Hacking

A 75-year-old woman in the country of Georgia accidentally cut Internet service to 90% of neighboring Armenia. We say "accidentally" because she's 75 and probably doesn't know what the Internet is.

Anonymous has come to the defense of one of their fellow hackers, attacking Sony websites and the PlayStation Network in retaliation for the treatment they have given to the hacker "GeoHot."

Some look at silly April Fools projects and ask "why?" Others look at silly April Fools projects and ask "why not?"

A German company has developed a concept that would use the Kinect sensor to help customers while shopping at their local grocery store delis and bakeries.

Microsoft has announced that they will be releasing a Software Development Kit in the Spring that will allow people to develop programs for their Kinect sensor.

The United States Department of Defense has pledged $500 Million to research new ways to defend themselves from cyber attacks.

You might think that genetic engineering is an incredibly complex, expensive, and high-tech process. And that’s where you’d be wrong.

The Internet doesn't want you to think about it too much, but you never really know what you're looking for. Evoking the presence of 17th-century savant John Dee, Scryberspace cracks open the search experience.

You bought it? You own it; don't let esoteric screwheads take it away from you. Video after the jump.

Tearing down tens of thousands of horoscopes, David McCandless seeks the heart of the Zodiac not in the stars, but in the word-clouds.