Google's Record Spend To Keep Net Neutral

The search giant spends big on Washington lobbyists to help it snuff out attempts to shake up how the web is run.

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James Bond Is in the Public Domain in Canada. What Does That Mean?

As of this year, James Bond is in the public domain in Canada. Canadians can now freely make copies of the Bond novels, make their own film versions of them, and write stories featuring James Bond in his role as a member of the British Secret Service. But we have to wait another 20 years before Bond hits the public domain in the US.

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European Central Bank to pump a TRILLION euros into economy

The astounding figure, worth £770 billion, will be achieved by buying bonds each month until next year

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AMD Reports 2014 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

"We made progress diversifying our business, ramping design wins and improving our balance sheet this past year despite challenges in our PC business," said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD president and CEO. "Annual Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment revenue increased over 50% as customer demand for products powered by our high-performance compute and rich visualization solutions was strong. We continue to address channel headwinds in the Computing and Graphics segment...

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How Your Food Gets The 'Non-GMO' Label

Demand for foods certified as GMO-free is ballooning. Increasingly, it's conventional companies that want to earn the label. Here's how a company gets into the non-GMO game.

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Microsoft reveals the 'Surface Hub,' an 84-inch 4K all-in-one

Today might be all about the next chapter in Windows, but there's something for the hardware-heads, too. Specifically the Surface Hub -- which joins Surface tablets, and Lumia smartphones on Redmond's roster of gear offerings. This beast is basically a large all-in-one PC (slash smart display) that is fully loaded with sensors, speakers, WiFi, NFC, microphones, cameras and more. The funniest thing? This huge device has been hiding in...

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For All the Tea in Turkey

In Turkey, tea is downed at soccer matches, in Turkish baths known as hammams, and on street corners. Sweet, dark tea served in tiny tulip glasses is everywhere: Weddings, funerals, breakfasts, in boardrooms and on mountainsides. It is not just a drink, but a national pastime. Today, Turks drink more tea per capita than any other country in the world.

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