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Elon Musk, the world’s busiest rich dude/mad scientist, has just posted a video showing off the Iron Man-inspired 3D modeling setup he tweeted about last week. Because people don’t compare him to...
Automattic was replacing the web server software that underpins its popular WordPress blogging platform, and things weren’t going well. This was 2008, and the company was intent on moving WordPress to...
Intel hopes to make computing far more efficient by introducing a technology that replaces conventional copper data cables with faster optical data links. The breakthrough required Intel to fit lasers...
BERLIN — Samsung officially showed off its new massive 98-inch S9 TV in Berlin at the IFA show, about a week after releasing details on its Samsung Tomorrow website. According...
As expected, the judge overseeing the government's civil case against Apple for fixing ebook prices has issued a permanent injunction against the company. As part of her order, US District...
After six privacy groups raised concerns about proposed revisions to Facebook's privacy policy, the world's largest social network said it would hold off on implementing the controversial changes until next week. "We...
Since Google first announced Glass, it’s been trying to convey a vision of a new, more immersive relationship with technology, one that doesn't need you to constantly stare down at your phone....
US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and...
Five years after it shook up the Web with its unexpected debut, Chrome gambles again as it takes the Web offline with its new "packaged apps." Looking at its history, Google's...
The electronics giant has begun evaluating a plan to offer iPhones with screens ranging from 4.8 inches to as high as 6 inches, people familiar with the matter say. That...
The reporting on these documents was done jointly by The Guardian, the NY Times and Pro Publica. However, the NY Times coverage has one interesting tidbit: Intelligence officials asked The...
Government and industry have betrayed the internet, and us. By subverting the internet at every level to make it a vast, multi-layered and robust surveillance platform, the NSA has undermined a fundamental social contract. The...
The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications...
The advertisements, known as social ads, are tailored in an attempt to provide users with more relevant ads. For example, if you 'Like' Nike's company page, your friends may see...
Bad news, America. All that effort you and your favorite companies have put into encrypting data was for nothing. After spending billions on research and supercomputers, the NSA can now crack...
After a series of digital attacks on news organizations by the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group, members of hacktivist collective Anonymous may have struck back by swiping SEA data and publishing personal information...
Microsoft has been buying up smaller companies since it nabbed the software that would become PowerPoint in 1987, but its most robust period of acquisition is undeniably the post-dot-com bubble...
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" may have been unofficially declared one of the songs of the summer, but we're happy to end the season with this amazing parody of the decidedly sexist hit. In response to...
The iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 won’t likely make an appearance at the September 10th event, but Apple is still planning for a new iPad release and event later this year according to an...
Late last month, Google made sweeping changes to its policies for developers on Play, the official store for apps that run on Android, Google’s smartphone operating system. The changes, which among other...
