Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Government Agencies to Slash Greenhouse Emissions
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:42:07 GMT ]
U.S. federal agencies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their operations to 41.8 percent below 2008 levels by 2025, the White House announced.









Link Removed? New Site Tracks Online Content Takedowns
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:58:54 GMT ]
Well-meaning posts and innocent users can get caught in the crossfire when controversial content is accidentally or deliberately suppressed.









U.K. Town Wants You to Know: Goole Isn't Google!
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:59:47 GMT ]
Volunteers in the sleepy East Yorkshire port town have decided to create their very own search engine so people can find it.









Gene-Engineered Mosquitoes Can't Spread Malaria
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:37:38 GMT ]
Researchers in California have genetically engineered mosquitoes that cannot be infected with the malaria parasite and who pass the trait on.









Dell Acknowledges Security Hole in New Laptops
[ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:21:38 GMT ]
Dell says the security hole could make it easy for hackers to access users' private data.









Robot snake can shift its shape quickly, also haunts our dreams (Tomorrow Daily 276 show notes) - CNET
[ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 01:07:08 GMT ]
All we can say is, "Robot snakes. Why did it have to be robot snakes?"









Ahmed the Clock Kid wants $15 million from city and school - CNET
[ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 04:00:04 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school and then became a hero at Google and Facebook, is now demanding compensation and an apology.









New tech can boost smartphone resolution to 4K without hindering battery life - CNET
[ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:11:14 GMT ]
Software technology being developed in Japan is able to improve smartphone screen resolution to 4K while not drastically effecting battery life.









Microsoft's female workforce shrank 2 percent last year - CNET
[ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:49:00 GMT ]
The company's workforce diversity efforts suffer a setback due to job cuts at overseas factories -- jobs held by a high percentage of women.









Apple said to plan Apple Pay launch in China by February - CNET
[ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:53:52 GMT ]
Deal with four banks clears the way for the tech titan's electronic-payments service to work in the world's largest smartphone market, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.









The making of 'Star Wars Battlefront'
[ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:28:47 GMT ]










Hate being stared at? Here's a solution
[ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:30:38 GMT ]










Pigeons, the next great cancer detector?
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:40:18 GMT ]
Scientists have discovered you can teach one of the most maligned of birds how to identify cancer.









How do you revive a dying species?
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:41:00 GMT ]
There is only one male northern white rhino left in the world. His name is Sudan, he's 42-years old -- practically geriatric in rhino terms. His sperm count is low and his hind legs are weak -- meaning he's in no position to mate.









Monday, November 23, 2015

Drone Registration Task Force Set to Report to FAA
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:10:51 GMT ]
A group of experts exploring the best way to register drones will submit its recommendations to government regulators on Saturday.









NASA Tasks SpaceX With Flying Astronauts to Space Station
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:55:33 GMT ]
NASA officially placed an order with SpaceX Friday for a manned mission to the International Space Station in 2017.









Facebook's Zuckerberg to Take 2 Months of Paternity Leave
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:16:09 GMT ]
Zuckerberg says studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families.









'Electronic Plants' Grow Wires Inside Themselves
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:29:55 GMT ]
Researchers have made plants grow conductive wires inside themselves that could one day provide communication or power systems for electronics.









How Viral Cat Pictures Helped Cops During Raids
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:42:45 GMT ]
Belgians posted pictures of cats to Twitter in response to police asking not to reveal their whereabouts during terror raids.









Bishop, how much time: Seiko re-releasing Ripley's 'Aliens' watch - CNET
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:44:31 GMT ]
Seiko Japan will be re-releasing the 1983 Chronograph 7A28-7000, worn by Sigourney Weaver in 1986's "Aliens".









Samsung's new Virtual Reality ad makes it look surprisingly simple - CNET
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:06:05 GMT ]
Technically Incorrect: The Gear VR actually looks easy to use, if you believe Samsung's simple, effective new ad for it.









Asia's video game scene has a new player: Singapore - CNET
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:26:25 GMT ]
With roughly 17,000 visitors paying to attend the island state's recent GameStart Asia gaming expo, the future of gaming in the region looks set to soar.









Six Million Dollar Plant: Scientists grow cyborg roses - CNET
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:39:11 GMT ]
A team of researchers has created living rose plants with electronic circuits threaded through their veins.









'Superman III' reimagined as a horror film - CNET
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:47:10 GMT ]
Evil Superman battle! Killer computers! Richard Pryor as a hacker! Watch this "Superman III" trailer remade to look like the horror film it probably should have been.









The making of 'Star Wars Battlefront'
[ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:28:47 GMT ]










Hate being stared at? Here's a solution
[ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:30:38 GMT ]










Pigeons, the next great cancer detector?
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:40:18 GMT ]
Scientists have discovered you can teach one of the most maligned of birds how to identify cancer.









How do you revive a dying species?
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:41:00 GMT ]
There is only one male northern white rhino left in the world. His name is Sudan, he's 42-years old -- practically geriatric in rhino terms. His sperm count is low and his hind legs are weak -- meaning he's in no position to mate.









Sunday, November 22, 2015

State Dept. Cyber Security Still Not Up to Par: Audit
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:19:12 GMT ]
The department's independent watchdog says the department is failing to comply with federal cyber security standards, putting sensitive data at risk









Drone Registration Task Force Set to Report to FAA
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:10:51 GMT ]
A group of experts exploring the best way to register drones will submit its recommendations to government regulators on Saturday.









NASA Tasks SpaceX With Flying Astronauts to Space Station
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:55:33 GMT ]
NASA officially placed an order with SpaceX Friday for a manned mission to the International Space Station in 2017.









Facebook's Zuckerberg to Take 2 Months of Paternity Leave
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:16:09 GMT ]
Zuckerberg says studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families.









'Electronic Plants' Grow Wires Inside Themselves
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:29:55 GMT ]
Researchers have made plants grow conductive wires inside themselves that could one day provide communication or power systems for electronics.









What I learned from watching Star Wars in the wrong order - CNET
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:00:03 GMT ]
Is the Millennium Falcon alive? That's just one of the questions answered when I watched the original Star Wars films in the popular Machete Order.









How you can watch all six Star Wars movies before 'The Force Awakens' - CNET
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:00:05 GMT ]
Here's how you can buy, download or stream the six movies of the original and prequel trilogies in the US, Australia and the UK.









Jawbone sees latest round of layoffs - CNET
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:27:56 GMT ]
The maker of Up fitness trackers is closing its New York office and letting about 60 workers go.









Customers at Sheraton, Westin, other hotels hit by data-stealing hack attack - CNET
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:18:08 GMT ]
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the company behind nearly a dozen hotel brands, says that more than 50 of its locations suffered from a malware attack on point-of-sale systems.









What should Yahoo get rid of? - CNET
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 23:07:34 GMT ]
The struggling Internet giant is trying to decide which of its services it should keep or dump. Yahoo Real Estate, or maybe even Yahoo News, could be on the chopping block, analysts say.









The making of 'Star Wars Battlefront'
[ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:28:47 GMT ]










Hate being stared at? Here's a solution
[ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:30:38 GMT ]










Pigeons, the next great cancer detector?
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:40:18 GMT ]
Scientists have discovered you can teach one of the most maligned of birds how to identify cancer.









How do you revive a dying species?
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:41:00 GMT ]
There is only one male northern white rhino left in the world. His name is Sudan, he's 42-years old -- practically geriatric in rhino terms. His sperm count is low and his hind legs are weak -- meaning he's in no position to mate.









Saturday, November 21, 2015

State Dept. Cyber Security Still Not Up to Par: Audit
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:19:12 GMT ]
The department's independent watchdog says the department is failing to comply with federal cyber security standards, putting sensitive data at risk









Drone Registration Task Force Set to Report to FAA
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:10:51 GMT ]
A group of experts exploring the best way to register drones will submit its recommendations to government regulators on Saturday.









NASA Tasks SpaceX With Flying Astronauts to Space Station
[ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:55:33 GMT ]
NASA officially placed an order with SpaceX Friday for a manned mission to the International Space Station in 2017.









Facebook's Zuckerberg to Take 2 Months of Paternity Leave
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:16:09 GMT ]
Zuckerberg says studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families.









'Electronic Plants' Grow Wires Inside Themselves
[ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:29:55 GMT ]
Researchers have made plants grow conductive wires inside themselves that could one day provide communication or power systems for electronics.