Science & Technology
Former NCAA Athletes Seek Class Action Status to Sue
Say they were duped into giving up rights to profit from their own image
A Flood of Insurance Claims Follow Isaac
Only 31 percent of Louisianans have flood insurance
Robbers Kidnap Bank Manager, Force Her to Rob Workplace
Strapped a device to her that was detonated by officials
Downloading Popular Movies through BitTorrent? You're Probably Being Tracked.
Being an arthouse snob, though, pays off
Hacker Claims to Have Mitt Romney's Tax Returns
Wants $1 million in Bitcoins for his silence
Solyndra In the House at DNC
Both supporters and Cassandras of the failed green pork project represent in Charlotte.
Amazon Rainfall Expected to Drop Due to Deforestation
Precipitation may drop by 20 percent during drier periods in rain forest
Parts of DNA Labelled "Junk" May Be Important Switches
Can control genetic activity and may provide insight about disease transmission such as diabetes
Apple Denies Giving FBI Device Info
"The FBI has not requested this information from Apple, nor have we provided it to the FBI or any organization," said Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman.
Nokia Shows Off Windows Smartphone
The market doesn't respond well and the company's stock drops
NASA Catches Solar Flare Stretching Half Million Miles into Space
Just happened last week
Judge: Convicted Murderer to Get State-Paid Sex Change
District judge rules the state of Massachusetts will have to pay up to $20,000 or more for a man convicted of killing his wife in 1990 to get a sex-change operation
Dead Fish Coming to Shore on Lake Erie
May be due to a naturally-occurring lake inversion and not a spill, but Canadian authorities are investigating
Democrats Get Lesson in Awkward Online Piracy Prevention Tools with YouTube Takedown
YouTube copyright-detecting algorithm temporarily blocks stream
3 Ways Obama and the Democrats Can Win Libertarian Votes
Get transparent, legalize reality, and earn your Peace Prize already, Mr. President.
Pew: Mobile Users Avoid, Uninstall Apps over Privacy Concerns
People taking responsibility for their privacy
Judges Want to Exhume Arafat's Body
Relatives of the Palestinian leader claim he may have been poisoned
Hurricane Isaac Washes Up Oil
Too early to say if oil is from Deep Water Horizon spill
Kickstarter Addresses Refunds for Failed Ventures
The responsibility for refunds falls on project creators
Russia Yanks Google from Android Tabloids
Concerns about data gathering on military and government devices
FBI Finds No Evidence of AntiSec Hacking
"At this time there is no evidence indicating that an FBI laptop was compromised or that the FBI either sought or obtained this data."
Twitter Lawyer Says Free Speech is Good Business
Flipping off the censors attracts customers
Australian Government Defends Data Retention Plans
Privacy? We don't need no stinking privacy.
The Republican Party's Science and Technology Policy Platform
What the GOP thinks about sex ed, fracking, abortion, stem cells, nuclear power, climate change and more.
Swedish Government Sites Slammed by Pro-Assange Hackers
The Wikileaks founder has some tech-savvy fans
Economic Arguments for Climate Change Policy Challenged
Policies require the current generation to beggar itself for minimal future benefit
Pirate Bay Co-Founder to Be Deported
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg will be sent to Sweden from Cambodia
State Must Provide Sex Reassignment Surgery For Murderer, Says Judge
Michelle Kosilek killed his wife in 1990
Anonymous Demand Gawker Journalist Wear Ballet Tutu
Will refuse to grant interviews on FBI hack until condition is met
Fukushima Evacuees to Return in Two Years
Emergency orders will be lifted sooner, an earthquake/tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown last year
Hackers Leak 1 Million Apple IDs They Say Came From FBI
The group Antisec say they want to draw attention to FBI's use of personal information, have millions more
Tens of Thousands on Gulf Coast Still Dark After Isaac
More than 100,000 residents in Louisiana and Mississippi remain without power
Copyright-Enforcement Robots Mistakenly Interrupt Awards Broadcast
Ustream's crack squad of automated violation-detection technologies smothered a streaming feed of the Hugo Awards
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested in Cambodia
Arrested on an international warrant from his native Sweden
Thalidomide Manufacturer Apologizes for Birth Defects 50 Years Later
The CEO of the Gurenthal Group apologized for manufacturing an anti-morning sickness pill that led to thousands of birth defects
