The Quadrofoil Hopes To Be The Boat Of The Future
If Teslas are the cars of the future, the Quadrofoil hopes to be the boat of the future. The electric personal watercraft looks like something James Bond would drive over Lake Como in a high-speed...
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4 Cyber Monday Tips for the Smart Shopper
Yes, it's that time of year again. Online shoppers will spend countless hours in front of their computer screens to get the best Cyber Monday deals. If you don't like waiting in long lines, this may...
View ArticleUber Disciplines Manager Accused Of Tracking Reporter
Uber has disciplined its lead NYC manager after he was accused of invading a customer's privacy. "We have concluded our investigation and taken disciplinary actions," Uber representative Natalia...
View ArticleHow #Christian Hashtags Rally The Faithful And Lure Trolls
WASHINGTON (RNS) Standing on the sidewalk outside an imposing downtown church, Michael Corral carried a portable loudspeaker and a handmade wooden cross with an old-fashioned message: “REPENT &...
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Stone Age Axe Discovered Stuck Into The Ground With Handle Still Attached
Archaeologists have unearthed an incredibly rare flint axe from the Stone Age that just may have been used in an ancient ritual. The 5,500-year-old discovery -- found jammed into the Earth with its...
View ArticleRobert Downey Jr. Discovers Gay Fan Fiction Photo After Googling Himself
Robert Downey Jr. may be a super star but just like us mere mortals, he can't resist the urge to Google himself once in a while. And that's exactly what the "Iron Man" star recently did... with...
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Printing 3D Sex Toys At UPS Is Now A Reality
At UPS, you might be able to pick up a different kind of package. The company began offering 3D printing services over the past couple of months, and UPS rules don’t explicitly prohibit customers from...
View ArticleThe New York Times, Kim Kardashian and the Information Apocalypse
It all began on Saturday morning. The New York Times didn't come. When I wake up each morning, there's a print copy of the New York Times at my door. Before I dive into the swirling information vortex...
View ArticleSupreme Court Weighing Limits Of Internet Free Speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and...
View ArticleDoesn't Cortana Know That Disparaging Siri Reflects Negatively on Her Parents?
Instead of communicating the unique benefits of the Windows Phone, the latest Microsoft ads focus on disparaging the iPhone. The ads are "cute" and use the Windows Phone's digital assistant, Cortana,...
View ArticleAmazon Releasing 15,000 Robots In Its Warehouses
TRACY, California (AP) — A year ago, Amazon.com workers like 34-year-old Rejinaldo Rosales hiked miles of aisles each shift to "pick" each item a customer ordered and prepare it for shipping. Now the...
View ArticleGirl Scout Cookies Are Now Being Sold Online
NEW YORK (AP) — Watch out world, the Girl Scouts are going digital to sell you cookies. For the first time since sales began nearly 100 years, Girl Scouts of the USA will allow its young go-getters to...
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Obama, the Telcos and Getting Net Neutrality Right
In November, President Obama called for strong Net Neutrality protections, making good on promises to support the open Internet by urging the Federal Communications Commission "to make sure that...
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Alan Turing's Biographer On The Truth About The Troubled Genius And His...
Sixty years after his tragic death, the brilliant English mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) has come back to life, if only virtually, in the new movie The Imitation Game. The movie spotlights...
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How To Make Sure You're Staying 'Cyber Safe' When You Shop Online
Attention all Black Friday shoppers -- or at least the 40% of you who make the majority of your purchases online! We have some security news for you. If you're browsing on public Wi-Fi, your shopping...
View ArticleLive Updates From The Best Cyber Monday Deals Happening Right Now
If you're anything like us, chances are you missed out on a lot of the great Black Friday sales because of Netflix and food comas. But don't fret, there was really no need to go brave the crowds in the...
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This Ocean 'Documentary' Will Change How You See 'GTA'
"Grand Theft Auto V" has become synonymous with portrayals of intense violence and graphic sex, but a team of YouTube filmmakers put it to a more peaceful purpose -- creating a fake ocean documentary...
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Samsung's Devastating Secret: The Tears Of 'Semiconductor Children'
Over the past few years, the Samsung Corporation has faced a number of troubling allegations about the health of some of its workers in the company's home base, South Korea. Former workers and their...
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Tech Giants' Freeze-Your-Eggs Policy Is Not Enough
Photo Credit: Lindsey Jeanne Photo Work now, live later. That is the mantra behind the egg-freezing initiatives recently announced by Silicon Valley tech giants Apple and Facebook. Apple's statement...
View ArticleFBI Investigating Sony Pictures Hack
BOSTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired FireEye Inc's Mandiant forensics unit to clean up a massive cyber attack that knocked out the studio's computer network nearly a...
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