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Pennsylvania, Penn State Plan Transportation Research Center

Pennsylvania, Penn State Plan Transportation Research Center

How A Trump Administration Could Shape The Internet

Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online - not to mention how much privacy you have while you’re at it.

Oscars: A Record Year For Women, But Is It Progress?

At the glad-handy Oscar nominees luncheon earlier this month, film academy president John Bailey proudly told the 171 nominees in the room that there were a record number of women nominated for Academy Awards this year.

Changing The Game: 5G Is Much More Than Bandwidth

Being a pessimistic consumer is relatively easy. Until something is in your hands and you can see and feel its tangible benefits, any promises of ‘bigger, better, quicker’ sit firmly in category of the brain marked ‘pipe dreams’.

NASA Launches Orion Crew Capsule To Test Abort System

NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.

Samsung Electronics Misses Forecast On Lower Phone Sales

Samsung Electronics Co. reported a lower-than-expected gain in the second-quarter earnings this week, indicating an end to its streak of record-breaking financial results as sales of smartphones and display panels slowed while memory chip profit stabilized. 

Fending Off Fortnite: Can Overwatch Stay Atop Esports World?

The Overwatch League has planted its flag atop the esports mountain. But just like its twitchy-thumbed superstars, the premier circuit can’t afford to sit still.

Film Inclusion Report Says Rhetoric Doesn't Equal Results

Despite enthusiastic discourse around diversity in film, a report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released this week says when it comes to the numbers, little has changed. The most popular movies are still largely the domain of white, straight, able-bodied men, both in front of the camera and behind.

New Homeland Security Center To Guard Against Cyberattacks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is creating a center aimed at protecting banks, electric companies and other critical infrastructure against cyber attacks — a threat that now exceeds the danger of a physical attack against the U.S. by a hostile foreign group, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.

Streaming: Changing The Future Of TV

Streaming: Changing The Future Of TV.

Instagram Emerges From Facebook's Shadow

Instagram Emerges From Facebook's Shadow.

Field To Fingertips: Tech Divide Narrows For World Cup Teams

Field To Fingertips: Tech Divide Narrows For World Cup Teams.

Science Says: What Makes Something Truly Addictive

Now that the world’s leading public health group says too much Minecraft can be an addiction, could overindulging in chocolate, exercise, even sex, be next?

High Court: Online Shoppers Can Be Forced To Pay Sales Tax

The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax. 

Tesla Wants To Cut Size Of Board From 11 Directors To 7

Tesla plans to cut its board of directors from 11 to seven in a move the electric-car maker says will allow the board to act more nimbly and efficiently.

San Francisco Billionaire Gives $30M To Study Homelessness

A San Francisco billionaire is donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco, to research root causes of homelessness and potential solutions.

Samsung's 1Q Profit Slides On Falling Chip Prices

Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels.

NOAA Picks Uri To Host Its New Ocean Exploration Institute

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it has picked the University of Rhode Island as the home of a new institute for ocean exploration.

Science Says: Why Biodiversity Matters To You

You may go your entire life without seeing an endangered species, yet the globe’s biodiversity crisis threatens all of humanity in numerous unseen or unrecognized ways, scientists say.

Google Promises Better Privacy Tools, Smarter AI Assistant

Google announced updates for its artificially intelligent voice assistant and new privacy tools to give people more control over how they’re being tracked on the go or in their own home.

Microsoft Workers Join China's Debate Over Grueling Workweek

Tech workers in China protesting a corporate culture of grueling work schedules are getting some support from their U.S. peers.

‘Avengers: Endgame' Is Marvel's Machine In High Gear

Satisfaction is a complicated concept in Marvel Land. On the one hand, every morsel of prerelease information is obsessively poured over in feverish anticipation.

Twitter To Disclose Info On Political ADs AMID Scrutiny

Twitter says it will provide more information about political ads on its service, including who is funding them and how they are targeted.

GAO: Climate Change Already Costing Us Billions In Losses

A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades.

Amazon Says It Got 238 Entries For 2nd Headquarters

Amazon will be sorting through 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico that are hoping to land the company’s second headquarters and the investment it’ll bring.

Apple Event Education : New iPad & All The News From The Stage

Let's take a field trip

Selfie Medicine: Phone Apps Push People To Take Their Pills

Selfie Medicine: Phone Apps Push People To Take Their Pills

Cisco Systems Gives $50m To Combat California Homelessness

Cisco Systems Gives $50m To Combat California Homelessness

State Looks To Attract Bitcoin Tech Companies

State Looks To Attract Bitcoin Tech Companies

2016 Retrospective: A year Of Apple Evolution

New iphones, Apple watch and Macbook Pro all land.