Science & Technology
Artists have unique brain structure
A Belgian study found that artists have structurally different brains compared with non-artists. Study participants' brain scans revealed that artists had increased neural matter in...
Lavabit: Edward Snowden email service loses contempt appeal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a contempt of court ruling against Lavabit – the secure email service that was used by the...
Mt. Gox placed in administration by Tokyo court
Former world's biggest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been put in administration by a Japanese court. Mt. Gox announced in February that hackers had stolen...
Peggy: Birth of new Saturn moon captured by Cassini spacecraft
NASA scientists say they witnessed what could be the birth of a new moon in the rings of Saturn. Named Peggy, the object would become...
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for liquidation in Tokyo
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has given up plans to rebuild under bankruptcy protection and has asked a Tokyo court to allow it to be...
Heartbleed bug: Canada Revenue Agency and Mumsnet hit by internet vulnerability
The Canadian tax authority and leading UK website for parents Mumsnet have both announced they have had data stolen by hackers exploiting the Heartbleed...
First glow in the dark highway unveiled in The Netherlands
Interactive artist Daan Roosegaarde has unveiled glow in the dark road markings on a 500 m stretch of highway in the Netherlands. The paint contains...
UN climate change report 2014: World must end dirty fuel use
A UN report on climate change released today in Berlin says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels. There must be a "massive...
Heartbleed Bug: NSA denies it knew about or exploited OpenSSL vulnerability
The National Security Agency (NSA) has denied it knew about or exploited the Heartbleed online bug. The denial came after a Bloomberg News report alleging...
Condoleezza Rice’s Dropbox appointment sparks controversy
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s appointment to the board of file-sharing company Dropbox is being criticized by some service users. Protests on social...
Heartbleed Bug: Homeland Security advises public to change passwords for sites affected by flaw
The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that it believes hackers are trying to make use of the Heartbleed bug. It advised the public...
Total lunar eclipse April 15, 2014: Best places to see this year’s first full lunar eclipse
The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur early morning on April 15, darkening the full moon and possibly tinting it a reddish...
Heartbleed Bug: People urged to change all passwords
Tech giants are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw. The Yahoo blogging platform Tumblr has advised...
Heartbleed Bug: OpenSSL bug discovery fuels security fears
Heartbleed bug in software used by millions of web servers could have exposed anyone visiting sites they hosted to spying and eavesdropping, say researchers. The...
Windows XP support ends today
Support for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system ends today, April 8. It means that there will be no more official security updates and bug fixes...
Geep: Goat-sheep hybrid born on Paddy Murphy’s farm in Ireland
A rare goat-sheep - a hybrid animal that is part goat and part sheep - has been born on a farm in the Republic...
Kristoffer Von Hassel: Five-year-old boy finds Xbox Live security flaw
Kristoffer Von Hassel, a 5-year-old boy from San Diego who worked out a security vulnerability on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, has been officially thanked...
Obama selfie: White House criticizes Samsung for promoting Barack Obama and David Ortiz selfie
Samsung has been criticized by the White House for promoting a selfie taken by Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz with President Barack Obama. The...
ZunZuneo: White House confirms USAID is behind Cuban Twitter
The US government aid agency USAID was behind ZunZuneo, a text-message service that was allegedly designed to foment unrest in Cuba, the White House...
Turkey Twitter ban lifted following constitutional court ruling
Turkey has lifted the controversial ban on Twitter following Wednesday's constitutional court ruling, officials and media reports say. Turkey’s constitutional court had told the country's...
ZunZuneo: US created Cuban Twitter to foment unrest
According to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency, the US secretly created ZunZuneo, a text-message social network designed to foment unrest in...
Turkey Twitter ban illegal, constitutional court rules
Turkey's Twitter ban violates freedom of expression and individual rights, the country's constitutional court has ruled. The court also said that last month's ban must...
April Fools’ Day 2014: Top 4 online pranks
Social networks are awash with rumors, gags and elaborate hoaxes on April 1st. Each year, use of the hashtag #AprilFoolsDay has climbed ever higher on...
Dr. Haruko Obokata: Stem cell researcher found guilty of misconduct
An investigation into a supposedly groundbreaking stem cell study in Japan has found lead researcher Dr. Haruko Obokata guilty of misconduct. The Riken Centre panel...
Facebook to use drones for low-cost net access
Facebook has revealed its plans to connect the two-thirds of the world that has no net access, using drones, satellites and lasers. The announcement has...
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