change for years but the impetus comes after Hurricane Sandy
SpaceX Signs Military Contracts With US Air Force
Launching two science missions in the next three years
Apple CEO: We Have a Responsibility to Create Jobs
Company says it's planning to shift a small portion of manufacturing to the US
Hi-Fi Map of Moon Created With Help Of Orbiters
NASA launched the orbiters last year
Facebook Disengages Instagram From Twitter
Not as easy to monetize a social network as it is to build one
Scientists: Invasive Grass Species Making Wildfires Larger, Hotter, More Frequent
Cheatgrass dries and burns faster
Samsung Wants Ruling Ordering $1 Billion Payment to Apple Overturned
More fighting over patents for things like touchscreen scrolling
Verizon Patents TV Box That Watches and Listens to Viewers
The better to target advertising
UN Summit Votes to Support Internet Eavesdropping
Wait until the see the kinds of things Americans say about them online
Fast Food Chains Enter Fight Against Ethanol
Rise in corn prices of course contributes to rise in food prices
European Countries, Drug Companies Developing Stem Cell Bank
Effort to increase development of new drugs
The End of Physics?
Large Hadron Collider so far confirming the Standard Model exactly
US Doesn't Want to Go into Detail About Climate Change Spending
The West has pledged $100 billion in aid by 2020
Black Ops II Hits $1 Billion in 15 Days
Coming just one day faster than the previous installment
Scientists Discover Oldest Dinosaur Remains Yet Known
Predates other finds by 10 or 15 million years
Climate Change Activists: UK Funding to Africa Going to Corporations, Not People
Anti-corporate bias showing
Motorists File Class-Action Suit over NYC Red Light Cameras
Say it's a money grab, not for safety
FDA Announces Plan to Get New Medical Devices to Market Faster
Public-private partnership with members of industry and academia
Basic Hygiene Falters at Debt-Ridden Greek Hospitals
No gloves, no gowns, increased risk of infection
Judge Approves $20 Million Facebook Settlement Over "Sponsored Stories"
Users' pictures placed in advertisements without their permission
Scientists: Galaxy May Teem With Planets More Habitable Than Earth
Our planet may be relatively low-rent