Man Challenges Google Privacy, Wins 6 Years Later[ Fri, 30 May 2014 20:04:59 GMT ]MADRID (Reuters) - Mario Costeja, the 58-year-old lawyer and calligrapher from northwestern Spain who fought Google in court to have obsolete personal information removed from Internet searches, said on Friday he was content with the company's new steps to protect privacy.

Right Out of the Oven: MIT Scientists Bake Self-Building Origami Robots[ Fri, 30 May 2014 20:05:01 GMT ]Forget baking cookies. Scientists are working on robot parts that fold into three-dimensional shapes when heated.Think of it like origami that builds itself. Instead of paper, these robots are made with a plastic used in a common childhood toy: Shrinky Dinks.

Florida Turns to Smartphone App in Battle Against Invasive Lionfish[ Fri, 30 May 2014 20:20:38 GMT ]ORLANDO Fla. - Florida has a new phone app to help cull the invasion of its waters by the spiked lionfish, a venomous species that is devouring other fish and harming reef ecosystems.

Google Gives Europe 'Right to be Forgotten'[ Fri, 30 May 2014 23:27:36 GMT ]Responding to a court order, Google must now respond to requests to remove irrelevant search information about individuals.

'Gangnam Style' Gallops Past 2 Billion Views on YouTube[ Sat, 31 May 2014 09:30:21 GMT ]Everyone's favorite bombastic Korean music video, PSY's "Gangnam Style," has set another world record: It's the first music video to have been watched 2 billion times. YouTube celebrated with a "2,000,000,000" figure made up of animated versions of PSY and his backup dancers.

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.

Google car has no steering wheel, brake[ Fri, 30 May 2014 12:24:05 EDT ]If you're uneasy at the idea of riding in a vehicle that drives itself, just wait till you see Google's new car. It has no gas pedal, no brake and no steering wheel.

SpaceX unveils new spacecraft[ Fri, 30 May 2014 11:56:02 EDT ]SpaceX's new spacecraft is capable of bringing humans to the International Space Station then back to Earth.

Snapchat CEO 'mortified' by filthy e-mails[ Fri, 30 May 2014 12:24:18 EDT ]The CEO of popular messaging app Snapchat is apologizing after a set of filthy e-mails he wrote several years ago to his fraternity brothers at Stanford University was leaked publicly this week.

Facebook cuts back on spam[ Fri, 30 May 2014 12:24:56 EDT ]For the second time in just over a week, Facebook has done an about-face on a feature that has bothered some users for a while.

Amazon adding music streaming to Prime?[ Fri, 30 May 2014 17:12:16 EDT ]OK, at this point, who doesn't have a music streaming service?

What's Inside Open-Source Tech?[ Thu, 29 May 2014 21:13:58 GMT ]30 Seconds to Know: Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, explains how Open Source technology grew from a software ethos to a philosophy to guide the world.

Microsoft Reportedly Entering Crowded Smartwatch Arena[ Fri, 30 May 2014 00:04:07 GMT ]The smartwatch arena may soon have yet another tech titan challenging the rest: A report from Forbes says Microsoft is preparing to jump into the digital fitness world in a big way, perhaps as early as this summer.

Time Will Tell: Microsoft Reportedly Entering Crowded Smartwatch Arena[ Fri, 30 May 2014 00:19:46 GMT ]The smartwatch arena may soon have yet another tech titan challenging the rest: A report from Forbes says Microsoft is preparing to jump into the digital fitness world in a big way, perhaps as early as this summer.

At Last! Amateur Astronomers Reboot 36-Year-Old ISEE-3 Spacecraft[ Fri, 30 May 2014 01:06:20 GMT ]An ambitious project to resuscitate an abandoned spacecraft finally met with success Thursday as amateur astro-engineers took control of the International Sun-Earth Explorer — originally launched in 1978.

Google Opens Privacy Web Form For 'Right To Be Forgotten' Requests[ Fri, 30 May 2014 09:49:12 GMT ]LONDON - Google began accepting requests Friday from Europeans who want who want to exercise the 'right to be forgotten' in results produced by the world's dominant search engine.

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.

Drone hobbyists 'fly like a bird'[ Wed, 28 May 2014 15:59:39 EDT ]A bird's eye camera sweeps over the green fields of Ireland, flies over the towering Cliffs of Moher and pans the ocean hundreds of feet below.

iPhone hackers demanding ransoms[ Tue, 27 May 2014 17:34:33 EDT ]A large number of people, mostly located in Australia, are reporting they have come under an unexplained attack that holds their iPhones and iPads hostage and demands they pay a $100 ransom.

How they secured Obama's phone[ Tue, 27 May 2014 14:40:18 EDT ]When Obama became President, he insisted on keeping his BlackBerry. Erica Fink reports how they secured the device.

Google self-driving car has no steering wheel[ Wed, 28 May 2014 13:18:57 EDT ]If you're uneasy at the idea of riding in a vehicle that drives itself, just wait till you see Google's new car. It has no gas pedal, no brake and no steering wheel.

Tiny robots succeed by mimicking termites[ Thu, 29 May 2014 10:20:52 EDT ]Ask 100 robotics scientists why they're inspired to create modern-day automatons and you may get 100 different answers.

Tim Cook on Why Apple Is Buying Beats: It's All About Music[ Wed, 28 May 2014 22:03:40 GMT ]Cook says music has always been at the heart of his company and transcends language and culture.

High-Flyer: Vegas Club Offers Champagne Delivery by Drone[ Wed, 28 May 2014 22:18:51 GMT ]Sparklers? Please. Scantily clad servers? Yawn. At Marquee in Las Vegas, clubgoers are getting their bottle service delivery by drone.This footage was thrown up on Marquee’s Instagram account over Memorial Day weekend.Yes, that is a drone delivering a bottle of Champagne.

Apple Buying Dr. Dre's Beats for $3B to Compete in Music Streaming[ Wed, 28 May 2014 22:34:20 GMT ]Apple, which revolutionized the music industry over a decade ago with the iPod, is buying headphone maker Beats Electronics for $3 billion in a deal that will help it compete in the streaming music business.The deal, the largest in Apple's history, is expected to close before the end of September.

'Time to Be Candid': Google Admits Lack of Workplace Diversity[ Thu, 29 May 2014 02:42:07 GMT ]After years of objections to revealing its workplace diversity data, Google has done a 180, releasing its race and gender numbers publicly for the first time on Wednesday. The company admitted it is "miles away" from a representative makeup.

Beats Co-Founder Says HTC Partnership 'Crashed and Burned'[ Thu, 29 May 2014 04:15:00 GMT ]While Beats is now selling itself to Apple, the company tried this before with Taiwan’s HTC and it didn’t work out so well.

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.

Self-driving car has no steering wheel, brake[ Wed, 28 May 2014 16:01:12 EDT ]If you're uneasy at the idea of riding in a vehicle that drives itself, just wait till you see Google's new car. It has no gas pedal, no brake and no steering wheel.

Drone hobbyists 'fly like a bird'[ Wed, 28 May 2014 15:59:39 EDT ]A bird's eye camera sweeps over the green fields of Ireland, flies over the towering Cliffs of Moher and pans the ocean hundreds of feet below.

iPhone hackers demanding ransoms[ Tue, 27 May 2014 17:34:33 EDT ]A large number of people, mostly located in Australia, are reporting they have come under an unexplained attack that holds their iPhones and iPads hostage and demands they pay a $100 ransom.

How they secured Obama's phone[ Tue, 27 May 2014 14:40:18 EDT ]When Obama became President, he insisted on keeping his BlackBerry. Erica Fink reports how they secured the device.

Google self-driving car has no steering wheel[ Wed, 28 May 2014 13:18:57 EDT ]If you're uneasy at the idea of riding in a vehicle that drives itself, just wait till you see Google's new car. It has no gas pedal, no brake and no steering wheel.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says We're Entering a 'Post-Post-PC Era'[ Wed, 28 May 2014 01:45:35 GMT ]At the Code Conference, Satya Nadella said Microsoft’s future is about building platforms and software for productivity.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: I'm the Boss, Bill Gates Just Helps Out[ Wed, 28 May 2014 02:16:36 GMT ]At the Code Conference, Satya Nadella said while Microsoft founder Bill Gates is spending more time at Microsoft, there's no question who's in charge.

Google's New Self-Driving Car Ditches the Steering Wheel[ Wed, 28 May 2014 02:32:35 GMT ]The company reimagines what the modern automobile should look and feel like if you took the human out of the transportation equation.

Gwyneth Paltrow Calls Internet Trolls 'Test of Our Emotional Evolution'[ Wed, 28 May 2014 03:03:15 GMT ]Gwyneth Paltrow isn't who you'd expect to speak at a big tech conference featuring Microsoft and Google honchos. But on Tuesday, she gave a short and impassioned speech about the dark side of the Internet.The actress was the surprise guest at Re/Code's Code Conference outside of Los Angeles.

China Cracks Down on Instant Messaging Services[ Wed, 28 May 2014 08:26:13 GMT ]BEIJING - China is targeting popular smartphone-based instant messaging services in a month-long campaign to crack down on the spreading of rumors and what it calls infiltration of hostile forces, in the latest move restricting online freedom of expression.