Life's Trajectory Seen Through Facebook Data
Data donated by Facebook users to Stephen Wolfram yields interesting patterns that may reveal how people change over time.
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Why Tech Companies May Really Want All Those Extra Visas
The shortage of workers in the IT industry may be overblown, a new study claims.
Why We Don’t Need Fisker
The failing maker of luxury hybrids is in the spotlight in DC, but technologically speaking, who cares if Fisker fails?
How Tumblr Forces Advertisers to Get Creative
What the blog network’s monetization plans say about the future of publishing.
Nano-scale Optical Antennas Could Have a Big Impact
A lab at Harvard is developing materials with potentially revolutionary optical characteristics.
More Reasons to Clean Up Tweets
Stock plunge another reminder of social media's power -- and the need for fact-checking
First Enzyme-Based Memory Created in the Lab
Some clever biochemistry has led to the world's first enzyme-based memory capable of learning, say biochemists
Your Body Does Not Want to Be an Interface
Have you heard that Google Glass will let you snap photos by winking? Why that's still going to feel weird.
Apple’s R&D Spending Rises, But It’s Still Small Change
Apple plans to keep inventing new product categories without much of a boost from its cash reserves.
Google Joins PayPal-Backed Effort to Kill the Password
The search giant has signed up to a consortium that wants hardware to have a role in authenticating people.
