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."
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.
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.
Science can now read your mind while you’re dreaming
Whatever happens in your dreams stays with you alone... for now. A team of scientists discovered new ways to "read" people's dreams as they sleep.
New Apple headquarters will cost more than the new World Trade Center to construct
What happens when costs on your new corporate headquarters skyrocket so much that the project will cost more to construct that the new World Trade Center?
You talkin’ to me? Software company designs mobile ads that talk back
It's easy to ignore an advertisement when it's just blinking on a webpage in front of you, but what if you could talk to it, and it would talk back?
Scientists build transistors out of DNA, pave ways for robots to reside within cells
Two teams of scientists have managed to create cellular transistors, meaning that the groundwork is now firmly in place for a biological computer.
Study: Younger listeners stream as much as listen to radio
A new report suggests that today's young music fans are moving away from physical ownership and traditional radio towards a streaming future.
Scientists build robotic ant colony that learns from each other
New Jersey scientists have created robots that act (and learn from each other) as if they were members of a cybernetic ant colony.
Chinese animation studio sues Apple over illegal iTunes movie sales
Apple is facing new allegations that it is illegally selling more than one hundred movies in China without permission from the studio that created them.
Walmart considers crowdsourcing strangers to deliver your online purchases
Walmart is apparently considering a move toward the trendy concept of crowdsourcing, asking customers to help deliver online orders.
DOJ emails reveal stingray surveillance misuse, leading to ‘accidental’ spying
Federal authorities have been spying on U.S. citizens by tracking subjects' cellphones and also accidentally collecting data from phones nearby.
Chinese government officials beg you to stop photoshopping them onto porn stars
A blackmail scheme based on Photoshopping officials into compromising photographs is uncovered in Shuangfeng County.
Swedish Language Council: Sorry, Google, we’re not changing a dictionary word for you
Google wants the Swedish Language Council to change the definition of an existing word to sound more favorable to the company. Yeah, right!
Mark Zuckerberg pokes his way from tech to a new political group
Reports suggest that Mark Zuckerberg will launch a new political organization with a college roommate and consultants from both sides of the divide.
Danny Boyle: ‘I don’t know if 3D will survive’
The 3D trends continue to rise but director Danny Boyle doesn't believe the format is here to stay, and will instead be replaced by innovations in sound?
Eh oui! Twitter hit by $50 million criminal lawsuit in France
Twitter now faces a $50 million lawsuit in France after the company failed to hand over personal information of users engaging in hate tweets.
HBO considering offering HBO Go without cable subscription
Want to legally watch 'Girls' and 'Game of Thrones' without a subscription to HBO? The network is considering offering HBO Go by partnering with ISPs.
Felicia Day to host this year’s Shorty Awards
Felicia Day is going to host this year's Shorty Awards, celebrating the best of the Internet's social media, as nominated by Twitter. If this is the first time that you've heard of the Shorty Awards, then clearly getting Felicia involved has done its job.
New tech keeps livers alive outside the body for up to 24 hours
New technology in England showcased a way to keep livers in working condition mid-transplant, keeping them alive for up to 24 hours outside a human system.
The future of online movie piracy is grim, experts warn
Upcoming release of new domain tags and a shift toward cloud storage make for a grim future of online piracy, or so a recent movie industry panel warns.
Russian Orthodox Church wants you to give up social media for Lent
Never mind chocolate or booze, there are other things you could give up for Lent according to the Russian Orthodox Church, such as social media altogether.