WASHINGTON -- Changes in the global climate are imposing additional stress on hundreds of species of migratory birds in the United States that are already threatened by other environmental factors, according to a...
By ERIC BLAND March 14, 2010 Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than , say scientists from Rutgers University. Software on cell phones can be used to track the phone's owner. The scientists have...
By CAITLIN MCDEVITT March 14, 2010 According to estimates, 42 billion photos will be printed worldwide, both commercially and personally, in 2013. That?s a third less than the 63 billion printed in 2008. (Getty Images) The glossy print, it seems, is losing its sheen....
updated 1:15 a.m. ET March 14, 2010 States across the country are bracing for more cuts to education and here in California, there is also concern about a shortage of workers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM. A...
The GigaOM crew is out in full force at this year’s South by Southwest, reporting on all that is nearest and dearest to our readers’ hearts –including an in-depth look at the privacy discussions taking place...
How to deal with user privacy on socialnetworks as they grow, mature and become more sophisticated has been a frequent topic of conversation at this year’s SXSW — and not just in researcher Danah Boyd’s keynote address that argued aggregating public...
Researcher Danah Boyd brought fighting words to SXSW, where she delivered a well-received keynote Saturday on the interplay between private and public information online. She called out Google and Facebook for being cavalier with their users’ personal information...
SAN DIEGO – Investigators with Toyota and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on...