At a Silicon Valley Conference, Techies and Non Techies Try Out Mindfulness
Technology and spirituality normally don’t go together. But at a recent conference in San Francisco there were tips on how...
Smartphones, Sensors Mean Motion Capture No Longer Limited to Movies
Motion capture technology is no longer just available for filmmakers and video game makers to transform human actors into other...
Press Freedom Group Stores Censored Articles in Minecraft Library
A virtual library housing censored articles from around the world has been created within the hugely popular video game Minecraft...
Reports: US Health & Human Services Department Hacked
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) department suffered a cyberattack Sunday night, according to news reports.The attack, first reported...
Apple to Close Retail Stores Worldwide, Except Greater China, Until March 27
Apple Inc said late on Friday it will close all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the...
Bill Gates Says He Is Stepping Down From Microsoft Board
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Friday he is stepping down from the company’s board to focus on philanthropy.Gates was Microsoft’s...
Pentagon Reconsiders Microsoft Contract After Amazon Protest
The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested...
US Senators Seek to Ban Federal Employees From Using TikTok on Their Phones
Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok...
US Needs Top Cyber Coordinator, Better Hacker ‘Deterrence’: Panel
The US needs a top-level cybersecurity coordinator and a better strategy of “deterrence” to protect against hackers and other cyber...
SpaceX’s 20th Station Shipment Arrives With Candy, Science
A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, delivering the company’s 20th batch of gear and...
Tangled Web of Russia’s Cyber Underground Further Exposed in US Hacker Trial
In March 2012, a 25-year-old Russian computer whiz named Yevgeny Nikulin sat with several others in a conference room in...
China’s Uighurs Trapped in Factory Toiling for Tech Titans
In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners...
US Senator Proposes TikTok Ban for Government Workers
A U.S. senator is introducing legislation that would ban government employees from using the social media app TikTok on their...
Life-Saving Organs Could Be 3D Printed to Order
Imagine how life would change for so many people who need a replacement organ if scientists could just print a...
Researcher Work to Develop Printable 3D Organs
Imagine how life would change for so many people who need a replacement organ if scientists could just print a...
Technology Serves Up Hot Meals for Hungry Kids in Kenya
Technology is finally able to make food appear. With help from a local NGO, hungry kids in Kenya can now...
NASA Says Pioneering Black Mathematician Katherine Johnson Has Died
NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden...
New Mexico Sues Google over Collection of Children’s Data
New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children...
Barr Asks: Should Facebook, Google Be Liable for User Posts?
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity from legal liability...
US Judge Dismisses Huawei Lawsuit Over Government Contracts Ban
A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei’s lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government...
As The Digital World Occupies More of Our Time, Wellness Guides Emerge
As some of the negative effects of life lived online become more apparent, “digital wellness” groups are promoting ways to...
Innovative Program Empowers Female Students in Technology
Women and minorities pursuing computer science degrees often feel alone and isolated, since the field is overwhelmingly dominated by men....
