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Sony is looking to sue Twitter and its users for "damaging" tweets
While Sony is still licking its post-hack wounds it’s going on the offensive about its leaked emails. Right now it looks like it’s going after Twitter and Twitter users. Vice’s tech...
Researchers create a farm for mushrooms that consume plastic
Biodegradable plastics exist because traditional ones take between 20 and 1,000 years to break down in the wild, often blocking waterways and killing animals as that all happens. That's why...
New camera captures images at 100 billion frames per second
Slow-motion photography is cool and all, but now a team of scientists has decided to use high-speed photography to track light as it travels through space. In this GIF, you're...
Japan launches its Hayabusa 2 asteroid-exploring space probe
A Japanese space probe named after a falcon blasted off on Wednesday, setting off on a six-year round trip to an asteroid for samples that scientists hope will help reveal...
Another of Google's internet balloons has crashed, this time in South Africa
Another balloon from Google’s Project Loon fleet has come crashing to the ground. According to a report out of South Africa’s Karoo region, via Motherboard, a sheep farmer named Urbanus...
Star Wars producers want a shield to protect from drone spying
Remember the flying drone that snapped a picture of the Millennium Falcon on a Star Wars VII set in England? The producers of the movie aren’t too impressed with the...
NASA wants to study the Earth by blasting it with lasers
A laser-based instrument being developed for the International Space Station will provide a unique 3-D view of Earth’s forests, helping to fill in missing information about their role in the...
Hackers have launched an assault against the Pakistani government
A group of Pakistani hackers temporarily brought down several government portals, including that of the Army, and leaked 23,000 bank records in a bid to support the ongoing anti-government protests...
This robot uses your heartbeat to create art
How does a famous-rapper-slash-business-tycoon and a tech titan launch a collaborative project? Apparently, by throwing a fancy soirée graced by the presence of a robotic Picasso. In honor of Intel's...
Hackers have started attacking oil and gas companies in Norway
More than 50 Norwegian oil and energy companies have been hacked by unknown attackers, according to government security authorities. A further 250 firms have been advised by the Norwegian government...
