Science & Technology
Impacts of Lower Crude Oil Prices Continue to Spread
As oil prices continue to decline, many oil-producing countries and investors will feel the pain, but drivers will enjoy the lower gas prices. ...
Oil Patch Activity Is Starting to Slow
With drilling activity slowing in America's oil patch, the effects will be felt throughout the economy. ...
Read moreCrude Oil Prices: The Politics, Implications, and Backlash
Lower oil prices are not an unmixed blessing, especially with political maneuvering behind the scenes risking far more than just a shrinkage in...
Read moreFCC Net Neutrality Vote Expected in February, but Will Congress Beat Them to It?
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday it will be introducing and voting on new net neutrality rules in February. The proposals are...
Read morePutin Demands All Data About His Citizens Be Stored Inside Russia
Russia’s law that all companies must store data about Russian users only on computer servers inside Russia makes it easier for the government...
Read moreDARPA Developing Microdrones Designed to Sneak Into Homes
The federal government apparently isn’t content with remotely watching and recording your every electronic (and real world) movement; it will soon control microdrones...
Read moreYou Can’t Run From This Course-correcting Bullet
A newly manufactured bullet can change direction mid-flight. ...
Read moreCollapse in Oil and Natural Gas Prices Hitting OPEC the Hardest
As prices for crude oil and natural gas continued their precipitous fall over the last five weeks, most commentators have been focusing on...
Read moreHack on Sony: FBI Still Blames North Korea Despite Experts’ Evidence
The FBI is standing by claims that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment late last month, despite the...
Read moreClimate Fanatics Force Poor to “Choose Between Heating or Eating”
EU climate expert warns U.S. Senate Committee not to follow the European Union’s disastrous policies — as EU officials double down on even...
Read morePew Study Shows Bleak Future for Privacy Rights
The Pew Research group released a report on Thursday on the future of Internet privacy. The report, which details the responses of thousands...
Read moreNew York Governor Cuomo Bans Fracking
A consummate politician, all New York State Governor Cuomo needed was an excuse to ban fracking. ...
Read moreCyber-attack at Sony Pictures Takes Strange Twist
When Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked late last month, they — and many in the news media — were quick to blame North...
Read moreNew Microsoft Security Fix Is Worse Than the Problem
Microsoft is reporting that a recent Windows update is causing serious problems with many computers that have received it as an automatic update....
Read moreFacebook Fighting Bulk Search Warrants In Court
Facebook is arguing before the New York Court of Appeals that it should be able to challenge warrants for users' account and profile...
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