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Science can now read your mind while you’re dreaming

Whatever happens in your dreams stays with you alone... for now. A team of scientists discovered new ways to "read" people's dreams as they sleep.
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Take one step closer to the Holodeck of the future

Scientists have built a virtual reality world - powered by headsets - that's theoretically endless, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.

New Apple headquarters will cost more than the new World Trade Center to construct

What happens when costs on your new corporate headquarters skyrocket so much that the project will cost more to construct that the new World Trade Center?

You talkin’ to me? Software company designs mobile ads that talk back

It's easy to ignore an advertisement when it's just blinking on a webpage in front of you, but what if you could talk to it, and it would talk back?

New California bill would allow customers access to what companies know about them

You'll soon be able to find out what companies know about you from your online activities, as long as said companies are based in the state of California.

Scientists build transistors out of DNA, pave ways for robots to reside within cells

Two teams of scientists have managed to create cellular transistors, meaning that the groundwork is now firmly in place for a biological computer.

Study: Younger listeners stream as much as listen to radio

A new report suggests that today's young music fans are moving away from physical ownership and traditional radio towards a streaming future.

August 28 is Caturday for the Minnesota State Fair

Minnesota's Walker Arts Center will taking over the State Fair for one evening in August for the second Internet Cat Video Festival.

Scientists build robotic ant colony that learns from each other

New Jersey scientists have created robots that act (and learn from each other) as if they were members of a cybernetic ant colony.
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Coming soon to a nostril near you: The smell-o-vision is back and smarter than ever

Science is catching up with humanity's ability for input with a new take on the old "Smell-O-Vision" concept: A screen that projects odor towards your nose.

Chinese animation studio sues Apple over illegal iTunes movie sales

Apple is facing new allegations that it is illegally selling more than one hundred movies in China without permission from the studio that created them.

Walmart considers crowdsourcing strangers to deliver your online purchases

Walmart is apparently considering a move toward the trendy concept of crowdsourcing, asking customers to help deliver online orders.
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DOJ emails reveal stingray surveillance misuse, leading to ‘accidental’ spying

Federal authorities have been spying on U.S. citizens by tracking subjects' cellphones and also accidentally collecting data from phones nearby.

Chinese government officials beg you to stop photoshopping them onto porn stars

A blackmail scheme based on Photoshopping officials into compromising photographs is uncovered in Shuangfeng County.

Swedish Language Council: Sorry, Google, we’re not changing a dictionary word for you

Google wants the Swedish Language Council to change the definition of an existing word to sound more favorable to the company. Yeah, right!

Mark Zuckerberg pokes his way from tech to a new political group

Reports suggest that Mark Zuckerberg will launch a new political organization with a college roommate and consultants from both sides of the divide.

Google Glass gets potential legal roadblock in West Virginia

A potential amendment to existing laws in West Virginia may just see hands-free devices like the Google Glass outlawed while driving.

Danny Boyle: ‘I don’t know if 3D will survive’

The 3D trends continue to rise but director Danny Boyle doesn't believe the format is here to stay, and will instead be replaced by innovations in sound?

Eh oui! Twitter hit by $50 million criminal lawsuit in France

Twitter now faces a $50 million lawsuit in France after the company failed to hand over personal information of users engaging in hate tweets.

Anti-Google Glass ‘Stop The Cyborgs’ campaign launches

A new group named Stop The Cyborgs has started up a campaign against Google Glass to draw attention to the dangers of human/tech collaboration.

HBO considering offering HBO Go without cable subscription

Want to legally watch 'Girls' and 'Game of Thrones' without a subscription to HBO? The network is considering offering HBO Go by partnering with ISPs.

BBC Twitter hacked by Syrian cyber terrorists

Britons looking for weather newsgot more than they bargained for yesterday when the BBC's official weather Twitter feed was hi-jacked by a group of hackers.

Remote access software TeamViewer has been spying on us for decades

If you've always felt that someone was watching what you're doing on your PC, you might want to check whether you have an active TeamViewer software.

Felicia Day to host this year’s Shorty Awards

Felicia Day is going to host this year's Shorty Awards, celebrating the best of the Internet's social media, as nominated by Twitter. If this is the first time that you've heard of the Shorty Awards, then clearly getting Felicia involved has done its job.

New tech keeps livers alive outside the body for up to 24 hours

New technology in England showcased a way to keep livers in working condition mid-transplant, keeping them alive for up to 24 hours outside a human system.

The future of online movie piracy is grim, experts warn

Upcoming release of new domain tags and a shift toward cloud storage make for a grim future of online piracy, or so a recent movie industry panel warns.

European Commission report says music piracy not a problem

The common wisdom has always argued that music piracy means that less music is being legally purchased, but a new report is suggesting otherwise.

Russian Orthodox Church wants you to give up social media for Lent

Never mind chocolate or booze, there are other things you could give up for Lent according to the Russian Orthodox Church, such as social media altogether.

NATO publishes a how-to manual for cyber warfare

NATO and a collection of lawyers have published guidelines for what a nation can consider cyber warfare.

Dish to Fox: It’s too late to say that our new DVR tech is dangerous

After Fox's claims that the Hopper DVR is aiding piracy, Dish responded with a legal filing arguing that, even if that were true, it's too late to complain.

All the cool kids prefer smartphones over computers

A study finds that today's teens are early adopters of a smartphone-centric Internet existence. Who needs laptops when you have an iPhone?

Microsoft under fire after student uncovers Chinese surveillance of Skype

The online conversations of Chinese Skype users are being monitored, says one American graduate student.

Rovio decides to stream Angry Birds toon through games themselves

Never mind traditional web streaming, Rovio has figured out something better to sell its upcoming Angry Birds Toons animated series: Stream the episodes through the actual games themselves.

Negative user comments can sway readers’ reaction to news, read at your own risk

For years, people have argued that "ugly" comments at the end of Internet articles can skew a reader's opinion. A new study backs up that claim.