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Published August 28, 2013
In the popular TV show “The $6 Million Man,” Lee Majors plays former astronaut Steve Austin, whose broken body must be rebuilt with bionic implants following a crash. But today’s superman would cost far less, thanks to advances in science and technology.
Published August 23, 2013
With a new Chief Digital Officer and the first ever Chief Technology Officer, the Republican party is trying to address a common complaint with the party-- the tech gap, widely seen as one reason Romney’s 2012 bid for presidency failed.
Published August 19, 2013
In a landmark ruling issued Aug. 14, 2013, U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson ordered the American Quarter Horse Association – the world’s largest horse breeding and registry organization – to allow cloned horses.
Published August 14, 2013
Sunken treasure lies a mere 25 feet beneath the waves off North Carolina, where archaeologists are probing the wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge -- the flagship in the dread pirate Blackbeard’s flotilla. But this treasure isn’t locked in a dead man’s chest.
Published August 12, 2013
Struggling smartphone maker Blackberry said Monday it has formed a committee to explore “strategic alternatives” that may ultimately lead to a sale. Could new phones fix things? Could rival software patch the problem? Or is this the end of the line?
Published August 09, 2013
Did a FISA court demand information from Lavabit, Levison's secure email service used by leaker Edward Snowden? Did the NSA require him to install snooping software to monitor his customers?
Published August 09, 2013
Reports of a Canadian man successfully firing 14 single rounds from a rifle manufactured by a 3-D printer has the weapon’s American designer wondering whether the apparent breakthrough will force the U.S. government to rethink its ban on posting his plans online.
Published July 26, 2013
Google’s new Chromecast gadget is one of the easiest ways you’ll ever find to pump videos, photos and whatever from a cellphone, tablet or laptop onto that ultrahigh-definition HDTV you plunked all that cash down for.
Published July 19, 2013
The CIA liberally stole from Ian Fleming’s James Bond, creating real life gadgets based on the outlandish spy gizmos 007 carried in books like Goldfinger and From Russia With Love, according to an eye-opening new report.
Published July 11, 2013
A new Android app asks users to expose the home addresses of gun owners they deem “potentially unsafe” -- and share that information with the world.