Source: Theguardian

The UK is about to build its first commercial spaceport

The UK is about to build its first commercial spaceport

July 14, 2014

Space tourism isn’t a reality yet, but the UK is certainly taking steps to make sure it eventually happens. British...

Helsinki wants to render private cars obsolete by 2025

Helsinki wants to render private cars obsolete by 2025

July 13, 2014

Navigation apps can tell you how to get across town using only public transportation, but they don't make it a...

Google has already received over 70,000 “right to be forgotten” requests

Google has already received over 70,000 “right to be forgotten” requests

July 11, 2014

It wasn’t too long ago that the European courts had ruled that Google had to comply with requests from users...

Mobile games account for almost 85% of app store revenue

Mobile games account for almost 85% of app store revenue

July 9, 2014

Apps on smartphones do all sorts of things, ranging from checking the weather, providing stock quotes, messaging friends and family,...

The US military is has conducted numerous studies across social media

The US military is has conducted numerous studies across social media

July 8, 2014

In light of Facebook’s disconcerting emotion experiment, The Guardian has published an in-depth look at the US military’s own research...

Scientists are threatening to boycott Europe’s Human Brain Project

Scientists are threatening to boycott Europe’s Human Brain Project

July 7, 2014

Last year, the European commission launched a 10-year, $1.6 billion project to create a supercomputer simulation of the human brain,...

Facebook claims that the military had no involvement in its “experiment”

Facebook claims that the military had no involvement in its “experiment”

July 5, 2014

Good news, fellow Facebook users. You were not a pawn in a huge, ominous experiment about emotions and civil unrest...

Amazon and Apple are being sued over removed product listing requests

Amazon and Apple are being sued over removed product listing requests

July 2, 2014

An accessories retailer has filed a lawsuit against Amazon and Apple, over removed product listing requests and lost sales. Filed...

The US government has promised to protect the privacy of Europeans

The US government has promised to protect the privacy of Europeans

June 27, 2014

European citizens could receive some of the same rights to privacy as Americans in the future, if new proposals are...

SoundCloud has revamped its iOS app to capitalize on its mobile audience

SoundCloud has revamped its iOS app to capitalize on its mobile audience

June 26, 2014

Audio-sharing platform SoundCloud has been working on growing its audience of listeners over the past couple of years. It started...

A former tabloid editor in the UK has been found guilty of hacking phones

A former tabloid editor in the UK has been found guilty of hacking phones

June 24, 2014

A former editor of one of the UK’s leading tabloids, who went on to become David Cameron’s chief spokesman, has...

LinkedIn must face a privacy lawsuit by customers over certain emails

LinkedIn must face a privacy lawsuit by customers over certain emails

June 14, 2014

A US federal judge is ordering LinkedIn to face a lawsuit from users claiming the network sent emails without their...