Internet and Technology
For $199, This Cup Tells You What It's Holding
Vessyl's smart cup uses a technology that allows the glass to "read" the liquid poured into it.
A Remote Control for Your Whole Life
A knob-shaped universal remote wants to simplify your device-filled world.
Liquid Metals Help the Blind See Tech
Refreshable braille machines can bring the web to people who can't see.
Gadget Lust: Santa's Got a Brand New Bag of High-Tech Gifts
The following techno-gadget-y items will surely warm the hearts of your family, friends or foes one must abide for diplomacy's sake.
It's Contagious: New App 'Infects' Users With Best Posts
'Plague' gives everyone's posts equal footing, allowing users to determine which content should go viral.
The Internet: It's a Jungle Out There
Internet users are worried about privacy, hackers, private companies selling their data and government snooping, a new survey finds.
Newly Discovered Sophisticated Malware Has Been Spying on Computers for Six Years
Senior analyst warns: "We are not dealing with your average hacker"
Russia Set to Launch Government-Run Alternative to 'Unreliable' Wikipedia
The site is compiling official records into encyclopaedic pages on Russian history and life, to 'reflect the life of the nation more accurately'
Siri on Steroids
New technology can understand your mental health before your doctor does.
Facebook Third-Quarter Revenue Rises 59 Percent
Facebook Inc grew revenue by 59 percent in the third quarter, edging past Wall Street targets, as the online social network saw strong demand for its mobile ads.
Thousands Protest Proposed Internet Tax in Budapest
Thousands took to the streets Sunday to protest the proposed tax on Internet use, calling it one more step in a long line of "alarming anti-democratic measures"
Tim Cook Can't Succeed Running Steve Jobs's Company
For Apple to continue to dominate, it needs to forget about its visionary founder.
MIT Hopes Your Tweets Can Solve Society's Problems
With a $10 million investment from Twitter, scientists will also study data from Reddit, Wikipedia and other sites to try find solutions to"complex societal problems"
Ello, the Anti-Facebook, Targeted by DDos Attack
For the latest hot thing in social media, with a little success comes its first distributed denial-of-service attack
How Cyber Mobs and Trolls Have Ruined the Internet—and Destroyed Lives
Being stalked and bullied on the internet is a growing menace and it wrecks lives and careers.
Alibaba Nears $100 in Early Trading; Cools but Stays Well Above $68 Initial Price
"This is the biggest IPO the world has ever seen, so there's a celebratory mood on the floor, whether you like it or not."
MasterCard: Apple Pay Is as Safe as Using a Credit Card
According to MasterCard, Apple Pay stores no sensitive financial information on iPhones.
What Classrooms Can Learn From the Google Campus
For the first time in a century, schools are getting a makeover
Alibaba: The $200 Billion 'Open Sesame'
Apple, Google, Microsoft…Alibaba? One of the biggest IPOs in history is about to drop, and it could change the power grid in the digital world
Apple Hack Points to Broader Vulnerabilities in the Cloud
Cloud storage requires customers to put their trust in Silicon Valley giants
Putin Pops Russia's Tech Bubble
Putin's actions in Ukraine have exiled Russia to the economic backwaters
Screen Time Makes Tweens Clueless on Reading Social Cues
Screen time makes tweens less social and less able to read faces
Don't Mourn, Digitize
From Second Life to the afterlife, the Internet is providing a home for our virtual selves after we've shuffled off the mortal coil