In a sign of the Obama administration’s strained relations with two of its most powerful political allies, no federal official was scheduled to speak at either convention this…
As the eternal temptation of students to cheat has gone high-tech, educators have responded with their own efforts to crack down, reports the New York Times.
Responding to moves by state legislatures to restrict motorists’ use of cell phones and other devices, a major electronics industry trade group and a Washington lobbying firm have…
After the math department at the University of Texas noticed some of its Dell computers failing, Dell examined the machines. The company came up with an unusual reason…
The Obama administration is seeking to nearly double the wireless communications spectrum available for commercial use over the next 10 years, an effort that could greatly enhance the…
Schools these days are confronted with complex questions on whether and how to deal with cyberbullying, an imprecise label for online activities ranging from barrages of teasing texts…
For decades, computer scientists have been pursuing artificial intelligence (AI)—but in recent years, rapid progress has been made in machines that can listen, speak, see, reason, and learn,…
Apple’s touch-screen smart phone has been a sensation since Day 1 three years ago, and many who own the device believe it to be almost perfect—if only it…
The for-profit online institution Kaplan University has an offer for California community college students who cannot get a seat in a class they need, reports the New York…
A new technology called Swype allows users to glide a finger across the virtual keyboard of their mobile phone to spell words, rather than tapping out letters, reports…
For the deaf and hearing impaired, more captions are coming to the web versions of shows on television, where captions are mandated, reports the New York Times—and yet…
Anyone reading on the Amazon Kindle can see highlights under passages that other people liked, reports the New York Times—a reminder that exchanging ideas can be more fruitful…
In the latest sign of the premium that society places on an elite education, Cablevision is offering a free SAT preparation course as an incentive for people to…
The FCC is seeking to auction off a block of wireless broadband spectrum to the private sector, but public safety officials say the additional space on the public…
Traditional best-friend bonds might be suffering at the hands of school officials intent on discouraging anything that hints of exclusivity in an era when cliques can lead to…
Imposing roughly the same cautionary standards for cell phones as for fatty food or sugary soda, San Francisco voted on June 15 to require all retailers to display…
The New York Times reports that the number of jobs requiring at least a two-year associate's degree will outpace the number of people qualified to fill those positions…