Investigators say a GPS error may have led a man astray in a remote part of Oregon before he was found dead after a weeklong search. Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe tells the Argus Observer ( http://bit.ly/1Pky41M ) that 69-year-old Silas Wrigley appears to have missed a turn to a…
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A man involved in what federal authorities have described as the first bitcoin securities fraud case pleaded guilty on Monday. Trendon Shavers, of McKinney, Texas , pleaded guilty in New York to a count of securities fraud on his 33rd birthday. He told U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn that he…
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Apple’s iOS 9 is set to go live later today with a slew of new features designed to provide users with a more proactive experience. The upgraded mobile operating system will be available for the iPhone 4S and later, most iPads, including the forthcoming iPad Pro and 5th and 6th…
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Amazon is enticing holiday shoppers to go with a six pack this holiday season. Of tablets, that is. The online retailer unveiled its new low-cost Amazon Fire tablet today, billing it as a “powerful tablet an an incredible price” charging $ 49.99 for one, or the chance to buy five…
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that Volkswagen intentionally skirted clean air laws by using a piece of software that enabled about 500,000 of its diesel cars to emit fewer smog-causing pollutants during testing than in real-world driving conditions. The agency ordered VW to fix the cars at its own…
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At an ancient Hindu riverside festival, the millions hoping to cleanse themselves of sin are also unwittingly helping to create high-tech solutions in crowd control, disease outbreak and public security. A group of technology innovators has launched a digital information platform at the six-week Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, that…
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Here’s a vantage point of the Mississippi swamp land like you’ve never seen it before. The European Space Agency shared a photo taken from its Sentinal 2-A satellite showing what the lush swamp land looks like from space. The red color filling the photo is the vegetation in the area…
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The bizarre method of unboiling an egg cracked the top spot at this year’s Ig Nobel awards celebrating the silliest breakthroughs in the world of science. The chemistry award went to the team that discovered a chemical recipe for partially unboiling an egg. While it sounds silly, this breakthrough could…
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Earth’s record-breaking heat is sounding an awful lot like a broken record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that August, this past summer and the first eight months of 2015 all smashed global records for heat. That’s the fifth straight record hot season in a row and the…
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When the Thai military says cadets can’t bring phones to training, they mean it. A video clip that has ignited social media in Thailand this week shows what happened to some officers-in-training who broke that rule. The video, dubbed “Soldiers Must Endure,” shows a row of uniformed naval cadets with…
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