Bug bounty hunter scores on Facebook and turns in another hacker
While earning a $10,000 reward in Facebook's bug bounty program, a bug hunter called Orange Tsai discovered evidence another hacker had already been there.
Forget fossil fuel, an aquarium in Alaska is using salt water to heat its whole building
A carbon dioxide system heated with seawater replaces oil burners in a massive museum and research facility in Alaska, saving as much as $15,000 a month.
Go green or no home in San Francisco — solar panels become mandatory
From January 2017 on, all new buildings in San Francisco 10 stories or less must have solar panels as part of the 2020 goal of 100 percent renewable energy.
“Oh! THAT memo.” PayPal plans gender equality program with all-male panel
In a communications mixup, the flyer for a PayPal panel on gender equality featuring five male speakers left out a subtitle that indicated men as allies.
You are what other people pee; reclaimed wastewater irrigation passes on drugs
Droughts have resulted in increased use of reclaimed wastewater to irrigate crops. Drugs in the initial reclaimed pee stay in the water and the food we eat.
Down to Lunch app gets friends together as developers shun money
Hot app Down to Lunch connects high school and college friends for meals, studying, or just chilling. Simple graphics make it fast and easy.
Ingenious Brazilian billboards use fake sweat to attract and kill Zika-carrying mosquitos
Two Brazilian advertising agencies have designed Mosquito Killer Billboards that attract and kill the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that carries the Zika virus.
Researchers hit 30Mbps wireless transmission through meat
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign tested ultrasound wireless transmission through beef liver and pork loin up to 30Mbps.
North Carolina governor to change bathroom bill, but not the bathroom part
North Carolina Governor McCrory responded to public and private outcry by issuing an executive order clarifying anti-LGBT HB2, but not the bathroom limits.
Using your phone while driving may be stupider than ever
Technology developed by Cellebrite, the company many assume cracked the San Bernadino terrorist's iPhone, can detect mobile phone use and contents.
Facebook is killing email forwarding: Here’s how to disable it on your account
As of May 1, 2016 Facebook email forwarding will stop. This service is the last remnant of Facebook's otherwise discontinued email system. How to fix it.
Thanks to SpaceX, the ISS now has all six of its docking ports filled – a new record
Paving the way for future crew quarters and working areas, SpaceX successfully delivered the first inflatable room to the International Space Station.
Thanks to these designers, you can now 3D print just about everything you need for a wedding
Now 3D printing enables very special wedding rings based on the voice waves or faces. 3D printing also may end the agonizing search for the perfect dress.
Lightsaber battles nixed by Lucasfilm lawyers
In a move to protect its brands, Lucasfilm's attorneys have shut down groups hosting lightsaber battles. Group hosts cat fights in space, with swords.
Jet pack crash landing successful, pilot survived
A Jet pack International vice president took off and crashed without a helmet while testing a modified unit.
Facebook strips shoddy dresses following investigation
Complaints by shoddy clothing retailers' customers are deleted so fast that Facebook has trouble keeping up, but the social media giant plans new action.
She could have just said no; Facetime wedding ends in arrest
A Fresno, California man's Facetime wedding proposal from a rock and ended in arrest for controlled substance charges. No news of the intended's response.
The CIA is investing in skin care products to extract your DNA
The CIA's invests in technologies relevant to its mission, including Skincential Sciences' Clearista, which softens your skin while extracting your DNA.