Google Donates $6.8 Million to Give Kids Free ‘Muni Ride’ – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsGoogle Inc. has donated $6.8 million to let kids ride the Muni bus for free for two…
Prescription Drugs, Cocaine and Heroin Killed Philip Seymour Hoffman – It’s … – Contactmusic.com
Contactmusic.comDespite the causes of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death being tragically clear, the official toxicology report has confirmed that the late…
Orleans DA asks judge to hold Darren Sharper co-defendant, saying he is a … – The Times-Picayune
The Times-PicayuneOrleans Parish prosecutors asked a judge Friday to hold Darren Sharper co-defendant Erik Nunez without bail until a later…
Google Barge On The Move; Goodbye San Francisco, Hello Stockton – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsGoogle Barge is reportedly on a move to set up a new home in Stockton, after the…
Simple Tree Branch Filter Removes 99 Percent of E. Coli from Water – The Escapist
The EscapistMIT researchers have tested a water filter fashioned from a tree branch that may be the low-cost solution to…
MIT scientists show tree branch to be effective water purifier – UPI.com
UPI.comBOSTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) — Dirty, contaminated water is a problem for many developing nations. But water filters are relatively…
The Bering Strait Poses Increased Risk of Collision between Whales and Ships … – Science World Report
Science World ReportA large population of whales and ships is increasingly using the ice-free Bering Strait, the channel that connects…
Risk Of Collisions Between Whales And Ships Increased In Bering Strait: Study – International Business Times
International Business TimesThe study suggests slowing ship speeds in the Bering Strait, reducing motor noise and the likelihood of collisions…
Boeing Black: A mobe that’s secure enough for government work? – Register
RegisterWho makes the most secure smartphones? Apple? Samsung? BlackBerry? Boeing is betting the US government’s answer is “none of the…
Diving Into Kepler Data, Astronomers Discover Hundreds of Planets – New York Times
New York TimesKepler’s view of the sky taken in 2009. Its mission was to hunt for exoplanets among the approximately…
Update your iThings NOW: Apple splats scary SSL snooping bug in iOS – Register
RegisterUpdated2 Apple has updated its mobile operating system iOS to patch a bug that blows apart the integrity of encrypted…
Christina Aguilera reportedly pregnant with her second child – Reality TV World
Reality TV WorldThe 33-year-old singer and “The Voice” coach announced last week she has gotten engaged to film producer Matt…
Kim Kardashian — I Agree With Kanye West … TMZ’s Got Racial Issues – TMZ.com
TMZ.comKim Kardashian just called TMZ out … echoing Kanye West’s complaint that TMZ goes after him because we’re uncomfortable with…
LADEE Sends Images Of Lunar Surface Home For The First Time (LINK) – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsThe LADEE mission sent pictures of the lunar back to Earth taken that were taken with onboard…
Police: Body of missing legislative intern found after disappearing Super Bowl day – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV(AP) — Police say they’ve found the body of a missing Florida State University graduate and…
Google To Set Up ‘Cool’ Work Space In San Francisco’s Mission Neighborhood … – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsGoogle is reportedly investing in a huge work space for its burgeoning number of engineers from recent…
iOS 7.1 rumored to arrive in mid-March with enhanced Mobile Device Management – Apple Insider
Apple InsiderApple’s next free iOS 7 update for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users will fix bugs and enhance a…
Nets, Cavs talk Terry for Jack deal – ESPN
ESPNThe Brooklyn Nets are interested in acquiring Cavaliers point guard Jarrett Jack and have had discussions about a potential trade…
Mars ‘Jelly Doughnut’ Mystery Solved: It’s Just A Rock, NASA Says – Ktoo
KtooThis composite image provided by NASA shows before-and-after images taken by the Opportunity rover on Mars of a patch of…
The Ephemeral Nature of Magma Prior to Eruption – Wired
WiredMt. Hood in Oregon. A new study by Cooper and Kent (2014) suggests that eruptible magma is only present for…
Winning! Charlie Sheen engaged to girlfriend Brett Rossi – Today.com
Today.comThe “Anger Management star” proposed to his girlfriend, Brett Rossi, on Saturday in Hawaii, his publicist Jeff Ballard confirmed to…
Flap no more: Google, Apple rejecting flappy-branded games – Ars Technica
Ars TechnicaFlappy Bird knock-offs proliferated almost as soon as Flappy Bird became a (blessedly short-lived) phenomenon, and it seems that…
Apple and Google now rejecting games with “flappy” in the title – Digital Trends
Digital TrendsThe rise and fall of Flappy Bird has been one of the most bizarre tech stories of 2014, and…
Kickstarter suffers data breach: credit card info said to be safe – State Column
State ColumnIs 2014 the year of the hacker? Not only has this year seen a holdover of impact from last…
Cat Parasite Infects Arctic Belugas, Experts Blame Climate Change For … – International Business Times
International Business TimesToxoplasma gondii, or T. gondii, is a parasitic protozoan that reproduces in the intestines of cats, but the…
T-Mobile to Expand Early-Upgrade ‘Jump’ Plan Feb. 23 – PC Magazine
PC MagazineLooking to upgrade your T-Mobile smartphone a ton of times within a given year? Go right ahead, thanks to…
Facebook changes show it’s no longer a binary world – Washington Post
Washington PostFacebook has expanded its options for gender identification, adding 54 new ones for users to choose from, in addition…
Tawny crazy ants resort to chemical warfare to get upper hand over fire ants – Tech Times
Tech TimesTawny crazy ants are taking on the much larger fire ants (a la David v. Goliath) in the battle…
Amazon puts image recognition into its main iOS mobile App – Authint Mail
Authint MailAmerican electronic commerce company, Amazon brings a new feature to its iOS mobile app to help customers scan different…
Amazon Fires Up Its iOS Mobile App With Image-Recognition Flow Software – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsAmazon brings a new feature to its iOS mobile app to help customers scan different products ranging…
French court orders Google to display fine for privacy breach – Reuters
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) – Google will have to display on its French search page a notice saying it has been fined…
Status update: 10 years in, Facebook still a force – USA TODAY
USA TODAYMENLO PARK, Calif. – Facebook on Tuesday celebrates 10 years since Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room launch of the…
Lockheed Martin’s autonomous convoy tests bring Skynet one step closer to reality – Engadget
EngadgetDrones delivering your latest George R.R Martin instalment? Cute. But the real work of autonomous vehicles is being pioneered in…
Study Shows How Planets with Binary Stars, Like Tatooine, Form – The Escapist
The EscapistResearchers at the University of Bristol used computer simulations to model how planets form in binary star systems, like…
A Planet With 2 Stars Would Have Formed Far From its Current Location – University Herald
University HeraldTatooine (Photo : Facebook/Star Wars) An illustration of the horizon on Tatooine shows the planet’s two suns. A new…