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
Science & Technology
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
Researchers Name Extinct Lizard After Barack Obama
Write your own clever subtitle for this one
Russia Backs Off Internet Control Proposal
Supported by other nations who perhaps aren't fond of letting people say whatever they'd like to say
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Will Be Released in Sweden
Had been detained for three months, accused of hacking, but never formally charged
Anonymous Planning Hack Attack on Uganda
Second round against country's extremely anti-gay legislation
Syria's Internet Shutdown Show's Regime's Desperation
The move hurt businesses and relief organizations while only mildly inconveniencing the opposition
Enhanced Humans by 2030, Says Intelligence Report
But will we have bulging craniums and awesome mental powers?
Twitter Extending Length of Shortened Links
Users who include links will have two less characters to express themselves with
Google To Offer $99 Chromebooks to Public Schools
After partnering up with a charity
Analyst Cuts Apple Target Price From $900 to $800 Per Share
Some fundamentals not looking as good as they used to
Air Force's X-37B Space Plane Cleared to Launch Tomorrow
Third mission for the space plane, whose cargo remains classified
