By CARLA K. JOHNSON CHICAGO (AP) — When Michael Gore stands, it’s a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident,… …

Microsoft Touching Up Windows 8 To Address Gripes

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday…

CERN Discovery Of Unevenly-Decaying Particle Gives Clue Into Why There’s Not More Antimatter Around

GENEVA (AP) — Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher have found further reasons for the apparent lack of antimatter in the universe….

House Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Bill CISPA

By ANNE FLAHERTY WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates and civil liberties groups that…

Facebook Barges Into Google Turf With ‘Home’

By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Home, the new application that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google’s turf, taking advantage of software…

Right To Internet Erasure Protects People’s Freedom To Forget The Past, Says Expert

Kate Connolly in Berlin | The Guardian Right to be forgotten advocates argue details online can be out-of-date, misleading and even downright wrong. Read this story on the Guardian here. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger says the ability to forget our past, both…

Scientists Find Hint Of Dark Matter From Cosmos

GENEVA (AP) — A $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has found the first significant hint of dark matter, the mysterious substance that is believed to hold the cosmos together but has never been directly observed,…

British Teen Sells App To Yahoo For Millions

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North Korea Suspected In Cyberattack Despite China Link

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Apollo Engines Recovered From Atlantic Ocean (PHOTOS)

Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday that his team, Bezos Expeditions, successfully recovered some of the remains of the F-1 engines that powered the Saturn V rocket, the workhorse of the Apollo lunar missions in the 1960s and 1970s.

“We found so much. We’ve seen an underwater wonderland — an incredible sculpture garden of twisted F-1 engines that tells the story of a fiery and violent end, one that serves testament to the Apollo program,” Bezos wrote on his website Wednesday.