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US government Internet traffic to be screened: report
The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Senator may have won fight over private rocket manufacturing
For months, a powerful Republican senator from Alabama has fought the Obama administration to block $150 million that the White House wanted to spend to help private companies build rockets...
Energy-Efficient Intelligent House that Can Learn our Routines
The first home in the UK which can learn from its residents and take decisive action and text if it is being burgled or the door has been left unlocked, will...
CSIRO sells Funnelback search engine
CSIRO has announced the sale of its Funnelback search engine technology company to content management company Squiz...
Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis
(AP) -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful...
Computer Recognizes Archaeological Material And Fake Van Goghs
People find it very easy to recognize a face, even under very different circumstances. For a computer, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult. Researchers have developed a new...
Perfect Pitch Study Offers Window Into Influences Of Nature And Nurture
Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there's new evidence that genes may influence one's ability to get there, as well.
Coming Soon: High Speed Rail to Vegas?
Dept. of Transportation Designation Brings Long Sought-After Route Closer to Reality
Gadgets: A solution for working with underwater cameras
Anyone who takes underwater photos knows how challenging it is to navigate in the water while holding a camera. Another obstacle can be trying to see through the camera's viewfinder...
Mathematical Model Predicts Factors Driving Tumor Invasion
Tumors are complex collections of cells whose behavior has proven difficult to understand, let alone predict. As a result, oncologists are often surprised by how a particular patient responds to...
Digital Entertainer brings PC content to big screen
So there you are with all those videos, photos and MP3 music files, and the only place you can play all that digital entertainment is on your computer. It's probably...
Advocates are back with real health care stories
CHICAGO (AP) -- When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the...
AP unveils 'treasure trove' of historical footage
(AP) -- The Associated Press is digitizing and has begun to release a "treasure trove" of historical film footage from the 1960s and '70s that had been sitting in...
How To Buy Private Stock Like Facebook
Sharespost Allows People who Own Private Shares of Non-public Companies to Connect with Investors Who Want that Stock
Video: Loaded: Tweetmark
The Kindle could be coming to Germany, Google releases a slew of new products and features, and Twitter files for a trademark for the word "tweet."
Statue of Liberty Facts: July 4th Reopening and More
As the Statue of Liberty's crown is readied for reopening this Fourth of July, stock up on intriguing Lady Liberty facts for this weekend's barbecue banter.
Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?
Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you`d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts...
Leno wins cybersquatting case
Talk show host Jay Leno has won control of a web address that was using the name of his new show to attract business.
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
(AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical...
How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People: The Revenge!
Welcome to another installment of The Grouse's semi-annual lambasting of poor practices on the Web. When I compiled my first list of all things online and terrible six months ago,...
TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV
(AP) -- The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV...
Speech Recognition iPhone App Translates Arabic On the Fly
Speech technology is advancing quickly; even smartphones offer apps that let you speak commands and perform voice-activated searches. Now, a new app for iPhone and Blackberry can convert spoken Arabic...
Sound imaging: clever acoustics help blind people see the world (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Video from portable cameras is analysed to calculate the distance of obstacles and predict the movements of people and cars. This information is then transformed and relayed to...
A phone is not just a phone
Several startup business ventures spawned by MIT students are using phones to help people, especially in developing nations, to raise their incomes, learn to read, get where they're going and...
Bell closes deals for The Source, Virgin Mobile Canada
Bell Canada has completed two deals worth a total of $277 million, acquiring Canadian electronics retailer The Source and buying the half of Virgin Mobile Canada that it didn't already...
The Truth Behind Secret Recipes in Coke, KFC, Etc.
The commercial appeal of a good mystery (real or manufactured) has not been lost on advertisers.
Synote: Web-based annotation tool wins international award
Synote, an innovative Web-based annotation tool developed at the University of Southampton, which does for multimedia resources what indexes do for textbooks, has just won an international award. According to...
Drink Beer, Win a Trip to Space
The company behind the Irish beer Guinness will give loyal drinkers a taste of space along with their stout.