The mission: Create a $100 computer for millions of poor kids around the world. Now designer Yves Béhar just has to figure out the details. By Douglas McGray from Wired magazine.
Tie thousands of computers together in a single hive-mind and you can solve colossal math problems and search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Sadly, criminals and fraudsters use "botnets" for less lofty purposes. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
The guy who invented the Sleep Number bed creates a system that makes heating your home with biomass almost as easy for the consumer as pushing a button. By Gretchen Cuda.
Human-beast causerie may still be a long way off, but a team of researchers is using speech technology to help people better understand what animal sounds might mean. By Rachel Metz.
The Wellness Key, an electronic personal-fitness assistant from Technogym, promises to push your workout in all the right directions. But what if all of the nagging and drubbing just makes you want to hit the showers? By Nicole Martinelli.
The Museum of Sex will be exhibiting a bust of Sen. Hillary Clinton -- complete with,
well, a bust -- to spark dialog about whether a woman should be "past her sexuality"
before running for office. In Sex Drive Daily.
Defending the warrantless surveillance system he set up for Bush's domestic spying program, CIA director Michael Hayden tells senators those darned warrants only hinder pursuit of the real bad guys.
Unfiltered images of fighting between Israel and Lebanon appear on video-sharing websites. Some say it's like seeing it happen in your backyard; others question credibility.