Obama sets new carbon emission standards for big trucks
New regulation will cut tractor-trailer emissions by as much as 20 percent.
Johnny Long, charity hacker, announces InfoSec without Borders
He's succeeding at his goal of bringing free IT services to the world's poor.
New dot-com bubble looms ahead of Groupon IPO
Groupon dropped the use of a controversial accounting metric ahead of its IPO, but what does its use mean for investors hungry for tech?
Ten-year old hacker finds vulnerabilities in mobile games
Named CyFi, she used system clocks to exploit vulnerabilities in FarmVille-style games.
Boeing employees will hitch a ride to ISS aboard company spaceship
The company's CST-100 spacecraft is the latest commercial space travel offering.
Social media profile pics are a gateway to privacy breaches
Facial recognition software has made face-searching possible.
No surprise: Sony wins Pwnie Award for Most Epic Fail
Anonymous, LulzSec and Wikileaks were all nominated for the Pwnie for Epic 0wnage, but who won?
New tool tells you when your ISP is slowing you down
Dan Kaminsky's N00ter tells users if they're getting the squeeze.
British government scraps plans to block P2P sites, legalizes ripping
The Digital Economy Act, which would have put pressure on ISPs to block pirate sites, is dead while ripping lives.
Apple fined by South Korea over iPhone tracking allegations
After previously settling a lawsuit over location privacy in the country, Apple has been officially slapped on the wrist.
Cable providers livid over new FCC regulation
New FCC rules try to level the playing field between independent networks and massive distributors.
Google stuffs war chest with 1,030 IBM patents
Google is just the latest tech company to snatch up a whole barrel of patents to protect against IP lawsuits. When will the fighting end?
First federal agency brings email to cloud, cuts costs in half
Google Apps for Government has allowed the General Services Administration to eliminate its costly data centers while offering employees network access anywhere.
Apple to bring face recognition to iOS 5
Apple's acquisition of Polar Rose has resulted in built-in face detection for iOS 5.
HTC enlisting supply chain to bypass patent problems
HTC is embroiled in a patent battle with Apple that involves the rest of HTC's 2011 phone lineup.
Astronomers near capturing star’s moment of death
Spurred by the discovery of an amateur astronomer, scientists are using a planetary nebula to look at the future of our sun.
Wall Street Journal and Kobo stop direct sales on iOS apps
Apple is cracking down on retailers whose apps link customers to their websites for purchases.
Walgreens to add 800 EV charging stations
Walgreens' unveiled an ambitious plan for a nationwide fleet of EV charging stations while IKEA has announced a pilot program in the Western U.S.
Samsung smartphone sales surpassed Nokia, possibly Apple
Samsung's Galaxy smartphones are a match for the iPhone, but can Nokia keep up?
New research brings personal genomics closer than ever
The creation of a semiconductor genome sequencer means genome-specific health treatments are nearing everyday use.
The space shuttle program comes to a close with a perfect Atlantis landing
STS-135, the final space shuttle mission, went off without a hitch. However, the future of NASA and American manned spaceflight remains murky.