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.
Science & Technology
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?
New Insect Species Discovered -- on Flickr
Insect expert in California discovers new species through Malaysian photographer's posts.
More Photos from the Gobi Desert
Or "Mars," as some are insisting on calling it.
Maybe We Didn't Fool Around with Neanderthals After All
Study suggests DNA similarity due to shared ancestry, not filthy, filthy caveman sex.
Is TrapWire Response an Overreaction?
Are Internet rumors getting out of hand, like they do?
FTC: Facebook Misled App Developers, Took Fees
Program promised better analysis and placement.
Google's Self-Driving Cars Log 300,000 Crash-Free Miles
Time to get started on teleporters, guys.
Net Censorship, Courtesy of South Korea
The allegedly free part of the Korean peninsula has become a hotbed of thin-skinned officials and attacks on free speech
Pay Pal Co-Founder, Greg Kouri, Dead at 51
Became a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley after the success of Pay Pal
New Theory: Universe Created Through Collision
Of three-dimensional universes in a four-dimensional space
High Fructose Corn Syrup No Worse Than "Real" Sugar, Study Says
Study published in the Nutrition Journal
Wikileaks Claims to Have Been the Victim of a Week Long Attack
The whistle blowing site received sustained Denial-of-service attacks.
Google to Lay Off 4,000 at Motorola
Move is an attempt to help the company, which Google bought in May, get back to black.
9 on Trial Over Organ Sale For iPad in China
The accused allegedly helped a teenager sell his kidney.
The Flu Gets Piggy
A new strain of swine flu is spreading through the U.S. Midwest
Researchers Say Underground Water Reserves Being Depleted
Asia, North America overusing what's available.
Google to "Demote" Sites with Copyright Problems
Pages cites with many copyright violations will appear lower in search results
New Tools Help Check for Gauss Malware
Two labs offer ways to check to see if your system is infected
Security Breach for Customers of Popular PC Games
Players of World of Warcraft, Diablo III, affected.
Romney's Wikipedia Page Locked
The online encyclopedia has also locked the pages of potential VP nominees.
Space Ship Fall Down, Go Boom
NASA isn't clear on why the Morpheus lander crashed
Dams May Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Levels
Washington State University research shows more methane bubbles out of water as it is drawn down.
Judge Tosses Out Patent Judgment Against Blackberry Manufacturer
Vacates $147 million fine against Research in Motion.
Bloomberg, Microsoft Team Up to Spy on New Yorkers
New York police will be able to search for criminal suspects with cameras and license-plate readers.
Yikes. Gonorrhea May Soon Become Untreatable, CDC Worries
STD has developed resistance to all but one course of treatment.
Google to Pay $22.5 Million for Tracking Safari Users
Largest fine ever levied by FTC.
Kickstarter Campaign to Create New Game Console Earns $8.5 Million
But can Ouya actually make a profit?
American Crocs Thriving at Nuclear Plant
Just wait for the original SyFy movie.
Largest 3D Map of the Universe Contains a Million Galaxies
70 billion cubic light years are represented on the new map
Your Kitty Is a Killer
If you didn't know it already, research shows that cats kill for jollies
