Vantablack: Firm Shows Off 'World's Darkest Material'[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:35:59 GMT ]This material absorbs up to 99.965 percent of incoming light. It's so black your mind may have trouble comprehending it.

'Squishy' Robots Could Someday Rescue You[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:44:27 GMT ]A material built from wax and foam could one day be used to make octopus-like robots the can morph between hard and soft states a la “Terminator 2.”

Microsoft's 'Project Adam' Learns to See Like We Do[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:55:55 GMT ]Microsoft has taken the wraps off a new A.I. project that blows others in the field away - at identifying Welsh Corgis, anyway.

Psst ... Wanna Buy a Restaurant Reservation?[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:57:58 GMT ]Reservation Hop makes restaurant reservations under false names and then sells them, which has critics calling it unethical, sleazy and worse.

Apple Says iPad Nickel Allergies 'Extremely Rare'[ Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:30:20 GMT ]Apple says its products are safe, and that cases like the one of an 11-year-old iPad user who developed a severe skin rash are "extremely rare."

Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

Police: Prostitute killed Google exec[ Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:15:15 EDT ]A woman whom police describe as a high-end prostitute is under arrest after they say she injected a Silicon Valley tech executive with heroin and then casually left as he lay dying.

Musk pledges million to Tesla museum[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:11:30 EDT ]On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.

Amazon sued over kids buying apps[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:11:20 EDT ]FTC says Amazon is illegally charging parents for millions in purchases by their kids. Richard Quest has more.

World Cup broke social-media records[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:33:31 EDT ]In terms of online entertainment, the World Cup seemed to have it all.

World Cup walloped social-media records[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:34:22 EDT ]In terms of online entertainment, the World Cup seemed to have it all.

Google Seeks Help With 'Right to be Forgotten'[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:43:51 GMT ]A panel of experts will advise Google on how best to comply with a European ruling that some people have the “right to be forgotten" by its search engine.

Hotshot! DARPA Tests Self-Guided Bullets[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:28:39 GMT ]How do you hit a target if you have bad aim? U.S. military research agency DARPA has developed a futuristic sniper-bullet system to solve that problem.

Eyes in the Sky: Are Border Drones Worth the Money?[ Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:02:55 GMT ]The White House requests millions more for drones as it deals with a surge of immigrant youths.

'Blade Runner' Makes Biblical Return to Twitter[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:51:53 GMT ]Olympic sprinter tweets pictures including inspirational quotes, a psalm from the Bible and photos of him helping children with disabilities.

Samsung Suspends Supplier Amid Child Labor Claims[ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:55:00 GMT ]The world's biggest smartphone maker said it would permanently cut all ties with the supplier if the allegations were true.

Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

12 wacky smartphone cases[ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:07:15 EDT ]Not so long ago, a cellphone used to look like a cellphone. But these days, it's not unheard of to see someone talking on a rabbit pressed to his or her ear.

Police: Prostitute killed Google exec[ Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:15:15 EDT ]A woman whom police describe as a high-end prostitute is under arrest after they say she injected a Silicon Valley tech executive with heroin and then casually left as he lay dying.

Musk pledges million to Tesla museum[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:11:30 EDT ]On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.

Amazon sued over kids buying apps[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:11:20 EDT ]FTC says Amazon is illegally charging parents for millions in purchases by their kids. Richard Quest has more.

Elon Musk promises $1 million for Tesla museum[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:45:54 EDT ]On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.

From the Tin Man to the Teen Titans: A History of Cyborgs[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:56:47 GMT ]Forget man versus machine. Try man and machine. Turns out cyborgs have been fiction's way of rebelling since the nineteenth century.

Say Cheese! Drones Light Up Photoshoots[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:38:20 GMT ]Researchers are experimenting with how lightweight drones can assist with rim lighting for photo-shoots.

Does Not Compute: Most STEM Grads Don't Get STEM Jobs[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:33:40 GMT ]Most people with a science, technology, engineering or math degree don't end up in those fields, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Google Seeks Help With 'Right to be Forgotten'[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:43:51 GMT ]A panel of experts will advise Google on how best to comply with a European ruling that some people have the “right to be forgotten" by its search engine.

Hotshot! DARPA Tests Self-Guided Bullets[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:28:39 GMT ]How do you hit a target if you have bad aim? U.S. military research agency DARPA has developed a futuristic sniper-bullet system to solve that problem.

Businesses of the future...with Samsung devices, of course (pictures)[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:00:00 PDT ]The Korean electronics giant operates a showroom -- called the Executive Briefing Center -- at its North American headquarters in New Jersey to show potential business customers what Samsung technology they can use to change their operations.

Apple rumor claims all-new, 12-inch MacBook Air[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:02:35 PDT ]The MacBook is getting a makeover sooner rather than later -- if chatter from China is accurate.

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:53:36 PDT ]The fight over a Twitter ban in the country intensifies, as the government reportedly blocks a workaround, the White House weighs in, and Google refuses to yank YouTube vids critical of the prime minister.

NSA's reported Huawei hack gives glimpse of agency's role in 'cyber Cold War'[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:38:11 PDT ]The latest report based on leaks by Edward Snowden has it that the NSA hacked into the servers of a Chinese router company that had itself been accused by the US of potentially aiding government espionage.

Mom tries to Facebook-shame daughter, gets pizza on face[ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:36:05 PDT ]A mother makes her daughter pose for a picture to prove that it will travel far and wide on the Web. She ends up getting prank calls, pizza deliveries, and a lesson for herself.

12 wacky smartphone cases[ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:07:15 EDT ]Not so long ago, a cellphone used to look like a cellphone. But these days, it's not unheard of to see someone talking on a rabbit pressed to his or her ear.

Police: Prostitute killed Google exec[ Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:15:15 EDT ]A woman whom police describe as a high-end prostitute is under arrest after they say she injected a Silicon Valley tech executive with heroin and then casually left as he lay dying.

Musk pledges million to Tesla museum[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:11:30 EDT ]On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.

Amazon sued over kids buying apps[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:11:20 EDT ]FTC says Amazon is illegally charging parents for millions in purchases by their kids. Richard Quest has more.

Elon Musk promises $1 million for Tesla museum[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:45:54 EDT ]On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.

From the Tin Man to the Teen Titans: A History of Cyborgs[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:56:47 GMT ]Forget man versus machine. Try man and machine. Turns out cyborgs have been fiction's way of rebelling since the nineteenth century.

Say Cheese! Drones Light Up Photoshoots[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:38:20 GMT ]Researchers are experimenting with how lightweight drones can assist with rim lighting for photo-shoots.

Does Not Compute: Most STEM Grads Don't Get STEM Jobs[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:33:40 GMT ]Most people with a science, technology, engineering or math degree don't end up in those fields, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Google Seeks Help With 'Right to be Forgotten'[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:43:51 GMT ]A panel of experts will advise Google on how best to comply with a European ruling that some people have the “right to be forgotten" by its search engine.

Hotshot! DARPA Tests Self-Guided Bullets[ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:28:39 GMT ]How do you hit a target if you have bad aim? U.S. military research agency DARPA has developed a futuristic sniper-bullet system to solve that problem.