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Authorities are making progress in the VTech data breach that exposed millions of kids' data back in November. British police have now arrested a suspect, retaining a 21-year-old hacker in connection to the VTech fiasco.

Google has released its annual list of the most-searched terms for 2015. In India, there were many similarities with last year's top search trends such as the dominance of Bollywood and cricket, but also a few changes. S...

Are you looking for ways to protect your privacy while browsing the web? Are you trying to learn how to use Tor, the browser that anonymizes your Internet traffic? Are you interested in ditching Windows for something tha...

During Tuesday night's GOP debate, Donald Trump proposed an unusual strategy for fighting ISIS: banning "areas" of the internet "where we are at war with somebody." It got odder from there. Here is his exchange with host...

 The recently moved Notifications tab on Twitter’s desktop version of the service isn’t working for some users. Everything seems to be working just fine on the official iOS and Android apps, though. twitter wont let...

Radio astronomers from Bonn University and the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie have reached a scientific milestone with their publication in the January issue of the international science journal Astronomy & Ast...

Who is Ada? Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, is no longer who she once was, 200 years ago. Time changes all famous people, especially cult personalities. Ada has become a modern icon for the digitizing world of sc...

Ever wonder what happens to a camera if you accidentally drop it into a volcano’s molten lava? Well, wonder no more, because some poor photographer found out the hard way. Photographer Amanda Stevens was working at Sam...

Future versions of an algorithm from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could help with teaching, marketing, and memory improvement.

The oldest electronic technology has remained largely unchanged for more than 130 years.

Germany has reached agreements with Google, Facebook and Twitter for the removal of hate speech online within 24 hours from being reported. This is the latest step in the fight against online racism amid the refugee cris...

A tuck here, a polish there — Photoshop can make nearly anyone look flawless Generally viewed in a negative context, many blame Photoshop for allowing magazines, corporations and advertising to further push unrealistic...

Huawei has its name on two excellent Android phones from the latter part of 2015. Let's see how they match up. We're talking, of course, about the Nexus 6P and the Mate S. One is a collaboration with Google, one is Huawe...

BRUSSELS — The European Union late Tuesday took a major step toward approving sweeping new data protection rules that would strengthen online privacy, streamline legislation between the 28 member states and boost polic...

The social media giant is testing a feature that helps users find local businesses based on customer reviews.

 In a perfect world, Twitter’s Head of Infrastructure and Operations Mazdak Hashemi can walk over to a data center and kick out a power cable to a server, and the service will continue to run fine. He’s not going to...

Facebook on Tuesday modified a "real names" policy once protested by drag queen performers, the gay community, abuse victims and others.

What's the perfect holiday gift for any space fan? It's the 2016 version of Steve Cariddi's amazing Year in Space Wall Calendar, which is now available to order. And thanks to Steve, Universe Today has another 5 copies t...

A team of scientists led by Marc Lessard of the University of New Hampshire Space Science Center launched an instrument-laden, four-stage sounding rocket from Norway's Andøya Space Center about 280 miles above Earth to ...

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say the scheme netted more than $2 million in profits.

Drivers are seeing more hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) on the road, but refueling stations for those vehicles are still few and far between. This is about to change, and one reason is a new testing device b...

Airbnb is facing a new lawsuit over a hidden camera in a rented apartment. Filed yesterday in Northern California District Court, the case concerns an Irvine, California apartment with a wireless camera allegedly install...