Technology/Science
How Wearable Devices Are Disrupting the Insurance Industry
Nearly 50 years after Captain Kirk began using his wrist communicator on the television show "Star Trek," wearable technology is taking hold. From Fitbit to Google Glass, the technology is ...
Will Virtual Reality Take Social Networking to a New Level? Facebook Says Yes
Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and drones will enable Facebook Inc. to create a more lifelike and useful social network, the company said in its clearest explanation so far for technology ...
Wearable Motor-Free Robotic Boot to Ease Walking
Engineers have come up with a motor-free device to make walking more efficient and easier—something scientists once thought couldn't be done. The prototype exoskeleton boot runs from just below the ...
Oil, Gas Drillers Run Up 2.5 Violations Daily: Study
Oil and gas drillers ran afoul of regulators on average 2.5 times a day in three energy-intensive states for mistakes such as wastewater spills, well leaks or pipeline ruptures during the boom in ...
Google Wallet Privacy Suit Moving Forward
A federal judge has rejected Google Inc.'s request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the technology company of invading the privacy of users of its Google Wallet electronic payment service by sharing ...
IBM $3B ‘Internet of Things’ Unit, Weather Co. Alliance to Benefit Insurers
IBM is investing $3 billion to build an "Internet of Things" division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it ...
Microsoft Scanner App Now on iPhone, Android Devices
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday last week that it would bring one of its most popular apps, which lets people take photos of a document and turn it into a editable file, to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and ...
Is Wind Turbine Noise Causing Health Problems? Researchers Begin Study
Wind turbines provide clean, abundant energy and bolster America's power grid. But across the world people are banding together to fight wind farms, blaming noise for interrupted sleep and a host of ...