Science & Technology
Assange To Make a Statement Sunday
UK government pledges to extradite the hacker to Sweden.
Hope for Men: Male Contraceptive Pill on Horizon
Years of trials and tests still needed.
Zuckerberg: Falling Stock is Painful to Watch
The social network entrepreneur made the comments to employees at a company-wide meeting organized in part to boost morale.
Deliberate Breeding of 'Ethical' People is a Moral Obligation
Claims Professor Julian Savulescu of Oxford University
Dunkin' Donuts Gets an App
Purchase food, gift cards through your mobile phone. Michelle Obama does not approve.
Octopuses Inspire Flexible, Color-Shifting Robots
Creatures have more to offer tech field than just video game bosses.
Regulators Approve Verizon Spectrum Sale
Deal will help adapt to increasing demand for data services on mobile platforms.
Chinese Company Experiments with "Social Credit Card"
By linking card with online identity, consumers get deals based on social activity.
Judge to Apple: Are You Smoking Crack?
Objects to effort to bring in 22 rebuttal witnesses in patent case against Samsung.
Get Ready for a New Generation of Drones
The high-tech robots are getting smaller, deadlier and more autonomous
Mars UFO Mystery Solved, NASA Says
Curiosity snapped a photo of its backpack's crash landing is what it was
Judge Rules Architectural Renderings Have Copyright Protections
Does not have to serve as a blueprint in order to be protected from distribution.
Astronomers Find Record-Setting Galaxy Cluster
One of the largest structures in the universe, it has been nicknamed "Phoenix."
Germany Reopens Facebook Privacy Inquiry
Official says company illegally archiving photos of members without permission.
U.K. Police Amassing Outside Assange's Embassy Refuge
Ecuador embassy surrounded around midnight, according to reports.
Bitcoin Makes First Appearance in a Lawsuit
Theft at a large exchange sparks legal action over the alternative currency
Hypersonic Aircraft Doesn't Fly
The Air Force's unmanned craft had to be destroyed during a test
Cybercrime Rakes in Hundreds of Billions of Dollars
Stolen identities bring in almost as much as narcotics
Twitter Founders Start Two New Sites
Hope is for Medium and Branch to revolutionize online sharing.
Curiosity to Start Driving Around Mars
The rover's apparently just been extending its limbs and taking photos so far
Nokia Sticking to Windows Phone
Nokia's chief executive reiterates the company's dedication to using Windows phones
Passwords May Become Obsolete
How you type may be more important than the keys you tap
Coming Soon: 3D-Printed Houses
Structures could be printed on-site in a matter of days or even hours
Smart Phone Encryption Defies Government Experts
Law enforcement can't crack the latest iPhones
Crowdfunding Your Business Venture? Prepare for Taxes
Offering any sort of "reward" for donations could result in taxes ... but also credits and exemptions.
U.K. Site Owner Sentenced to Four Years Just for Linking to Illegal Streaming Sites
Man did not engage in any illegal streaming himself.
Malaysians Stage Blackout Over Internet Regs
Bloggers, site owners could be held liable for defamatory comments posted on pages.
California Initiative Puts Profit Ahead of Science
Proposition 37 props up profits for organic growers and denies the scientific consensus in favor of biotech crops.
Groupon 's Shares Sink
Groupon's stock recently traded at $5.82, down 23% and below the lowest closing price since Groupon went public in November at $20 a share.
New Standards for Automobile "Black Boxes" Take Effect September 1
Automakers had requested a one year extension
Samsung Says Apple Cribbed First
Samsung claims pinch-to-zoom was stolen by Apple from Mitsubishi in the first place. Everything's derivative!
Court Rules Law Enforcement Can Track GPS Signals From Phones Without Warrant
The DEA tracked a drug dealer based on a burner phone he used. He was stopped with 1,100 pounds of marijuana. The Sixth Circuit Court ruled no constitutional violation occurred.
Privacy Advocates Raise Concern Over Campaign Apps
Don't download one might be one preventive measure
Computers Apparently Stolen from Steve Jobs' Home
A rash of burglaries have hit the Palo Alto area
Researchers Find Mutant Butterflies Near Fukushima
Mutations include disfigured antennas, smaller wings and different patterns. No super powers.
Wikileaks Back Online
The website had faced repeated "denial of service" attacks in the last few days.
The Demise of Social Science
Is rampant addiction to porn and video games really ruining a generation of men?
