Technology

Can Journalism Be Saved From The Internet?

Last week, prominent tech site Gigaom ceased operations with the terse note “Gigaom recently became unable to pay its creditors in full at this time”. Started in 2006 by Om Malik, the site had raised about $40 million over that period to create a technolo ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 16 2015 - 8:00am

How Millennials Get News

When "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart announced he was leaving the program, corporate journalism declared that Millennials without faux news would have no news at all. In reality, Millennials barely watched it, the steady viewers were older and ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2015 - 10:16am

Cyber CSI: The Challenges Of Digital Forensics

Forensics is changing in the digital age, and the legal system is still catching up when it comes to properly employing digital evidence. Broadly speaking, digital evidence is information found on a wide range of electronic devices that is useful in court ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 17 2015 - 9:01am

53 Days and Counting With Windows 10 Build 9926. UPDATED

Windows 10 build 9926 has been with us for 53 days, or almost two months.  While faster releases would be nice for those of us who don't mind bugs, it gives us an idea that Microsoft is going to release something that looks 99.9% like this build in th ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Mar 19 2015 - 2:29am

Privacy Paradox: Teens Don't Perceive Social Media Risk The Way Adults Do

For every parent who ever wondered what the heck their teens were thinking when they posted risky information or pictures on social media, a team scholars suggests that they do not think like most adults do.  In the analysis, the IT authors report that the ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2015 - 1:48pm

Early Kidney Cancer Detection With Urine Test

80 percent of patients survive when kidney cancer is detected early- but it is often not easy. However, finding it early has been among the disease's greatest challenges. Kidney cancer is the seventh most common cancer in men and the 10th most common ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2015 - 8:42am

How Safe Is Today's Encryption?

When checking your email over a secure connection, or making a purchase from an online retailer, have you ever wondered how your private information or credit card data is kept secure? Our information is kept away from prying eyes thanks to cryptographic ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 23 2015 - 10:30am

National Data Science Bowl Winner Announced

A team that developed an algorithm capable of automating the analysis of plankton populations – a critical step in measuring ocean health - has won the inaugural National Data Science Bowl. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 23 2015 - 8:08pm

Bionic Hand Has Muscles Made From Smart Metal Wires

In cultural perception, an artificial hand looks something like a Steampunk reworking of a hand, with gears and pistons and rods. In the future, an artificial hand would look just like a hand, except with muscles made from smart metal wires. Engineers at S ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 24 2015 - 10:24am

CareJack Orthopedic Prosthesis Is A Fancy Name For A Cool Power Vest

Millions of people injure themselves each year lifting physically demanding things, with (insert absurd number here) of dollars in lost productivity, etc., etc. Okay, enough of that, here is the fun part: Some day a cute 105 pound nurse may be able to lift ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 25 2015 - 6:47pm