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Will the Boston Bombings Kill the Public Police Scanner?

Law enforcement freaked out when their reports—and misreports—ended up in the press in Boston. That’s bad news for transparency.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Bulletproof Clothing for America's Schoolkids? Seriously?

Video: Colombian company envisions a new, post-Newtown market.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 3:02 PM PDT

Facebook Shoots Down Giveaways of Assault Weapons

The social networking site has been a growing source of free AR-15s and other gear.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 12:08 PM PDT
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"60 Minutes" on Their Pro-Assad Twitter Hack: We're Working on It

The pro-Assad hacker army continues its deployment of weapons of mass annoyance.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 4:40 PM PDT

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Anonymous and Libertarians Protest CISPA; Tech Giants Don't Give a Damn

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 7:20 AM PDT
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My Innocent Brother Was Made Into a Bombing Suspect: Sunil Tripathi's Sister Speaks

"We find it incredibly unfortunate that media outlets were so quick to jump," Sangeeta Tripathi tells Mother Jones.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 8:06 PM PDT
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"Ninja Innovation" and Shiny Electronic Toys Invade Capitol Hill, Beguile Congressmen

"You got toys! I love toys," exclaimed a congressman.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 8:28 AM PDT
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The Government Didn't Shut Down Cell Service in Boston. But With SOP 303, It Could Have.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Anonymous Threatens Westboro Baptist Church

The hacktivist group warned the attention-grabbing hate group after the church vowed to picket the funerals of Boston Marathon victims.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 8:17 PM PDT

Smart-Taxi Smackdown: Regulators Ponder the Future of Uber, SideCar, and Lyft

Will California's Public Utilities Commish pull the plug on the "ride-sharing" boom?

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Bitcoin, Explained

Everything you need to know about the new electronic currency.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Obama Administration: Don't Worry, We'll Only Drag Small Asteroids Toward Earth

An administration official confirms a super-safe $100 million plan to have NASA abduct an asteroid and tow it into lunar orbit.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 9:54 AM PDT

5 Ways Biotech Is Changing Our Pets and Wildlife

Talking about brave new beasts with Emily Anthes, author of the new book "Frankenstein's Cat."

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Video: The Homeless Tent City in Google and Facebook's Backyard

Nowhere is inequality more obvious than Silicon Valley, where homeless are building tent cities not far from Google and Facebook headquarters.

Fri Apr. 5, 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Are You Ready for the Coming of the Drones?

"We are not darkening the skies yet," says executive at SoCal civilian drones conference, "but we are poised."

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Ex-White House Official Joins Group Fighting "Excessive" Online Privacy Laws

Daniel Weitzner helped write the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. Now privacy experts worry he'll help Facebook and Google control your data.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Drone Strikes on Hackers?

If you're the bad guy from "Skyfall" during a war, then yes, NATO commanders could very well destroy you.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Obama's New FCC Pick Could Help Determine the Future of the Internet

Will the president pick a public interest-oriented policy wonk or a former telecom lobbyist/Obama fundraiser to chair this all-important agency?

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Drivers: Uber Is Skimming Our Tips

Class-action lawsuits among the latest headaches for Silicon Valley's tech-taxi darling.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

VIDEO: Can We 3D Print Our Way Out of Climate Change?

3D printing could slash the carbon footprint of manufacturing and provide nifty solutions for a disaster-prone world.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT