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Half of world's food is thrown out, wasted: Study
Stephen Beard Jan 10, 2013
Up to half the world’s food is wasted -- that’s the conclusion of a study by Britain’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Report: Income disparity and fiscal imbalances threaten global economy
Jeremy Hobson Jan 9, 2013
In advance of its annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum has released its list of the biggest threats to the global economy.
Apps transform cellphone users into citizen scientists
Liyna Anwar Jan 7, 2013
Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.
Robots that play like Monk, and growth in the online job market
David Brancaccio Jan 4, 2013
Elance, a company that uses the web to fix up freelancers, forecasts that one out of four college students in 2013 will earn money through online jobs. Researchers at Georgie Tech are working to create a robot that will improvise music along with humans.
Paul Krugman on tech's great divergence
David Brancaccio Jan 2, 2013
Economist Paul Krugman talks about a new direction in 'the technology universe' that has taken shape over the last decade.
Happy New Year: A proposed end to 'trolling' and your life digitally archived
David Brancaccio Jan 1, 2013
Editor of Mashable Lance Ulanoff declares the end of online anonymous bullying, and imagining a digital archive of all our internet activity.
Social media impostors make real money
Peter O'Dowd Jan 2, 2013
Author Philip Roth's recent tweets were fake, but some celebrity spoofs have turned into profitable ventures.
California passes social media privacy law
Amy Quinton Dec 31, 2012
Under a new California law, it is illegal for employers or admissions officers to require applicants to hand over their social media usernames and passwords.
Online privacy in 2013 and trading old school correspondence on Lettrs.com
Ben Johnson Dec 28, 2012
Gizmodo's managing editor Brian Barrett talks his tech predictions for 2013, and Lettrs.com offers a new way to trade old school correspondence online.
Graphene material gets big investment from Britain
Stephen Beard Dec 27, 2012
The British government is plowing more public money into a miracle new substance. Graphene is said to be the lightest, thinnest and strongest material known to man. It was developed in Britain and could revolutionize high-tech manufacturing.
