A team of researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new ice repellent that could go a long way toward easing airport delays across the country.
It's time for Social Media Sunday! This week in social media, Facebook is still showing Snapchat envy with its latest startup acquisition. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of Snapchat advertising might actually be measurable, thanks to a new startup, and Twitter is giving out bonuses to keep employees from leaving the company.
After more than four months of waiting, PC gamers can now play "WWE 2K16" after it was released for Windows on Friday, Mar. 11. However, several problems have already been reported hours after the launch.
Giving immigrants more opportunities to succeed in innovative fields is a good idea, especially since the biggest innovations tend to come from immigrants and not graduates (or dropouts) of elite colleges, according to new research.
Plastic has been a critical part of our daily life. In fact, we produce several million tonnes of waste every year, which is harming the environment. However, Japanese researchers have discovered plastic-loving bacteria that eat it up, which could solve the world's garbage problem.
Ahead of South by Southwest, President Obama has announced the expansion of the federal initiative to boost high-tech education in America called TechHire.
Even in the age of seemingly ubiquitous Internet access in the U.S. there remains a persistent gap between those who can and cannot afford access to Internet connections and associated hardware. Known as the "digital divide," the FCC has a new plan to tackle the problem, and the vote on that plan is coming up soon.
Shakira, musician, actor and mother, is now becoming an entrepreneur. She has developed an app to help young parents develop their skills and document the growth of their children.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a group of Silicon Valley chiefs have come out in official support of President Obama's executive actions that seek to protect undocumented immigrants.
Hurricanes were considered to be unpredictable until investigators began studying their pattern. The National Hurricane Center in the United States used historical accounts of past hurricanes but official record-keeping did not start until the middle of 1800's. In a new study, scientists are using shipwrecks to map out cyclones in the Carribean.
Dennis Aabo Sorenson, an amputee who lost his left hand, was able to regain a sense of touch with the help of a bionic finger. The silicon bionic finger made by a team from Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne also allowed Sorenso to be able to feel different textures.
Billionaire technology CEOs met with some of the top establishment Republican figures this weekend at the American Enterprise Institute's yearly World Forum. One of the topics of discussion? How to stop Trump's seemingly inevitable nomination.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) held an open house to celebrate and show off an upgrade to its San Francisco technology center at Mission Graduates, a result of the organization's ongoing partnership with Facebook.
Despite protesting and a filing court action to delay the FCC's spectrum auction because of an eligibility debacle, it looks like Latina Broadcasters of Florida will not be able to participate.
Brazil has created a new video game aiming to preserve and promote the country’s indigenous culture. Developers sought the help of anthropologists and members of the tribe for the game.
Virtual reality experiences give customers a new way to interact with businesses. With virtual reality headsets becoming more affordable and accessible to consumers nationwide, businesses are finding ways to use virtual reality technology to deliver special experiences to their customers.
This week in social media, Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp backed Apple in its encryption fight with the FBI, the same week that a WhatsApp executive was briefly jailed in Brazil in a similar case.
Microsoft, which owns Skype via a 2011 acquisition amounting to a whopping $8.5 billion, had set its sights on rival Slack and was willing to shell out almost the same sum of money at $8 billion just to acquire the company.
