2014 Ford Fusion: Well mannered on the outside; driving excitement on the inside
The 2014 Ford Fusion enters the mid-sized sedan class with major completion such as the Nissan Altima, the Honda Accord and Mazda 6. The Fusion shines in...
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Fire-breathing dragon named world's largest walking robot (videos)
If you're going to make a walking robot to break records and draw crowds, you might as well make it a dragon. The "Tradinno" project by Zollner was...
If the Petman robot doesn't scare you, you're not paying attention
Boston Dynamics has made us cringe more than once in the past with their BigDog and LS3 robotic abominations in the past. This time, they've gone too far...
Did the SimCity debacle take out the EA CEO?
The short answer is, "yes". The long answer is that Electronic Arts (EA) has been struggling to keep their empire in the world of gaming for some time....
BigDog tosses cinder blocks across the room like a robotic boss
If there's one thing that can be said about Boston Dynamics, it's that they never cease to amaze us with the capabilities of their robotic creations....
A basic guide to getting hacked
Learn how hacking works in 2025, common attack vectors, and practical steps to protect yourself from cybercrime. Updated statistics and security best practices.
If you want to learn how to use Vine, Adam Goldberg is the master
If it's possible to be a true filmmaker using only the 6-seconds allowed on Twitter's Vine app, actor Adam Goldberg would be the director, star, producer,...
Frozen Computer Screen Office Prank: How-To Infographic
Looking to liven up another boring work day at the cubicle farm while also managing to frustrate unsuspecting coworkers? If so, this visual how-to guide...
Facebook provides page posting best practice guide
Posting as a business on your Facebook page is not always the easiest to do, knowing how to entertain and capture people’s attention takes time and true...
Autonomous nano quadrotors amaze (and terrify) with complicated formation runs
Quadrotor technology developed at the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) lab at the University of Pennsylvania is able to fly...
The Silicon Valleys... of the world
Just as movies are made outside of Hollywood and cars are built outside of Detroit, entrepreneurs, startups, and venture capitalists are present in places...
Flying robots that build things open doors to automated architecture
In the movies, it always start innocently. They are designed to help humans, to do the mundane or difficult tasks that are better suited for non-sentient...
The best places to work in Silicon Valley
Jobs are scarce in most sectors. Silicon Valley is one of those rare areas where the top tech talent is actually being aggressively sought. They aren't...
American drone weapons consoles infected with keystroke-logging virus
US Predator and Reaper drones in Afghanistan were hacked and a virus inserted into their remote cockpits at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, logging every...
How to make a strong password
They are the keys we use to get to some of the most important parts of our online lives. Email, bank accounts, social networks, work applications -...
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Pre-pivot work
364 articles from Rocco Penn's earlier era on TECHi (pre-2026 financial-coverage pivot). URLs still resolve and Google can crawl them, but they're not on the current beat.
Are leaks becoming the new free publicity stunt?
The first thing that a savvy marketer will say when answering this question is to tell us that this is nothing new. Leaks have been a crucial part of...
Tesla vs. Chevrolet: the unlikely battle is on
Who would have ever thought Tesla and Chevrolet would be featured in the same article but here they are. Due to the announcement the Chevrolet Bolt will...
Volvo's Flybrid KERS system shows impressive numbers
There is plenty of kinetic energy flowing through and around an automobile when it's driving down the road, but collecting and storing it for use has been...
Best UFO sightings of 2013
Compared to 2012, 2013 was actually a pretty light year for UFO sightings. It wasn't that there were fewer or that they were less spectacular. It's that...
Cisco expects a 10% decrease in revenue this quarter due to NSA scandal
Cisco is expecting a 10% decrease in revenue this quarter due to the NSA scandal and the company's involvement in U.S. spying. Cisco Systems warned its...
UFO Activity in October, 2013
It's that time of the month again. Time to look at portions of the best UFO videos from the month of October, 2013. I'll admit that this month was a bit...
#Video: Is the triangular UFO over Amsterdam real or fake
As UFO videos go, this is one that could easily go either way. It's so over the top (especially the ending) that it instantly smells like a hoax. The...
#Infographic: A relatively unbiased look at GMO
There is a growing number of people who are fighting the spread of food contaminated by genetically modified organisms, whether intentionally or not. The...
#Infographic: Microsoft's history
They have a new CEO being chosen right now. This is an extremely important time for Microsoft because they're huge, they have a ton of revenue, and they...
UFO activity in September, 2013
After a short hiatus, it's time for us to get back into posting the top UFO videos from the previous month. September was a busy month for UFO activity...
UFO activity in May, 2013
Sometimes the best footage of unidentified flying objects isn't with cameras pointed in the sky but at the ground. In a couple of cases during the May,...
Call of Duty: Ghosts will depict America as a broken nation
Fans of the extremely popular Call of Duty video game series have experienced many emotional premises that dominate the game play and drive the story...
UFO activity in April, 2013
Things are really starting to get ridiculous in the skies. It seems like these are popping up everywhere, not just the hot spots like Mexico City and...
Microsoft positions itself away from the fray with new Lumia ad
Microsoft has had its shares of difficulties in two big arenas of late - selling phones powered by their operating system and posting advertising videos...
Is Greer's Sirius alien real?
Either there's a reasonable explanation for it all or "Ata" is the greatest biological find in human history. Steven Greer's "alien", a 6-inch tall corpse...
UFO activity in March, 2013
It was only yesterday that we covered February's list. Now, we're jumping right into March so we don't continue to fall behind. The UFO phenomenon has...
UFO activity in February, 2013
Every month, we highlight the best UFO footage on YouTube. We skipped February, not because we didn't want to but for some reason our source over at...
Dreambox turns 3D printing into a vending machine
3D printing holds the promise of allowing people to take something they envision and turn it into a tangible object, whether as a prototype for a design...
White nose syndrome: the mysterious bat fungus that threatens entire species, everyone else
We know what it is. We know what it does. We have an idea of how it's being spread. Despite a large number of concerned scientists focused on white nose...
Apparently in North Korea, the surgeons can cook a mean soufflé
They say you shouldn't judge by appearances or even fashion styles. Einstein often looked like someone who couldn't even dress himself or comb his hair,...
How social engineering works
When you combine the common old school methods of grifting with the technological advancements of hacking and social research, you have social...
Video discussing the size of the universe is food for thought about nothing
We almost always get a kick out of Minute Physics. They have a knack for taking very complex concepts in science and turning them into understandable bits...
Quirky video shows a Dyson vacuum sucking up fire
You can mark this one down for the "do not try this at home" category for two reasons. The first is pretty obvious. You shouldn't play with fire,...
Convicted hacker allowed in prison IT class, hacks prison's computer systems
There are plenty of stories about dumb criminals doing dumb things, but we don't get to hear as often about dumb prisons allowing smart criminals to make...
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