What Do I Need to Know and When Do I Need to Know It?
Another day, another big hack discovered. According to reports from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and numerous other publications, a small group of cyber criminals based out of Russia...
View ArticleTODAY Live Stream - Barry Wacksman and Chris Stutzman on #AOLBUILD Moderated...
From digital ad agency R/GA, authors Barry Wacksman and Chris Stutzman take the #AOLBUILD stage to present their new book "Connected by Design", which identifies the seven principles companies must...
View ArticleHave Social Media Researchers Taken Permanent Leave of their Senses?
Certainly it's disturbing that social media sites allow researchers to manipulate us. But what's even more disturbing is that some of these scientists (such as Jeffrey T. Hancock, co-author of the...
View ArticleApple, Google: Cure the Tall Video Epidemic
While recently riding the A train to midtown Manhattan, a drunk homeless gentleman occasionally sipping from a near-empty bottle of gin was, er, "entertaining" the shoulder-to-shoulder riders in the...
View ArticlePhotos From Ferguson And 1960s Protests Side By Side Make It Clear How Little...
A young black man in sunglasses holds a sign with bold print in full view of the camera: "I AM A MAN." The word "am" is underlined. He's not just stressing the word, he's insisting on it. Around him,...
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Facebook Donates $10,000 To Politician Fighting Gay Marriage
Facebook made a $10,000 donation in May to the reelection campaign of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who has received national attention for fighting a court ruling that would make gay marriage...
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Dad's Challenge For 'Real Men' Is Going Viral (And It Doesn't Involve An Ice...
Your Facebook feed has probably been pretty filled lately with ice bucket altruism, but with any luck, it's about to get a little more crowded. "All right, I don't really do Facebook videos or anything...
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"Live a Big Life, and Let Your Voice Be Heard"
Women in STEM: Meet mother-daughter pair Natae Rayner and Gayle Darby Natae Rayner did not know what she wanted to be when she grew up. A cheerleader in college on a ballet scholarship, Rayner had a...
View ArticleHow the FCC Can Save Net Neutrality and Still Ruin the Internet
Prolonged discussions of Federal Communications Commission regulations are typically about as stimulating as a fistful of Ambien -- except when it comes to net neutrality. With the FCC poised to issue...
View ArticleDrones Pose Threat To Firefighters, Wildfire Managers Say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Drones flying over wildfires could lead to firefighter injuries and force retardant bombers to be called off, wildfire managers say. At least three drones have flown within or near...
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Talking to "Biologist's Imagination" Author William Hoffman
By Meredith Salisbury In a new book called "The Biologist's Imagination," authors William Hoffman and Leo Furcht from the University of Minnesota Medical School take a spin through the history of...
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Amazon's New Phone 'Traps' You: Consumer Reports
CNBC The new Amazon Fire smartphone doesn't measure up against its competitors and "traps" its users in the Amazon ecosystem, according to a new review by Consumer Reports. While the Fire, which wants...
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Facebook-Stalking Wife Learns Husband Has 3 Other Wives: Cops
Darnell Pixley is in at least one complicated relationship. The 49-year-old from Newbury, South Carolina was arrested Wednesday and charged with bigamy after his wife spotted wedding photos of him and...
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This Bjork Film Will Be Like A Bjork Concert But With More Bjork!
Bjork fans, life has been kind to us as of late. First there was Bjork's eighth full-length studio album, a cosmic masterpiece called "Biophilia" -- as the Jews say: Dayenu, or it would have been...
View ArticleAstronomers Think This Cosmic Rubble Pile May Show Us How To Avert An...
Astronomers are keeping a close eye on asteroid 1950 DA, which is expected to give Earth a close shave on March 16, 2880. The strange asteroid -- essentially just a half-mile-wide collection of rubble...
View ArticleRemembering a Few Things We Forgot
Okay, so everything isn't perfect in geekland! We get it. We're fallible and forgetful (insert old age jokes here). With that in mind, we dove into our piles of gadgets and discovered we...
View Article'Last Week Tonight' Is Trolling Tinder With A Chicken Profile & It's The Best
On Sunday's episode of "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver mocked Vladimir Putin's ban of some U.S. agricultural products by announcing that if the Russian president was breaking up with our chicken and...
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Bill Gates Takes On ALS Ice Bucket Challenge As Only He Can
The beauty of the#ALSIceBucketChallenge is that it requires minimal equipment. Anyone can raise awareness with the help of some ice water and a medium-sized container. But if we've learned anything...
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When You Google Gaza: Techies' Ambitions on the Embattled Strip
Nearly four weeks into Operation Protective Edge, Ahmed Borai is explaining how to separate hydrogen from seawater. Gaza's sole power plant was bombed out of commission four days earlier, leaving Gaza...
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Back to School: 9 Must Have Tech Essentials for College Life
With summer vacation coming to an end, it's time to start thinking about getting geared-up for the school year. Sure, most kids already have laptops and backpacks by this stage, but there are a few...
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