Corporate espionage is an extremely serious charge in the American technology market. There have been several prominent occasions in which AMD and Intel or AMD and Nvidia have cooperated when an employee was suspected to have engaged in IP theft, precisely because the consequences of bringing a product to market …

Charter has announced that it has extended gigabit ethernet availability to another four million customers in what the company calls its “Summer of Gig.” The service actually offers speeds of up to 940Mbps, but hey, who’s counting? The new announcement for Spectrum Internet Gig covers markets in Cleveland; Erie, Pennsylvania; …

Ever since humans began observing the wider universe, we’ve been struck by how empty space can be. With all the uncountable stars out there, it seems like there should be someone looking back at us. Still, we haven’t found anyone yet—this is known as the Fermi Paradox. The Drake Equation …

There are still many unanswered questions about the existence of extraterrestrial life. Maybe the universe is teeming with intelligent beings, or there might just be some pond scum on some out-of-the-way moon. It’s even possible there is no other life. An international team of scientists has laid the groundwork for …

Four sketches and a written description of a white cockatoo survive in a mid 13th-century manuscript from Sicily, now held in the Vatican Library, according to a new study. This finding, reported in the journal Parergon, suggests that trade in the waters in and around Australia’s north was flourishing as …

A bizarre new species of wasp, named Dolichogenidea xenomorph, has been discovered in Australia. Dolichogenidea xenomorph. Image credit: Erinn Fagan-Jeffries. Dolichogenidea xenomorph measures less than 5 mm and is a parasitoid, meaning that its larvae feed on live host insects. The species has a very long ovipositor, a needle-like structure …

The world’s greatest tennis players will converge upon southwest London to battle it out for glory at Wimbledon next week. It promises to be one of the sporting highlights of the summer and here are the five main talking points heading into the tournament: Brexit hits prize purses The tournament’s …

A new pilot study, published in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, raises the possibility that humanity’s increasing use of titanium dioxide — the most common white pigment in everyday products — accounts for part of the global increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Inhaled and ingested titanium …

Police investigating body at Janoris Jenkins’ home Police are investigating a body found at the New Jersey residence of Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins on Tuesday, law enforcement sources told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Giants sources and other sources who know Jenkins told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that, as far as …

Photo: Laura_Amy_ on Instagram This summer, art lovers will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view a giant collection of the mysterious Banksy’s art in Canada’s very own the 6ix. The English artist’s pop-culture influenced street art can be found around the world in cities such as London, Israel, NYC, and …