12 Gifts For Dad, The Most Impossible Person On Your Holiday Shopping List
Here's something you didn't know: The holidays are here, and that means finding gifts for everyone on your list. Mom, siblings, significant other and the cousin's husband's child from a previous...
View ArticleMovie Posters For 'The Interview' Are Going For $550
Posters for the canceled Sony Pictures film “The Interview” are now selling on eBay for as much as $550. Usually worth about $15, the playbills -- emblazoned with cartoonish communist imagery and...
View ArticleComputer Science in Vietnam: Counting Down to the Hour of Code
Caption: Engineers from Intel and educators from Everest Education working with student teams in the Young Makers Challenge. By Hawkins Pham In early December, tens of millions of people around the...
View ArticleMan Successfully Controls 2 Prosthetic Arms With Just His Thoughts
A Colorado man can now control two prosthetic arms with his mind. Les Baugh lost both his arms in an electrical accident 40 years ago. But with the help Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics...
View ArticleA Bunch Of Teens Got Their Butt Kicked By Some Goofy Old-School Video Game
The Fine Brothers are back with another gem of from their "Teens React" YouTube channel. This time, they challenge teens to try out a hilarious retro Nintendo video game, Mega Man. The game may look...
View ArticleU.S. Weighs Response To Sony Hack Blamed On North Korea
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The United States was considering possible options on Thursday in response to a major cyber attack on Sony Pictures blamed on North Korea, amid calls...
View ArticleSony Cancels Studio Tours In Wake Of Hacker Threats Over 'The Interview'
Sony has canceled tours of its Culver City, California studios in the wake of hacker threats which have already scuttled the release of the Seth Rogen and James Franco film, "The Interview." Tours were...
View ArticleReading the Pictures: The Glass Ceiling and Gwyneth Paltrow's Legs
Presenting "leading lights from the worlds of technology, business, media, and entertainment," Vanity Fair's business feature served up this group portrait from the "Code Conference," hosted by tech...
View ArticleJon Stewart Takes On North Korea Over Sony Hack
Jon Stewart can't figure out why North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has such a big problem with Hollywood. The two places have a lot in common. "Hollywood's just like North Korea," Stewart said on...
View ArticleWe May Never Prove Who's Really Behind The Sony Hack
Want to know who's really behind the Sony hack? Don't hold your breath. Nearly a month after hackers busted Sony Pictures Entertainment wide open, revealing sensitive employee data, trade secrets and...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney Tried To Get Hollywood To Support Sony
While some celebrities have been very vocal in their defense of Sony Pictures following a massive cyber attack that led to the cancelation of "The Interview," George Clooney says those voices are an...
View ArticleArt, Science And Style Converge In Incredible Bacteria-Laced Fabric Art
Are you looking for that little je ne sais quois to spruce up your winter wardrobe? How about taking a hint from your middle school biology class and incorporating some bacterial colonies into your...
View ArticleWhen There Is No Price to be Paid the Hackers Win
co-authored by Dr. Stephen Bryen, Chairman & CTO Ziklag Systems/FortressFoneTechnologies If there is one salient fact that emerges from the Sony hack it is that the bad guys won. The bad guys won...
View ArticleThe Revolution Will Be Tweeted, Instagrammed, YouTubed, Snapchated, Etc.
Last week I participated on a panel at the Rainbow Push Telecom conference with Reverend Jesse Jackson on the topic "From Exclusion to Inclusion, Getting to Equal in our Society Economically,...
View ArticleHackers To Sony Pictures: You're Safe 'Unless You Make Additional Trouble'
NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers have sent a new email to Sony Pictures Entertainment, gloating over the studio's "wise" decision to cancel the release of "The Interview" and warning not to distribute the film...
View Article14 Gift Ideas That Seem Expensive, But Really Aren't
This article was reported by DealNews, a site that scours the web for the best retail deals. During the holidays, it's natural to have the urge to splurge on gifts; after all, nothing is too good for...
View ArticleGoogle Sues Mississippi Attorney General, Alleging Internet Censorship
Google is taking an attorney general to court on the grounds that his actions could threaten the freedom of the Internet. The tech giant sued Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood (D) in a U.S....
View ArticleFBI Accuses North Korea Of Carrying Out Sony Hack
The FBI released a statement Friday on the Sony hacking, saying there's enough information to conclude North Korea is responsible for the attack. "We are deeply concerned about the destructive nature...
View ArticleUber Wants To Patent Its Controversial Surge-Pricing Plan
Uber is trying to patent one of its most controversial features: surge pricing. The car-service app in September of 2013 applied to patent the way it charges customers during busy periods, Bloomberg...
View Article8 Ways to Unplug Your Holidays
By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media parenting editor What's topping your kids' holiday wish lists this year? Chances are it has a screen, Internet access and games. With a little planning -- and...
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