Code.org co-founder and CEO Hadi Partovi ripped The New York Times for its latest report detailing how some computer science majors are having trouble finding work in the U.S.

Google engineer proposes sharing detailed data on how its ad system selects winners. A federal judge ruled that Google illegally controls over 90% of the ad server market. Testimony reveals an ...

In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have developed the same function independently on at least three separate occasions ...

The sea bed holds vast reserves of cobalt, nickel and other minerals, yet no international rules govern how such extraction might proceed or how its impacts should be contained. The International ...

The image-sharing site Imgur is now blocked in the United Kingdom. Online reports from UK users began circulating on social media yesterday, and today the site confirmed the restriction on its U.S.

Your face can’t be replaced like a password. Explore the growing use of facial recognition, its risks, and what it means for families.

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Much of the development efforts around robots and other embedded systems are focused on hardware and software. However, firmware is often left behind, noted Ryan Eppley, CEO of Root Access Inc. That ...

GitHub’s decision to remove the ability to sort code search results by index date has triggered an outpouring of frustration from developers who argue that the change has undermined one of the ...

A study reveals a 97 per cent decline in porpoise sightings off Bardsey, raising conservation concerns in designated protected waters. Julie McNicholls Vale has been finding out ...

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a startling truth: the planet's luminous bands were not solid appendages, but ...

Papers from research teams with a substantial number of beginners are highly disruptive and innovative, study shows.