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‘Robo Brain’ Will Teach Robots Everything from the Internet
On August 26th, 2014 with 11 comments
AnonTechie writes:Robo Brain – a large-scale computational system that learns...
FCC Extends Net Neutrality Comment Period (Again)
On August 26th, 2014 with 24 comments
gewg_ writes:TechCrunch reports The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
Second-Hand E-Cigarette Emissions Contain Some Toxic Elements
On August 29th, 2014 with 73 comments
lhsi writes:Research into second hand emissions from cigarettes and...
Quasado Opens Source to Gravit, a Web-based Design Tool
On August 29th, 2014 with 15 comments
jonathan writes:Berlin based Quasando released the source code of Gravit on...
Federal Cybersecurity Director Found Guilty on Child Porn Charges
On August 30th, 2014 with 9 comments
Anonymous Coward writes:...
English Teacher Banned for Writing Fiction
On August 30th, 2014 with 112 comments
SpockLogic writes:"An eighth-grade language arts teacher from Maryland has...
HTC Announces the Desire 510 Android Phone with 64-bit Processor
On August 30th, 2014 with 27 comments
janrinok writes:Apple stole a march on Android when it released the iPhone 5S...
Startup Proposes Rescuing the Galileo Satellites
On August 31st, 2014 with 4 comments
tonyPick writes:Over at spacenews there is a report on an Israeli startup,...
Mexico Says "No" to GMO Soybeans
On August 31st, 2014 with 26 comments
gewg_ writes: Mexican Judge Pulls Monsanto's GMO Soybeans Permit to Protect...
Creators of New Fed-Proof Bitcoin Marketplace Swear It’s Not for Drugs
On August 31st, 2014 with 45 comments
_NSAKEY writes: Wired has a story about OpenBazaar, a software project created...
Found: The Islamic State's Terror Laptop of Doom
On August 31st, 2014 with 45 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Foreign Policy Magazine reports that a moderate Syrian...
Microsoft Defies US Court Order, Will Not Give-up Emails
On August 31st, 2014 with 15 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Paul Thurrott reports that despite a federal court order...
Experiment to Test for Universe Being a Hologram
On September 1st, 2014 with 18 comments
snap2grid writes: New Scientist reports on an experiment to test whether the...
Offline Attack Shows Wi-Fi Routers Still Vulnerable
On September 1st, 2014 with 11 comments
janrinok writes:A researcher has refined an attack on wireless routers with...
How Ebola Blocks Immune System
On September 1st, 2014 with 3 comments
janrinok writes:The Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) are...
A Real 3D-Printed Concrete Castle
On September 1st, 2014 with 10 comments
tonyPick writes:Spotted over at 3ders.org In Minnesota, contractor Andrey...
New Linux Vision That Involves btrfs
On September 1st, 2014 with 99 comments
boteeka writes:Phoronix has an article up about some interesting ideas of...
Grand Ayatollah Says 3G Internet is Immoral and Inhumane
On September 2nd, 2014 with 27 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Joanna Paraszczuk reports that Iranian Grand Ayatollah...
A Look at Anti-Municipal-Broadband Marketing
On September 2nd, 2014 with 14 comments
prospectacle writes:The "Center for Public Integrity" has collected some...
Indian Start-Up Launches Shoes that Show You the Way.
On September 2nd, 2014 with 8 comments
AnonTechie writes:"Wizard of Oz" heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby...
Discovery Reveals How Bacteria Distinguish Harmful Versus Helpful Viruses
On September 2nd, 2014 with 2 comments
AnonTechie writes:When they are not busy attacking us, germs go after each...
Book intro: Altemeyer's The Authoritarians
On September 2nd, 2014 with 14 comments
An anonymous coward writes:In his 2006 book aimed at the common man Professor...
Secure Android Phone Finds 'Fake' Cellphone Towers in U.S.
On September 2nd, 2014 with 31 comments
azrael writes:WeLiveSecurity is reporting on mystery cellphone towers found in...
The FBI's Criminal Database is Filling with Non-Criminals
On September 2nd, 2014 with 55 comments
Blackmoore writes:Tim Cushing at Techdirt writes: The FBI's Criminal Database...
A Dating Site for Algorithms
On September 3rd, 2014 with 8 comments
AnonTechie writes:A startup called Algorithmia wants to connect underused...
Why Your Library May Soon Have Laser Cutters and 3-D Printers
On September 3rd, 2014 with 13 comments
cafebabe writes: Wired reports that:When it opened in spring 2013, the maker...
Time to Boycott Disqus and Captchas!
On September 3rd, 2014 with 75 comments
Appalbarry writes: This is a Call to Arms! Last evening I read an interesting...
Limiting the Power of Appliances vs Net Energy Use
On September 3rd, 2014 with 58 comments
AnonTechie writes:The European Commission has banned the sale of powerful...
Court Halts Uber Service in Germany
On September 3rd, 2014 with 4 comments
AnonTechie writes:A court has barred ridesharing service Uber from operating...
Deputy Kills Cyclist while Typing on Computer, Not Charged
On September 3rd, 2014 with 56 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the Los Angeles...
"Are [Linux users] lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of
reliable, well-engineered commercial software?"
(By Matt Welsh)
