Saturday, December 13, 2014

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.

The flying fungus: NASA's biodegradable drone that flies and dies
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:34:31 EST ]
NASA and a team of researchers are working on a quadrocopter that melts after it's been used.

YouTube's most popular video of 2014 was...
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:05:08 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.

Are 'smart pills' the best way to stay sharp?
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:29:57 EST ]
How did you wake yourself up this morning? Perhaps through a morning run, or hitting the yoga mat. Some favor good old caffeine, or new-age nutritional supplements.

The flying fungus
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:41:52 EST ]
NASA and a team of researchers are working on a quadrocopter that melts after it's been used.

YouTube's most popular video was...
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:41:41 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.

Friday, December 12, 2014

These Two Start-Ups Want to Take On Cancer: Re/Code
[ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 20:43:45 GMT ]
The life sciences sector of Greater Boston has become a hotspot for cancer work among pharmaceutical giants, academic labs, and research institutions.






Sony Hack: Exec Joked About Obama and Race in Email
[ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 20:59:07 GMT ]
The remarks about the president were in emails that were stolen by hackers who recently attacked Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer network.






Sony Executive Joked About Obama and Race in Email
[ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 20:59:07 GMT ]
The remarks about the president were in emails that were stolen by hackers who recently attacked Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer network.

Early Apple-1 Computer Sells for $365k at Auction
[ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:44:46 GMT ]
A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 has fetched $365,000 at Christie's.






Zuckerberg Offers Parenting Tip: Don't Ban Facebook
[ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 01:03:03 GMT ]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it's not a good idea to ban children from Facebook or technology.






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.

The flying fungus: NASA's biodegradable drone that flies and dies
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:34:31 EST ]
NASA and a team of researchers are working on a quadrocopter that melts after it's been used.

YouTube's most popular video of 2014 was...
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:05:08 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.

Are 'smart pills' the best way to stay sharp?
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:29:57 EST ]
How did you wake yourself up this morning? Perhaps through a morning run, or hitting the yoga mat. Some favor good old caffeine, or new-age nutritional supplements.

The flying fungus
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:41:52 EST ]
NASA and a team of researchers are working on a quadrocopter that melts after it's been used.

YouTube's most popular video was...
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:41:41 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Plaintiffs Find Possible Witness in Apple Antitrust Case
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:04:24 GMT ]
It wasn't pretty, but the plaintiffs may have an actual witness in the $1 billion class-action suit against Apple.






DARPA Project to Put Tiny 'Satlets' in Orbit in 2015
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:32:12 GMT ]
DARPA and its partners are planning to launch a new generation of experimental modular satellites called "satlets" in late 2015.






Surviving the Storm: Tech for When You Get Snowed In
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:34:55 GMT ]
Don't be left in the dark when the power goes out in your neighborhood — consider keeping some of this tech on hand.






Microsoft Exec Sees Fall 2015 Release for Windows
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:45:28 GMT ]
An autumn release would put Windows 10 on track for launch three years after Windows 8, which got a decidedly mixed reception.






Jesse Jackson Presses Tech Companies on Diversity
[ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:58:27 GMT ]
Google, Apple, Facebook and more than other 20 other tech companies sent representatives to the Silicon Valley summit.






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.

The flying fungus: NASA's biodegradable drone that flies and dies
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:34:31 EST ]
NASA and a team of researchers are working on a quadrocopter that melts after it's been used.

YouTube's most popular video of 2014 was...
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:05:08 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.

Are 'smart pills' the best way to stay sharp?
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:29:57 EST ]
How did you wake yourself up this morning? Perhaps through a morning run, or hitting the yoga mat. Some favor good old caffeine, or new-age nutritional supplements.

The flying fungus
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:41:52 EST ]
NASA and a team of researchers are working on a quadrocopter that melts after it's been used.

YouTube's most popular video was...
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:41:41 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Mutant Spider Dog! YouTube Unveils Top 10 Videos of 2014
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:04:51 GMT ]
'Tis the season for end-of-year roundups, and this time it's YouTube's turn.






World Cup, Ebola Top Facebook's Biggest Moments of 2014
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:21:52 GMT ]
There may be no better way to quantify global conversation than through social media.






FBI Says Not Clear Yet Who's Behind Sony Hack
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:48:35 GMT ]
FBI Director James Comey says investigators haven't yet determined who was responsible for a massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.






Pirate Bay Taken Offline Following Raid in Sweden
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:03:12 GMT ]
The Pirate Bay, the most notorious bittorrent site on the Internet, has fallen off the net after Swedish authorities raided servers in Stockholm.






Robots Account for Nearly a Quarter of Video Ad Views
[ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:55:42 GMT ]
A new study reveals that nearly a quarter of video advertising content was consumed not by people, but by bots.






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.

Probe gets close-up with Pluto
[ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:05:39 EST ]
Three billion miles away from Earth, in an unchartered slice of our solar system, a small space probe is shaking off its deep sleep and getting ready to become the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and its moons.

Inventor of the gaming console dead at 92
[ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:24:53 EST ]
Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first home video game console, has died. He was 92.

'Frozen' and 'Serial' top Apple best-of-2014 lists
[ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:56:23 EST ]
Weary parents, doomed to hear "Let it Go" on a loop until the end of time, made the "Frozen" soundtrack the most downloaded album of the year on iTunes.

YouTube's most popular video of 2014 was...
[ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:05:08 EST ]
Mutant horrors, singers and kissing strangers had a big year on YouTube.