British journalism made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons, namely hacking. Tabloid paper News Of The World, which broke into dozens of voicemail accounts of prominent or newsworthy public figures in pursuit of scurrilous dirt, most recently crossed the line again by hacking into--and even deleting--voicemail messages of a murder victim.
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Feed Subscription"The Ledge" Director Matthew Chapman Calls On Atheists; Is He Preaching To The Choir?
The thriller, out today, borrows a page from Bible-toting film supporters to market a movie with a godless message. When it comes to promoting his new thriller to an atheist audience, writer/director Matthew Chapman isn’t waiting on a miracle.
Read More »Cancer Patient Effectively Donates A Life-Saving Organ–To Himself
Surgeons have transplanted an entirely engineered artificial trachea made from his own cells to save the life of a cancer patient. It's the future of organ donation, but it's here right now.
Read More »Should We Be More Scared Of Climate Change?
The reality of climate change is serious enough that it doesn't need to be exaggerated in order to be taken seriously.
Read More »PGT: Torrent reduces Scottish Open to 54 holes
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Read More »PGT: McDowell in 3-way tie at Scottish Open
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Read More »PGT: Daly cards a 13 at Deere Classic
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Read More »Hypoallergenic dogs won’t help allergy sufferers much, says study
Researchers analyzed dust samples from 173 homes with one dog, found no difference in allergen levels between hypoallergenic breeds and non-hypoallergenic ones
Read More »Genius Breakthrough In Clean Water: Plain Old Plastic Bottles
Leaving water out in a clear bottle in the sun is a free and easy way to kill pathogens. Now it's time to let the people who bad water is killing know that the solution is at their fingertips. Researchers in developing countries have discovered a free
Read More »David Stark Makes (Party) Scenes
David Stark, Event Producer #wrapper .p { display:inline-block; float:left; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, serif; height:256px; margin-bottom:232px; margin-right:75px; width:230px; } #wrapper .p-bottom { display:inline-block; float:left; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, serif; height:256px; margin-bottom:232px; margin-right:75px; margin-top:35px; width:230px; } #wrapper .p-bottom-2 { display:inline-block; float:left; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, serif; height:256px; margin-bottom:-45px; margin-right:75px; margin-top:-25px; width:230px; } #wrapper p { line-height:15px !important; font-size:14px !important; } #wrapper p strong { font-family:arial, helvitica; } #wrapper { background-image:url(http://images.fastcompany.com/magazine/157/wanted/157-wanted-70-david-stark-art-installation-in.jpg); height:1460px; padding-top:210px; } MANY MAY HOPE TO freewheel through summer, but for New York event producer David Stark, business is just heating up.
Read More »Pinkwashing Is The New Greenwashing
Companies that tout their support for breast cancer research are often the same companies whose products may be causing breast cancer. But you won't hear them mention that when they slap pink ribbons on everything. Consumers, beware: You may already be watching out for greenwashing (unsubstantiated "green" claims) but you probably don't pay much attention to pinkwashing--when companies that use chemicals known to cause cancer position themselves as leaders in the fight against breast cancer.
Read More »This Week In Bots: Open-Source Learning Bots, Sensitive Robo-Skin, Robot Soccer, Chocolate Printer Bot, And More
Qbo Open-Source Bot Par Excellence Qbo is a kind of smaller, cheaper PR2 --he's an open-source robot platform (using the ROS operating system developed for PR2), which could aid robot research as well as educating students in robotics and computer programming.
Read More »Shopkick Switches To For-Profit Status, Sees Surge In Charitable Giving
The popular geo-location app grew its total user base as it transitioned from nonprofit to for-profit--having more users to give to charity in the process. In a fascinating case study of how the for-profit industry can sometimes make a greater social impact than the nonprofit world, Shopkick , a popular geo-location app, has paradoxically created a more charitable community since it decided to ditch its charity business model and focus on giving people free stuff. The app rewards users with virtual currency for completing various check-in tasks at selected retailers which can then be redeemed for products or used to give equivalently to a charity.
Read More »DHS: Imported Consumer Tech Contains Hidden Hacker Attack Tools
A top Department of Homeland Security official has admitted to Congress that imported software and hardware components are being purposely spiked with security-compromising attack tools by unknown foreign parties.
Read More »Marketing the Hot Dog
The advent of Connecticut creating an official Hot Dog Trail to encourage tubular-meat tourism begs the question: Does the all-American meal need a boost?
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