Thousands risk Internet shutdown as US fix expires
Tens of thousands of people around the world whose computers were infected with malware may lose their Internet access Monday after the expiry of a US government fix.
09 July 2012
Scientists say NASA's 'new form of life' was untrue
Two scientific papers published Sunday disproved a controversial claim made by NASA-funded scientists in 2010 that a new form of bacterial life had been discovered that could thrive on arsenic.
09 July 2012
Japan reactor back to full power after nuke shutdown
A nuclear reactor in western Japan began full operations Monday, the first restart since the country shut down its atomic stations in the wake of last year's crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Phone app allows US users to film police activity
A US civil rights advocacy group has launched a free mobile phone application that allows users to record police activity discreetly, saying it will help boost police force accountability.
Electricity flows from restarted Japan reactor
Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns.
06 July 2012
iGoogle gets axed in shakeup
Google said Tuesday it was discontinuing its iGoogle page designed as Web "portal," saying it had become less relevant in the age of the mobile Internet.
The Shard: divisive new star of the London skyline
Twelve years after it was first sketched out, London's Shard tower will be inaugurated on Thursday to great fanfare -- but Europe's tallest skyscraper has won as many critics as it has admirers.
05 July 2012
Crunch time looms in quest for 'God particle'
A nearly 50-year bid to explain a riddle of fundamental matter faces a key moment on Wednesday when physicists unveil fresh data in their search for a particle called the Higgs boson.
Twitter says government requests rising in 2012
Twitter said Monday in its first "transparency report" that the number of government requests for user information or to block content is rising in 2012.