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A new book on the music distribution service claims it is.

A new study finds why shame is important for human societies.

Microsoft is experimenting with underwater data centers that could cut cooling costs and provide faster internet connections to the billions of people who live near oceans.

 Any music lover who subscribes to a streaming-music service such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, or the like has entered into a bargain that represents a profound shift in the […]

Like it or not, agreements made between hackers in Germany, Prague, and elsewhere could reconfigure the economy… and a frightening new world.

Hackers working for Russia have gained access to hundreds of U.S. electric utilities in 2017, according to new reports from federal officials.

On Monday morning, YouTube removed Infowars and The Alex Jones Channel from its platform, following similar bans from Apple, Spotify and Facebook.

An online conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump is now affecting people and politics in real life.

Easter eggs have been hidden in video games since Atari’s Adventure; now Google search has hidden an entire adventure game.

Cyberloafing — or, absent-mindedly browsing the internet — actually has a place in the workday according to this recently published study.

The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Defense Distributed in a landmark decision that will enable the controversial organization to publish CAD files of firearms on its DEFCAD website.

The legendary DARPA tests technology that lets soldiers control drones with their minds.

Crowdsourcing as an idea isn’t anything new, says historian and sex researcher Alice Dreger. She tells us about the history of public gathering of information from the medieval era to today.

Please tell me that Internet trolls didn’t just get a huge leg up.

Microsoft Windows 95 was launched exactly 23 years ago today, selling for the tidy sum of $209.95. Now you can download it for free on almost any device. Go ahead. You know you want to.

Smart connected devices finding their way into million of’ homes are being taken over by domestic abusers, allowing them to invade and disrupt victims’ lives in a new, terrifying way

Democrats are wondering how to beat Trump. The only way might be to play his game.

“We find that Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets are highly correlated with the number of anti-Muslim hate crimes, particularly where Twitter usage is high, but only after the start of his presidential campaign.”

The Human Diagnosis Project project is building the world’s “open medical intelligence” system.

There aren’t any holes in the Universe at all. What actually exists is far more interesting. Somewhere, far away, if you believe what you read, there’s a hole in the […]

VR technology shows no signs of slowing down. We need to start asking the question of how we deal with those of us who become addicted to the wonders VR offers.

The Internet solves another mystery.

A steel worker becomes an unlikely viral star for his ability to touch molten metal.

Polls show that more Americans today define socialism as an ideology of “equality” than one espousing government control of the economy.

Oppression causes many people to run for the hills. Literally.

Which of these do you think will win out?

Global warming, the MMR vaccine, UFOs, and more are in the spotlight so far. But will it work?

Explore McLuhan’s theory on print culture and its influential hold over civilization.

None of these steps are quick or easy, but practice and online courses can help.

Notice anything different? The biggest ideas of the 21st century just got a makeover.