Apple’s New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested Public
SAN FRANCISCO — For Apple, the hard part — making a smartwatch — is nearly over. Soon it will be time for the harder part: selling the long-anticipated Apple Watch…
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Scott Walker: Islamic State Is Like A Virus ‘That Takes Out Your Whole Computer’
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) compared the Islamic State, the terrorist group sometimes referred to as ISIS or ISIL, to a computer virus in an interview with Fox News’ Sean…
Man With ALS Tells His Wife ‘I Love You’ Out Loud For First Time In 15 Years
Don Moir was diagnosed with ALS in March 1995. By May of 1999, according to the video above, the nervous-system disease robbed him of his ability to speak when he…
How to save the Internet’s info: print it out
One solution that has piqued his interest: take a snapshot of the entire computer, including the document, the settings, the program, the operating system itself and store it safely. All…
Data From Seized Computer Fuels a Surge in U.S. Raids on Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — As an October chill fell on the mountain passes that separate the militant havens in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a small team of Afghan intelligence commandos and American Special…
Anthem Hackers Tried To Breach System As Early As December
The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. were able to somehow commandeer the credentials of five different employees while seeking to penetrate the company’s computer…
10 Times Amal Clooney Made Us Ask, ‘George Who?’
We’re going to be totally honest here: photos of Amal Clooney have been our computer desktop backgrounds since September. After her wedding weekend in Italy, it’s safe to say that…
Newsweek Correspondent: Outrage Over February’s Cover Is ‘Petty’
The February cover of Newsweek, featuring a woman whose skirt is being lifted by a computer cursor, has sparked national outrage, with some even calling it “faceless” and a “disservice…
New Snowden Findings Suggest Cyber-Espionage Program Used By Several Countries
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A program used by U.S. and British spies to record computer keystrokes was part of sophisticated hacking operations in more than a dozen countries,…
Former Senate Intel Chair Strikes Back At CIA For Spying
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the former chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, struck back at the CIA Tuesday, blasting the spies for failing to hold personnel accountable for…
Facebook Knows You Better Than Your Therapist
Who knows you better than anyone? Facebook, of course. In a recent study of more than 17,000 Facebook users, researchers compared the results of a personality survey completed by study…
If You Upload Your Mind To A Computer — Are You Still You?
One of the most mind-bending far future predictions you’ll hear from some futurists is this: Eventually, the technology will exist to copy your brain (every bit of data that makes…