Driven to Distraction: Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone Risks
Extensive research shows the dangers of distracted driving. But drivers increasingly talk and text, and state legislators have done almost nothing about it.
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Unboxed: The Crowd Is Wise (When It’s Focused)
Evidence suggests that crowdsourcing succeeds when it’s designed for specific tasks — and when the incentives attract the most effective collaborators.
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Novelties: Better Vision, With a Telescope Inside the Eye
A tiny implanted device can improve the eyesight of people with an advanced form of macular degeneration.
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Bits: Amazon.com Plays Big Brother With Famous E-Books
Amazon.com deleted purchased e-book copies of George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" from customers' Kindle devices after the company determined the editions were unauthorized.
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Twitter hacked, personal documents leak
Twitter has once again come under attack from hackers, only this time instead of posting fake twits by celebrities, the hackers made off with over 300 personal and confidential documents. Some of these do...
Extensive research shows that talking on a cell phone or texting while driving is dangerous. So why are drivers and legislators ignoring the risk?
It's spacewalking day at the shuttle-station complex. Two astronauts ventureed out to help attach a platform for science experiments. It's the third and final piece of Japan's huge billion-dollar lab. And it's the first of five spacewalks planned for the shuttle flight.
Wikipedia painting row escalatesThe battle over Wikipedia's use of images from a British art gallery intensifies into a war of words.
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Apple blocks rival smart phonesAn update to iTunes software prevents unsupported devices, such as the Palm Pre, from synchronising content.
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Facebook 'breaches Canadian law'The popular social networking website Facebook is breaking Canada's privacy laws, a report in the country finds.
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