With net neutrality effectively dead (barring long-shot lawsuits or miraculous Congressional competence), the FCC under GOP Chair Ajit Pai is turning its attention to another pressing matter — the state of America’s broadband. Specifically, the FCC thinks broadband speed in America is probably defined too aggressively and it wants to …

Machine learning can be used to recognize faces, drive cars, and even spot exoplanets, but now Google is teaching its computers to do something even more unexpected. Researchers at Google have developed a way to predict a person’s blood pressure, age, and smoking status from an image of their retina, …

Photo: Twenty20 Whether you aim to get your foot out the door and start a regular fitness routine or want to set a personal record, you probably have a list of goals you’re hoping to tackle this year. But let’s face it — sometimes staying motivated well beyond January is …

While humans generally prefer individuals who are nice to others, a new study finds bonobos (Pan paniscus) — our closest relatives in the animal kingdom along with chimpanzees — are more attracted to jerks. Duke University scientists Christopher Krupenye and Brian Hare were surprised by their findings because bonobos have …

People with Parkinson’s disease have lower levels of caffeine in their blood than people without the disease, even if they consumed the same amount of caffeine, according to new research. Testing the level of caffeine in the blood may provide a simple way to aid the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. …

The former Carolina Panthers wide receiver who signed with the New Orleans Saints for this season. Ginn is playing with a future Hall of Famer in Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Ginn was peppered with media questions this week about what sort of tips he provided the Saints’ coaches concerning his …

All the big US carriers want to be the first to sell you 5G cellular service. ATT is so anxious to do so, it’s currently pushing a “5G Evolution” in some markets that isn’t real 5G, but an enhanced version of 4G. That said, the carrier has announced it does …

As soon as there were smartphones, there was malware for smartphones. The wealth of personal data on a mobile device makes it a tempting target for internet ne’er-do-wells, and they’re getting quite clever when it comes to fooling users into compromising their security. The latest malware scare is a nasty …

Over the past few days we’ve covered major new security risks that struck at a number of modern microprocessors from Intel and to a much lesser extent, ARM and AMD. Information on the attacks and their workarounds initially leaked out slowly, but Google has pushed up its timeline for disclosing …

Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10, it’s made the OS officially or unofficially available. Officially, you stopped being able to download or upgrade your system to Windows 10 on July 29, 2016. Unofficially, you can still download an upgrade license for the OS. And despite statements from Microsoft that it …