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New brain implant warns of epileptic seizures minutes before they happen

An experimental brain implant may act as an early-warning system to epileptics, warning them of seizures minutes before they happen.

Twitter warns media companies: Watch out for hackers

After three high profile news organizations' Twitter accounts were hacked, Twitter has released a memo to offer ways to avoid the hacks.

PayPal founder blames movies for slowing tech investment

One of the co-founders of Paypal cites movies as the lack of growth in the technology industry.

AOL closes multiple entertainment sites, cites ‘underperformance’

In a quiet end-of-week move, AOL closed multiple blogs and news sites without notice - including the award-nominated comic book site Comics Alliance.

Numbers don’t lie: The Facebook bubble may finally burst

Fewer people in the U.S. visited Facebook last month compared with the month before, and the amount of time visitors spend on the site also shrinking.

Facebook troll threatens to shoot 200 kids at a U.S. high school

A British man used a fake Facebook account to make mass death threats to U.S. high school students in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Yahoo snags exclusive rights to ‘Saturday Night Live’ back catalog

The 38-year back catalog of NBC's Saturday Night Live will have a new home now that Yahoo's bought up the rights for everything bar the current season.
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Washington state AG orders T-Mobile to refund customers for ‘deceptive’ no contract plans

T-Mobile's "No Contract" plan had some unadvertised charges, so Washington state's attorney general is demanding the carrier refund customers affected.

Man arrested after selling his grandson on Facebook

Three people are in custody in India following the attempted sale of a kidnapped baby on Facebook, with one of the three being the child's own grandfather.

Amazon to launch a proprietary set-top box just for its exclusive content

Amazon is reportedly looking to get into the streaming-directly-to-TV business, with a new set-top box already in development.

The family that stays together, designs award-winning military vehicles together

Looking for a family bonding activity to bring your brood together? Why not try designing military hardware? It brought one trio a whole million dollars.

Looks like most people don’t understand what piracy actually is

A new study suggests that people don't know they're illegally downloading media because they don't know what piracy truly constitutes.

Bad news for telepaths: Samsung’s working on a brain-controlled tablet for everyone

Scientists are currently working at Samsung on a tablet technology that allows users to control the device with their thoughts.

Hasbro wants your say in creating the next Transformers robot

The future of the war between Autobots and Decepticons is in your hands. Hasbro is launching an online poll for fans to help create the newest Transformer.

Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ breaks Spotify record

After its official debut last week, Daft Punk's comeback track went on to break records in both the United States and United Kingdom - at least via Spotify.

Australian bookseller bribes readers to give up their Kindles

One Australian bookseller has decided to fight back against Amazon, offering a monthly promotion where people can trade their Kindles in for 50 AUD.

Woman sued for thousands of dollars after a Twitter bitchfest

Beware, those who like to complain about your job on social media. A woman is facing a lawsuit after a Twitter rant about a job that wasn't going her way.

‘Smart fabric’ turns people into electronic chameleons

You are what you wear. But what happens if what you wear changes depending on how you move, and the energy your body produces as a result?

Anonymous raises $50,000+ for a ‘citizen journalism’ news platform

Anonymous' campaign for social justice raises more than $50,000 to fund a new website dedicated to breaking news and journalism.

iTunes is still the most popular way to buy music online

Despite the popularity of streaming services, purchases of digital music went up last year - with the majority of purchases made through iTunes.

The end of celluloid reel films is near, warn industry insiders

As the movie industry prepares for an almost-entirely digital future by the end of this year, does film have any future for theaters at all?

IRS denies snooping on your emails, promises to regulate after public outry

According to a 2009 handbook, the Internal Revenue Service believed that Americans didn't have "reasonable expectation of privacy" when it came to emails.

Crowdsource your ailments away with new social network

Delete those guilty bookmarks for WebMD and sign up for CrowdMed, a service that does for medicine what Kickstarter does for venture capitalism.

CoSync lets other people use your phone’s camera without ever touching your phone

A new technology called CoSync will allow someone else to take picture with your phone's camera without the phone ever leaving your hands.
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Kama Xcitra brings a 3D animated Kama Sutra to your iPad because … it can? (NSFW)

Kama Sutra is confusing enough as it is, and now the Kama Xcitra is here to help illustrate various sexual positions with the help of augmented reality.

Actress loses lawsuit against IMDB for revealing her age

The long-running legal battle between Internet Movie Database and the actress who was suing the site for revealing her true age is over.

Tumblr closes Storyboard, lays off three key editorial staff

Tumblr has decided to close its internally-curated news site, Storyboard, saying that the site "has run its course."

Draw Something to become TV game show – for real this time

Zynga's bringing mobile app "Draw Something" to television across the Atlantic: Broadcast network Channel 4 has announced the launch of a game show version.

What the heck is an ‘Islamic Google Earth’?

Google Earth is just a front for Western intelligence agencies to gather data about foreign powers - which is why Iran is building its own alternative.

Saga, Apple, and ComiXology: The ban for alleged homophobia that raised Internet hell

After allegations that Apple banned a comic book due to scenes depicting gay sex, publisher ComiXology reversed the ban thanks to a huge misunderstanding.

Perez Hilton wins legal battle over publishing hate mail

Those that live by the sword, die by the sword. Those that write spiteful emails to websites should find their fates decided by those who read said emails.

Laser experiment cured rats’ cocaine addiction with just a few zaps

Science has found an unexpected new treatment for cocaine addiction: Shooting at your brain with lasers.

Wild wild west in outer space: NASA to lasso an asteroid, park it near the moon

NASA has unveiled new plans to send a robot spaceship into deep space to lasso an asteroid and drag it back for exploration.

Fear Factor crawls its way back, this time as a YouTube channel

In its third revival of the series, Fear Factor is coming back with new content exclusively on YouTube.