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The U.S. Military, back in World War I, dabbled with the idea of coating bullets and shrapnel in ricin. They also talked about creating a 'dust cloud' of ricin toxin that could be "inhaled through the lungs." This would,...

"Ye verily, a sampler of wonders." Those were the first words spoken on ESPN when the tiny Connecticut station launched on September 7, 1979. Host Lee Leonard followed with a brief introduction to the world's first 24-ho...

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In March, Yahoo made a big splash in its already dazzling list of acquisitions when it acquired Summly, a UK-based mobile startup led by 17-year-old founder Nick D'Aloisio that summarizes long texts to make them easier t...

Google announced a third market Wednesday that will get its ultra-fast broadband network: Provo, Utah. Google Fiber will take over an existing municipal network, iProvo. The company is hoping to begin offering 1-gigabyte...

In another step toward going fully mainstream, Bitcoin is now being accepted by OKCupid. The dating site started accepting payments in the crypto currency on Tuesday, joining a series of other companies that already proc...

For the third time since she took over the company last July, former Google executive and current Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer got on the phone yesterday and reported quarterly financial results. There was one big difference ...

The product combines local backup and archiving features with a cloud platform that provides off-site redundancy.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking Wise Media to court, accusing the Georgia-based company of "cramming," or placing false charges on consumer cellular bills without their permission or knowledge. In a document filed...

Redditors love to try and solve crimes. As many of them gathered to pool clues to the Boston bombing case on Wednesday, there was another...

Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil on the Boston Common sang songs and lit candles one day after the bombing attack on the city's marathon.

Someone makes the thrift store score of a lifetime after finding an ultra-rare NES video game for sale with a price tag that may shock you.

"Breaking Bad" actor Aaron Paul announced on Twitter the final eight episodes of AMC's hit series will debut August 11 at 9 p.m. From Twitter: "News Alert: BB premiers August 11th! Who wants to watch the finale with me a...

You can't employ good journalists without making a few enemies along the way, as National Public Radio recently learned the hard way. After putting the violent situation in Syria under the microscope, NPR found its site ...

Michael France, the scribe who penned "Cliffhanger," "GoldenEye" and a slew of Marvel adaptations which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, died April 12 in his St. Pete Beach, Fla., home after an extended illness. H...

Evernote Accelerator could speed up how fast the startup and its family of productivity apps grows.

Get more information from websites without leaving Google's search page A couple new features are being rolled out today in Google's mobile search page, both designed to help users get the information they need without h...

Devices will be available for purchase 'late April' for $199.99 with instant rebate If you're preordering the Samsung Galaxy S4 through US Cellular, you'll be happy to know they just sweetened the pot. Today the carrier ...

As rumors mount that an iPad 5 release isn't far off, the most-anticipated Apple tablet is really the next-generation iPad Mini.

As a startup CEO and someone that has spent the majority my career in a leadership capacity, I have seen social media as part of my job for as long as I realized its viability for building a brand.

Online retailer sees strong gains in PayPal and Marketplaces, but second-quarter estimates fall short of Wall Street's expectations.

Matt Yglesias thinks that Apple's strategy of earning very high margins on Mac desktops and laptops isn't very smart: Apple already has an awful lot of cash. Getting even more cash is not particularly useful for any goal...