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In terms of online entertainment, the World Cup seemed to have it all.
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On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.
Twitter reaction to the Germany vs. Brazil World Cup final was brutal. Here are our favorite funny tweets.
From cute rubber animals to models that include pepper spray and stun guns, here's a look at wacky smartphone cases.
How scientists are using genetic modification to eradicate mosquitoes and wipe out disease.
Zack Brown posted a Kickstarter project with a goal of $10 and a
desire to make potato salad. As of Monday, more than 800 backers had
pledged $8,000.
There's a website that lies to restaurants, making reservations under fake names, and then sells them to you.
Tractor-trailer drivers, if you're texting while driving in the middle of the freeway, then the future belongs to you.
In Germany, high tech has come to airport parking.
Forget selfies. Those are so 2013.
Your computer and social media accounts can land you in hot water. A look at just some of the ways it can happen.
It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music with the Walkman.
Shadow app seeks to connect users with their dreams by waking the
user during their sleep and inviting them to record their memories.
High-tech walking canes use ultrasound to let blind people know about their surroundings.
NASA launched a satellite to study climate change on Wednesday, shooting the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) into space.
A NASA mission to study climate change was scrubbed Tuesday because of water flow issue in the launch pad.
They came up just short in their knockout-round match with Belgium on
Tuesday. But online, Team USA is already a World Cup winner.
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If you want to drive on Mars, you are going to need a very large sand pit to prepare.
Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide facing federal hacking charges, is subject of "The Internet's Own Boy" documentary.
A Los Angeles County flying firefighter reveals the battle tactics
behind the Firehawk super chopper, as California braces for wildfires.
Orion, NASA's newest manned spaceship, is readying for its first mission in December.
A new wave of mobile apps are simplifying the parking process by letting drivers rent spaces from their phones.
Italian designer Michele Anoe has won the 3D Printed Car Design Challenge with his Strati concept.
Aereo, the Web startup that captured shows from broadcast airwaves, is essentially dead after a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday.
When the Library of Congress comes to mind, most of us don't think of movies, TV shows or old-school vinyl.
A year is a very long time on Mars -- 687 days. NASA's Curiosity
rover can attest that it's plenty enough time for some unexpected life
changes.
iPhone screens are about to get a lot bigger, if a new report is to be believed.
Google already is a major player in search, online mapping, social
networking and other key functions of the Web. Now it wants to sell
domain names, too.
It takes a special person to join Mensa.
An eye implant is restoring vision in blind people. But what do they see?
Sydney Opera house dressed in snakeskin? Projection mapping makes any part of the environment a living canvas.
Here's one way to make your iPhone hacker-proof: Ask hackers for advice.
World Cup 2014 on Facebook and Twitter is the most popular social-media event ever.
There are two good reasons to own a giant trampoline.
Doctors are cooling trauma patients' bodies to ward off the potential damage caused by loss of blood and oxygen.
Rumored for years, the long-awaited smartwatch from Apple may finally become reality in a few months.
You can only keep them for a week. But T-Mobile is handing out free
iPhones, along with a trial run of its service, in its latest unorthodox
promotion.
Those early birds who start their day with a visit to Facebook were
met Thursday morning with a rare error message: The social media giant
appeared to be down.
An Amazon Fire phone feature, Firefly, identifies QR codes, bar codes and other ways to shop in Amazon's online store.
As expected, Facebook has launched Slingshot, a Snapchat-like mobile
app that lets users trade ephemeral video- and photo-based messages.
As we're seeing with ISIS in Iraq, bullets and bombs in the digital age often are augmented by tweets.
The Internet has taken advantage of every opportunity to turn Hillary Clinton's words and actions into memes.
Makers of virtual-reality headsets such as Oculus Rift say that games, not consoles, will drive the VR experience.
Despite a long history of 3-D entertainment failures, Amazon is rumored to be unveiling a 3-D phone.
We're often told that sharing our feelings could save us from
emotional breakdowns -- perhaps talking it out could also shield us from
the traveling blues too.
Harvard researchers combined material from shrimp shells and silk at nano level. Result: strong form of plastic.
The super high-tech operations center aboard the Navy's new stealth destroyer was designed for the video-game generation.
A service dog named Taxi has been honored with a class picture in a San Antonio middle-school yearbook.
Friday the 13th is bringing a full moon and solar storms that could disrupt Earth's atmosphere.
"Survival cup" Vessyl can tell what you're drinking, and display
selected nutritional information such as alcohol content on the side of
your cup.
Virgin Galactic allowed CNN unprecedented access to its spacecraft at
a secretive facility in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
Now you see it, now you don't. That's the logic behind the vanishing spray being used at this year's World Cup in Brazil.
Thanks to a NASA physicist, the idea of "warp-speed" might just travel out of sci-fi and into the real world.
The top video games from E3 2014, the Electronic Entertainment Expo,
include "Destiny," "Assassin's Creed: Unity" and "Super Smash Bros."
In 1966, British soccer legend Geoff Hurst booted a right-foot shot
against Germany in the World Cup championship game. The ball struck the
top crossbar and rifled down near the goal line before spinning out.
Here are 10 gadget-gift suggestions for tech-savvy dads, from phone chargers to fitness bands.
The crew of the International Space Station was not in danger while a
small amount of smoke came from a vent Tuesday in a service module,
NASA said
The Airbus E-Fan is quiet, and it doesn't belch emissions into the sky.
NASA cameras captured images Tuesday of what the agency is calling at least two "significant" solar flares.
Sony looked to capitalize on its early sales lead in the console wars
at its Electronic Entertainment Expo media briefing on Monday,
repeating the mantras of "first," "better" and "only on" as selling
points for its PlayStation 4.
At Microsoft's E3 presentation, it was all about games like "Halo 5: Guardians," with no talk of the Kinect.
Facebook is facing pressure to return money it accepted to run ads
promoting its page for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's presidential
campaign.
"Smart" football helmet can send alerts to the sidelines when a player sustains a hard hit to help detect concussions.
CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini looks at a 3D printed re-growth of Vincent van Gogh's legendary severed ear.
Pepper, a humanoid robot from Japan's Softbank, can read your emotions.
They're late to the party, but the spooks at the CIA have finally
joined Twitter. And -- who knew? -- they have a sense of humor.
E3 2014 promises new games for Playstation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U as well as PC gaming innovations.
Who is the "Slenderman" character that allegedly inspired 12-year-old girls to stab a classmate near Milwaukee?
Nintendo hopes strong early sales of "Mario Kart 8" will help spur sales of the floundering Wii U gaming console.
Bitcoin, the emerging if still somewhat mysterious digital currency, may be coming soon to a high-tech ATM near you.
It's almost entirely illegal to use drones for money-making purposes
in the United States. But a little Hollywood magic could change that.
Could we one day live underwater? Ask Fabien Cousteau -- a month from now.
CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini profiles the self-proclaimed Weed Fairy who shares free marijuana.
It didn't get a ton of attention Monday, but Apple's next mobile
operating system means big changes for how iPhone users send and receive
messages.
Apple previewed iOS 8, the newest version of its mobile operating system, on Monday.
XStat, a technology company's idea for plugging wounds, was inspired by seeing sponges at Williams-Sonoma.
Amazon Prime may get music streaming similar to Pandora and Spotify, Buzzfeed reports.
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel is apologizing after filthy e-mails he wrote several years ago in college were leaked.
For the second time in just over a week, Facebook has done an about-face on a feature that has bothered some users for a while.
A batch of new apps will collect your wedding guests' photos in one place where you can enjoy them.
Long established as the premier portal for sound, your ears are
facing increased competition from emerging techniques for transmission
through your skeleton.
Forget crammed buses and delayed trains -- fly to work in your personal helicopter.
Harvard researchers create a group of "swarm robots" that could be used for dangerous construction jobs.
Skype Translator, from Microsoft, is a tool that will translate languages from people using the video call app.
Google has unveiled its first prototype of a self-driving car that has no gas pedal, brake or steering wheel.
When the body comes under attack by flu, dendritic cells rush to the
site of infection and identify the alien forms attacking it. Millions
raise the alarm and the immune system is fired into action.
A large number of people are reporting they have come under an
unexplained attack that holds their iPhones and iPads hostage and
demands they pay a $100 ransom.
Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam fired after comments on California shooter Elliot Rodger's manifesto.
Two talking robots have been installed in the DRC capital Kinshasa to help regulate traffic.
Apple is planning to introduce a smart home concept at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report.
For something that predicts the future, the software is deceptively simple looking.
City of Tomorrow: Oakland, California, officials proposed a central
surveillance facility to monitor for terrorism. Many residents opposed
it.
By 2025, two-thirds of the population will suffer water shortages, the U.N. says. San Diego is getting ready.
Unfulfilled promises of super-wired smart cities have sparked a dubious backlash, say experts.
It's been a big week for dinosaurs. With "Godzilla" still rampaging
at the box office, Facebook on Thursday rolled out some privacy changes.
CNN humor columnist Jarrett Bellini looks at a new study proving mice really do enjoy running on a wheel.
Peter Trimble, a design student at the University of Edinburgh, invented 'Dupe', a living alternative to concrete.
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