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Astronaut Hank Hartsfield, Who Led First Flight Of Space Shuttle Discovery,...
NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on Thursday (July 17). He was 80. Hank Hartsfield's death came as a result of...
View ArticleUser-Unfriendly Online Ticket Sales
Co-authored by Alan Daley So, you want to attend a concert featuring one of your favorite performers? Why not buy your tickets online and use the convenient venue seating charts? Well, comparing prices...
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Dispatches From a Connected Future
Unmanned aerial vehicles developed by Yan Wan from the University of North Texas are capable of providing wireless communications to storm-ravaged areas where telephone access is out. The vehicle was...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon Shares The Most #AwkwardBreakUp Tweets Ever
Breaking up can sometime be a little awkward, especially if immediately after you get your hair stuck in a tree for 20 minutes. In honor of the upcoming "Bachelorette" finale, Jimmy Fallon decided to...
View ArticleA Judge Just Gave Prosecutors Access To Someone's Gmail
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in New York has granted prosecutors access to a Gmail user's emails as part of a criminal probe, a decision that could fan the debate over how...
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Is the World Ready for a Video Game About Slavery?
By Noah J. Nelson (@noahjnelson) Speaking about Miguel Oliveira's Thralled using the language of video games can be difficult. "Thralled is an interactive experience about a runaway slave in 18th...
View ArticleDJ Turns The Sounds Of A Classroom Into The Feel Good Song Of The Summer
Pencils on desks. High-pitched giggles. Balls launched (briefly) into the air. We bet you've never heard the sounds of a school quite like this before. Edgar Camago is a San Francisco third grade...
View ArticleThis 'Game Of Thrones' Dubstep Remix Means Bass Drops Are Coming
Hodor isn't the only DJ in Westeros. YouTube star MetroGnome, the guy behind that sick "Breaking Bad" remix, is back again, and this time he's out to rule the Seven Kingdoms with a dubstep "Game of...
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LA Engineers Building Hot Tub Cadillac
As automotive ideas go, this one's all wet -- and that's exactly how its inventors want it. Two Los Angeles-based engineers are on a race to set the first world record for the fastest hot tub ever,...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Double Barrel Game-Changing Events -- A Civilian Plane Shot...
As the cyclical violence in the Middle East continued with an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, two game-changing events happened elsewhere. If the suspicions that the Malaysian airliner was shot down...
View ArticleJapan's Rotating Seats Solve Train Travel's Greatest Woe (VIDEO)
For motion-averse passengers, enduring a rocky train ride in a seat facing backward can be a painfully nauseating experience. But for those in Japan, this particular travel woe might be a thing of the...
View Article'Fragments Of Him' Video Game Explores Queer Love And Loss
A dark and groundbreaking new video game is slated to hit the market this winter that follows the experiences of one man following the death of the love of his life. A new take on queerness in video...
View ArticleNetflix Is Testing A Privacy Mode So You Can Hide Guilty Pleasures
Embarrassed about some of those Netflix movies you've been watching? Is there a show you're avoiding so it doesn't appear in your "Recently Watched" section? We feel you. Now Netflix is testing a...
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Watch NASA's Curiosity Rover Zap A Rock On Mars With A Laser
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has set off some fireworks on the Red Planet with the zap-zap-zap of its high-tech space laser. On Saturday (July 12), Curiosity photographed sparks flying from a...
View ArticleCustomer Service Hall Of Shame: 24/7 Wall St.
When it comes to companies we dread dealing with, we all know who they are. Let’s put it this way, would you rather go to the Apple Genius Bar to fix something with your iPhone or to the Bank of...
View ArticleThese Apollo 11 Mission Photos Will Transport You Back To A Remarkable Day In...
"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind." -- Inscription on the plaque of the Apollo 11 lunar module. On July 20, 1969, Neil...
View ArticleConstitutional Rights in the Digital Age
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Riley v. California held that the police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of someone who has been arrested. This decision applied the...
View ArticleThe CEO Pivot Puzzle
Product definition is a challenge for any startup. But it's significantly harder for a company that is in an evolving market. Ben Horowitz - in his new book 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things', makes a...
View ArticleSnowden Wants To Create Anti-Surveillance Technologies
By Jim Finkle NEW YORK (Reuters) - Edward Snowden, a former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of major U.S. surveillance programs, called on supporters at a hacking conference to spur...
View ArticleRand Paul Mocks Obamas For Wanting Daughters To Have Minimum Wage Jobs
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for wanting their children to have minimum wage jobs, telling a crowd of Silicon Valley Republicans that he has...
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