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White House, industry joins to secure cyberspace

The White House and industry groups Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to combat so-called "botnets," or networks of computers controlled by hackers through virus infections.

Technology / Internet

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What, no spellcheck? Romney app misspells 'America'

White House hopeful Mitt Romney has meticulously spelled out his vision for a better America while on the campaign trail this year. But in his new mobile app? Not so much.

Technology / Other

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Fighting house fires with computer models

(Phys.org) -- Through advanced computer modelling of house fires, mechanical engineers at UNSW are giving fire fighters a new suite of tools to investigate and battle dangerous blazes in time for the traditionally ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif.

(AP) -- Apparently, California Gov. Jerry Brown forgot to rent "The Social Network."

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

House mice put endangered petrels at risk of extinction

Common house mice are demolishing what could be the only breeding population of endangered Atlantic petrels in the world, scientists have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

US class-action ebook price-fixing suit can proceed

A judge Tuesday allowed a class-action case to proceed against Apple and six publishing houses alleging a price-fixing scheme for electronic books, citing "ample" indications of a conspiracy.

Technology / Business

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Honda unveils demonstration test house that features Honda Smart Home System

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lawmakers optimistic about cyber bill prospects

(AP) -- House Republicans and Democrats expressed optimism Friday about sending a cybersecurity bill to President Barack Obama this year despite significant disagreements with the Senate and the White House. ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

First Lady, Google launch White House virtual tours

First Lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that Google is opening doors to the White House on the Internet by letting users pay virtual visits to all the public rooms.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kim Dotcom allowed back online in New Zealand

(AP) -- The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is being allowed back online.

Technology / Other

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Birds found to put more energy into current brood when ill

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an interesting study designed to find out how birds make choices, whether consciously or not, about how much effort to expend on offspring when ill, a team from Illinois State University ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Company: Cost of hosting Megaupload data untenable

(AP) -- The company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file sharing site Megaupload says somebody needs to pay the company's bill or allow it to delete the data.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Mortgage defaults at lowest level since 2005

Default risk on home loans is now at its lowest level in seven years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The Viking journey of mice and men

House mice (Mus musculus) happily live wherever there are humans. When populations of humans migrate the mice often travel with them. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology h ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Millions of Americans at risk of flooding as sea levels rise

Nearly four million Americans, occupying a combined area larger than the state of Maryland, find themselves at risk of severe flooding as sea levels rise in the coming century, new research suggests.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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