Prosecutor wins appeal over his tweets against activist
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal A Los Angeles prosecutor has won an appeal in a case brought over cutting remarks he wrote on his blog and on Twitter about a conservative political activist. The ruling in the…
Casting furniture from sugar, etc
Casting furniture from sugar, salt, coffee grounds, ice-cream sprinkles and more By Carly Ayres From Core77 With his new line, sculptor Fernando Mastrangelo revels in unusual materials. When seeking out materials to build furniture, the first items that come to…
‘Catlateral Damage’
All of your feline fantasies come true in ‘Catlateral Damage’ By Jessica Conditt From engadget Life would be so much easier as a cat. Few humans recognize the potential for feline bliss better than Chris Chung, the creator of Catlateral…
Gadget of the week
Snakes, cheetahs, and monsters: Some of the craziest robot tech in the world By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic The main event at DARPA’s Robotics Challenge was the humanoid competition, but there was plenty of other innovative and strange robotics technology…
Greetings from PIEDATA- CANTO CODE
Greetings ieyenews readers! I bring you great news! My name is William and I am the Chief Ambassador of PIEDATA, a youth-based Caribbean organization with a focus in I.C.T. and Business. After long anticipation, we are extremely excited to announce…
Caribbean vows increased action to tackle chronic diseases
From Guyana Times Representatives of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Governments ended a high-level meeting in Barbados this week by declaring that non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes—are the greatest health and development threat facing the Caribbean….
Internet in space is ‘worse than what dial-up was like’
By Adrienne Lafrance for The Atlantic from Mashable Outer space has its perks — but super-speedy Internet is, so far, not one of them. Connection speeds from the International Space Station are “worse than what dial-up was like,” the astronaut…
Beijing calls reports China involved in US hack ‘irresponsible’
AFP From Business Insider The US government on Thursday said that hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees© AFP/File Thomas SamsonThe US government on Thursday said that hackers accessed the personal data…
Most people don’t understand just how little we know about the human brain
By Kevin Loria From Business Insider The most promising futuristic medical innovation is already making a huge difference for some patients We can already send thoughts from one brain to another — and that might eventually let us download skills…
Website not required to ID anonymous commenter
By Michael Booth, From New Jersey Law Journal Website operators have standing to step into litigation and defend anonymous users’ First Amendment rights, a New Jersey appeals court said in a ruling of first impression issued June 3. The ruling…
