DARPA's Latest Challenge Focuses on Robots Helping Fight Disasters
As opposed to causing them, like science fiction warns us about
Science & Technology
Environmental Groups Want Fracking Disclosures
Want drillers to state what chemicals are released during process
Clinton: Facebook Post Not Hard Evidence in Benghazi Attack
But a YouTube video apparently is
Who's Getting Our Votes: Reason Writers' 2012 Presidential Picks
Plus: Which other races are most important and whether freedom is growing
Tropical Storm Sandy Nears Jamaican Landfall, Could Hit New England Next Week
The northeast was hit by Hurricane Irene last year
Apple: DOJ Investigating Samsung Over Use, Misuse of Patents
Investigation was referenced in a filing with the US ITC
Report: Aggressive Adware Threatening Android Users Privacy
Apps are collecting more data than they say they are to sell to ad networks and to push notifications
EU Accuses Microsoft of Breaking Anti-Trust Agreement
10 percent of users installing Windows 7 SP1 in Europe were not prompted to choose a browser; Micrsoft says it was a technical glitch
Court Rules Indiana Can't Cut Funding to Planned Parenthood
State can't bar abortion providers from collecting Medicaid funds for medical services.
Temporary Medicaid Pay Hike Confuses Doctors
Supposed to last for two years, but many details have not been hammered out
FTC Issues Privacy Guidelines for Facial Recognition Tech
Recommendations for companies, of course, not the government
Mass. Moves to Close Company Tied to Meningitis Outbreak
Trying to revoke their license due to unclean conditions
Megaupload User Wants Details of Government's Data Seizure
The feds have been awfully cagey about this case
Company Settles Suit Over Inescapable Online Tracking
KISSmetrics even tracked people who tried to block its cookies
Are Presidential Debates Always a Waste of Time?
From body language to pretty faces, new research looks at what really matters in televised presidential debates.
Windows 8 Competing Against Google First, Then Apple
Windows used to be accused, and sometimes still is, of being monopolistic
Study: Most Homemade Porn, Nude Pics Make it Online
30 percent of internet traffic is to porn sites
Microsoft Employees Have Raised $1 Billion in 30 Years For Charity
Employee Giving Campaign began in 1983
Twitter Briefly Suspends Account of Homophobic U.K. Politician
Europe isn't so free-speech friendly
FTC Offers Facial Recognition Guidelines
Don't expect the government to take its own pointers too seriously
Little-Known Device Raises Big Fourth Amendment Implications
"Stingray" tracks all the mobile devices on a given network in an area
FDA Investigating 5 Deaths Connected to Energy Drink
Monster Energy Drinks being sued by parents of teen who died
No Signs of Life Yet in Frozen Antarctic Lake
Icy body of water has not been exposed to the elements for millions of years
Obama Administration: Talking Preferable to War in Iran
Sanctions intended to bring them to the table
Amazon Wipes Woman's Kindle Account Without Explanation
Loses all her books with them, has account closed and doesn't know why
Meningitis Probe May Lead to Drug Shortages
Drug manufacturer shut down for a month for investigation
Android Apps Leaking Sensitive Data
Researchers found they were able to intercept information transmission from 8 percent of those they tested
Siemens to Sell off Solar Power Business
Losing money there and will focus on hydro and wind instead
