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Producers of educational videos and public-service announcements have been trying to teach kids to look both ways and stay away from strangers for decades. But between teaching children (and adults) the importance of goo...

Tim Schafer writes candidly about his game 'Broken Age' running out of money, but this is just the nature of the beast.

An Austrian resort opened a new attraction for andrenaline junkies on Wednesday. The suspension bridge and glass platform offer spectacular views of the Alps, but at such dizzying heights that only the bravest are likely...

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When NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn embarked on his mission to the International Space Station last December, he could only take a few personal items. He stashed photos, stuffed animals from his kids and a book of puzzles ...

An online petition on the White House's "We the People" petitions website is urging President Barack Obama to change the U.S. national anthem from "The Star-Spangled Banner" to "Party In The U.S.A." by popstar Miley Cyru...

A one-of-a-kind solar-powered aircraft completed a two-month journey across the United States at just after 11pm EDT Saturday evening (3am GMT Sunday) when it landed at New York's JFK Airport. The landing came several ho...

World of Warcraft is known for its dedicated fan base, and we do mean dedicated. That South Park episode parodying how much players invest in the game isn't much of an exaggeration for some people. Regardless of your add...

We're blessed with such an abundance of sports these days that any random night could be magic. Some college baseball game in the middle of...

Social media captures the drama and sense of urgency in stories from Boston to Cairo.

Are you looking to add a little geek chic to your wedding day? Then start off right with a custom-made geeky design for your invitations We've found 10 great examples of wedding invitations and "save the date" cards that...

At the beginning of this week we reach for the emotional depth to emerge stronger, more loving, and more lovable during the week. At the time of the New Moon we recommended plenty of rest and some positive internal proje...

The minute Dwight Howard decides to leave the Lakers for Houston, he is unfollowed on Twitter by Kobe Bryant. Then an Instagram account purporting to be that of the Lakers' Jodie Meeks posts a pic of Howard as a woman.

First time accepted submitter bmearns writes "I have some simple plain-text files (e.g., account information) that I want to print on paper and store in my firebox as a backup to my backup. What's the best way to encode ...

Gunmen stormed a school in Nigeria killing 20 students and a teacher over the weekend, state news reported.

An Apple patent from December 2011 has been discovered which hints at the possibility of flexible batteries being used for the company's much rumored iWatch product.

A fabric rip causes the solar-powered plane to complete the last leg of its historic flight three hours earlier than scheduled.

Meshach writes "Some fans of The Simpsons have built a real-life version of Homer Simpson's dream car. In The Simpsons' world, Homer finds out he has a long, lost cousin named Herb Powell (voiced by Danny DeVito), who ow...

The Swiss-made Solar Impulse airplane suffered some damage during its Washington-to-New York flight on Saturday, forcing a slightly early end to its coast-to-coast, solar-powered odyssey.

This week I had a chat with Pierre Zarokian, CEO of Reputation Fighters (formerly SubmitExpress.com). Pierre recently did an interview with Search Engine Journal about the particular issues of Online Reputation Managemen...

Editor's Note: Semil Shah is a contributor to TechCrunch. You can follow him on Twitter at @semil. The unraveling of the Enron debacle in 2001 became a symbol of corporate scandals of that era. The effects were so decima...

McGruber writes "The Washington Post is reporting the existence of 'Team Telecom', lawyers from the FBI and the departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security, who ensure that Global Crossing and other foreign-own...