Technology
Connectivity through 'digital saturation' may come at the expense of conversation
Social networking and texting have become a large part of many of our daily interactions. It can be hard to find someone who doesn't have a cell phone or a Facebook account. Sherry Turkle believes that too much focus is put on these new technologies and that conversations are suffering a result of it.
Maryland one step away from prohibiting employers from requesting social media logins
A bill passed by Maryland legislators would prohibit employers from asking prospective or current employees to hand over their login information for social media sites. If it is signed by the governor, the law would be the first of its kind in the country....
Novel computer game lets players help scientists research humane genome
Researchers at a Canadian university are turning to crowd-sourcing to try and understand the similiarities and differences between the genomes of humans and the genomes of other living animals. Their hope is to use that to better understand how human genes work....
Chinese-based hacking proving pervasive, presents opportunities for diplomacy
China's computer hackers have become renown for their persistence and their ability to seemingly strike anywhere. They're also respected for their skills, believed to be among the best in the world....
Smartphones increase communication, decrease connection
Smartphones are powerful, convenient, and can be addictive. They help Americans stay in touch with an extended network of people at all times. But they can also create distance and make us less connected to those sitting right next to us....
4 tips to help deal with the digital hoarding in your life
If you've recently filled up the hard-drive on your computer, you may be a digital hoarder. If you've got a collection of thousands of photos or tens of thousands of emails, all on your computer, you may be a digital hoarder. It's becoming increasingly common -- but there are things you can do to help....
VIDEO: South Korea introduces robot prison guard
Researchers in South Korea are field-testing what is believed to be the first robotic, autonomous prison guard. Built in South Korea, the creation will monitor, analyze and report behavior that could be dangerous to the health, welfare and safety of prisoners and prisons themselves....
Hillary Clinton makes social media waves by sending her own Text From Hillary
Hillary Clinton's gone viral. Or her text messages have gone viral. Or her imaginary text messages have gone viral. A Tumblr blog imagining what Clinton's text message conversations would be like sprouted up recently and became popular on the web but got a dose of mainstream credibility when Clinton herself made a submission to the site....
Facebook announces $1 billion acquisition of Instagram
The hot photo-sharing app Instagram has been purchased by Facebook, the largest social network on the Internet, for $1 billion in cash and stock, the two companies announced on Monday....
VIDEO: Google's goggles? Search giant unveils Project Glass effort to mainstream augmented reality
Google's making waves in the tech space with its unveiling of Project Glass, an effort to build augmented reality glasses, voice controlled, that could allow people to get more information about the world they're seeing in front of them....
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