Is The 'Smart Gun' the Future of Gun Control?

A prototype of Armatix’s smart gun and watch. The future of gun control is quickly emerging.
In California, German gun manufacturer Armatix GmbH has begun selling a gun which can only fire when the owner wears an accompanying wristwatch.
Basically, the Armatix iP1 is the country’s first smart…

Mistrial in Florida Loud Music Murder

A Florida jury convicted a white, middle-aged man on Saturday of three counts of attempted murder for opening fire on a car of black teenagers during an argument over loud rap music, but could not reach a verdict on a murder charge for the killing of a 17-year…

Facebook Now Includes Custom Gender Options

You don’t have to be strictly a man or a woman on Facebook anymore.

In a nod to the “it’s complicated” sexual identities of many of its users, the social network on Thursday added a third “custom” gender option for people’s profiles. In addition to Male or…

Facebook's Zuckerberg is Most Generous of 2013

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were the most generous American philanthropists in 2013, with a donation of 18m shares of Facebook stock valued at more than $970m to a Silicon Valley non-profit.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on Sunday that Zuckerberg’s donation was the largest charitable…

To Rich For Jail, WTF Texas?

A Texas judge, who received national criticism for sentencing a wealthy Texas teenager to probation after he killed four people while driving drunk, ordered him on Wednesday to start rehabilitation for substance abuse and behavior problems.

The case set off an emotional debate because a psychologist for the teenager…