TECH & INNOVATION

The Internet Won't Make You Smarter, But It Makes You Think You Are

According to a new study, the Internet won't make you any smarter, but it can make you feel much smarter than you actually are. The ability to search for answers online gives people an inflated sense of their own knowledge and even makes people think they know more than they really do.

Happy Birthday Microsoft: What Microsoft Looks Like at Age 40

Forty years ago today, on April 4, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft. In the beginning, the small tech firm developed and sold BASIC interpreters. At the time neither Gates nor Allen had any idea that they just started what would become one of the largest software firms in the world.

iPad Mini 4 Rumors and Release Date News

Rumors regarding the Ipad Mini 4. Hardly a year has passed since the release of the iPad Mini 3 in October, and rumors have already started circulating about the iPad Mini 4.

How to Make Biofuel: Feeding Algae with Wastewater

Feeding Algae with Wastewater, Makng Biofuel As society shifts to wanting more sustainable sources fuels and other products, many groups are looking at different organisms to act as biological factories.

European Union Putting Pressure on Silicon Valley Giants

The European Union is putting pressure on US tech giants such as Google, Facebook and even Apple in regards to the companies' business practices and privacy settings. According to the EU officials, the European Commission is close to formally filing antitrust charges against Google, and it is also stepping up its investigation of Facebook's privacy policies

Bringing Ancient White Seashells Back to Colorful Life

Searching through museum archives can often be quite a lifeless task, especially when you’re sorting through tons of tons of samples of faded white seashells that went extinct millions of years ago. But with a little bit of ingenuity, and whole heap of incentive, some researchers with San Jose State University are bringing life back to these ancient species and giving us a technicolor look as what the seas may have been like 6.6 million years ago.

Millenials Who Are Changing the World

Millennials get a bad rap. They have been called the "ME, ME, ME GENERATION". Upon further investigation, they may actually be helping the world be a better place with their innovation, fiscal responsibility, big ideas and philanthropy.

China and Google Clash Over Digital Certificates

A Chinese Internet administrator blasted Google on Thursday, after the U.S.-based tech giant decided to stop recognizing digital certificates issued by the group, following a lapse in security.
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