Americans at the lower end of the economic ladder suffer from an ever-growing privacy divide, impacting more than just their personal dignity and autonomy.

The fireball is the second most powerful in 30 years and the biggest since Chelyabinsk in 2013.

We are aware of the report of a new security exploit called SPOILER which can gain access to partial address information during load operations. We believe that our products are not susceptible to this issue because of our unique processor architecture. The…

US pilots got an extra hour or two of training to prepare to use Boeing’s new 737 Max 8 aircraft, which has been involved in two deadly crashes in less than six months.

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Offutt Air Force Base is succumbing to the massively swollen Missouri River and things could get worse before they get better.

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OpenTable is barring restaurants from sharing data with rival booking services without its permission, intensifying a fight for control of the information diners disclose when they make reservations online.

We often think of computers as a very modern phenomenon, but there were actually plenty of computers around 50 years ago. They just weren't an everyman commodity, instead limited to goverment and corporate use. And they certainly weren't small.

Italy now requires children to prove they have been vaccinated before attending school.

We recently did an early family Christmas, before the rest of our relatives come to town. We usually go around in a circle, taking turns picking out a present to give to someone, with most of the presents going to the kids. Even though this was mostly for…

Companies have slashed prices and thrown in freebies to attract users - but is this sustainable?

Robert P. Crease harks back to the shapers of our scientific infrastructure and what they can tell us about how to handle the threat we now face.

A new report out today published by the UN Environment Assembly says a damaging rise in Arctic temperatures is now likely inevitable, regardless of whether or not comments made in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change are met.

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