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Supernova May Hold Clues To Origins Of Cosmic Dust

Astronomers watching a supernova may have found out where the dust that makes up much of the Universe came from.Cosmic dust is crucial to the birth of stars and rocky planets, and provides the...

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Feel-Good (and Feel-Bad) Moments, Brought to You by Facebook

Facebook drove depressed users over the edge! Facebook can control elections! Facebook can hop you up -- or bum you out! There is something breathless about the reactions of some civil libertarians to...

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Backyard Automation Finally Becomes Part Of The Smart Home Movement

As thrilling as it may be to tear yourself away from the air conditioning to water plants on a sweltering summer day, there's a new gadget in town that will keep you cool and your water bills low....

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Another Texas City Recycles Wastewater For Drinking During Severe Drought

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — As much of Texas grapples with lingering drought, a second city in the Lone Star State has begun reusing treated wastewater in a state-approved recycling process to bolster...

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These People Want To Help You Quit Facebook For 99 Days

Want to quit Facebook but don't have the willpower? Maybe very publicly announcing you are signing off for a couple months will do the trick. To help you do so, a Dutch ad agency named Just is starting...

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Robots Are Everywhere! Learning About Technology From Robotics

If it seems like robots are everywhere today, that's because they are. A quick glance at the weekly news and feature stories from the past couple of weeks has shown, among other things, a starfish...

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Diversity Data Shows Need to Focus on Women of Color

The floodgates holding back the tech industries dismal diversity data are now wide open. First Google, then LinkedIn and Yahoo, and now Facebook have soaked Silicon Valley watchers with what many of us...

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The Dirty Little Secret Your Bank Won't Tell You About Your New Credit Card

By Matt Schulz, Senior Industry Analyst for CreditCards.com Call it chip-and-meh. This weekend, a shiny little technological marvel appeared in my mailbox. It's my new-and-improved Delta SkyMiles...

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Is It Worth Sacrificing Your Secrecy to Be Social?

A few weeks ago, my sister and I were in the midst of our bi-weekly run in Central Park when she turned to me and asked if I knew how to block Facebook's access to her personal information -- she'd...

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Look Inside a High Tech Smart Home

Technology is around us everyday to make our lives easier and the efficiency that comes with a smart home is undeniable. In this week's episode of Hardwired I decided to try out some products to...

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Time to Face Social Media

The majority of employers in the United States do not have a published social media policy. Social media is complicated, which is precisely why employers need to have a set of social media policies to...

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Why Google's Takedown of News Links in the EU Is a Good Thing

Because the EU has recognized a "right to be forgotten," it is now possible for European citizens to request that Google remove links to stories that provide information about their lives. This means...

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A True Friend 'Likes' What You Have to Say

I was recently hanging out with a friend. On that particular day she was in a sad state, bemoaning her boyfriend problems. She is known for turbulence in her love life, but this issue seemed sillier...

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Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data On U.S. Workers

WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers in March broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees, according to senior American...

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Cerwin Vega Rises From the Ashes with New Speaker System

It wasn't our fault! The doorbell rang and standing on the front porch were two visibly annoyed delivery guys bearing 191 pounds of speakers from Cerwin Vega. We weren't able to appease them, but we...

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The Body Learns

Today’s educational technology often presents itself as a radical departure from the tired practices of traditional instruction. But in one way, at least, it faithfully follows the conventions of the...

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Emotional Ad Reminds Scared New Parents Of The Only Thing Their Babies Really...

The message of a new cellphone commercial out of Thailand is clear -- technology will never replace love. But the storyline DTAC uses to get there elicits a few very different reactions. In the spot, a...

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More Millennials Use MySpace Than Reddit: Poll

More millennials are using MySpace than Reddit, according to a new poll from Reason magazine and Rupe. Excuse us while we try to process that information. In a lengthy survey of 2,000 millennials,...

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Amazon Sued For Making It Way Too Easy For Kids To Spend Money

A federal agency just filed a lawsuit against Amazon for letting children make purchases too easily on mobile devices without their parents' approval. In a complaint filed Thursday, the Federal Trade...

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Twitter Says The National Guard Isn't The Key To #FixingChicago

Gun violence in Chicago left over a dozen people dead and more than 60 others wounded over the Fourth of July weekend. Amid now-familiar calls to bring in the National Guard to help the city stop the...

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