Technology

U.S. Aims To Speed Up The Internet For The Disabled

10:43pm March 07, 2015

by Todd Bookman

The Americans with Disabilities Act was a watershed piece of legislation. As we approach the 25th anniversary of the ADA, advocates want to fold another facet of daily life into the law: the Internet.

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Owner Heidi Rogers Tuesday at her famous Manhattan shop, Frank Music Company, before the store's final closing Friday. Judging silently from on high is composer Igor Stravinsky.

Music & Culture

Saying Goodbye To A Manhattan Classical Music Mecca

7:04pm March 06, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The last store in Manhattan devoted exclusively to classical sheet music is closing its doors — having been lapped by online retailers and free file sharing.

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U.S. taxpayers have poured $30 billion into funding electronic records systems in hospitals and doctors' offices since 2009. But most of those systems still can't talk to each other, which makes transfer of medical information tough.

Sharing Patient Records Is Still A Digital Dilemma For Doctors

5:11pm March 06, 2015

by Eric Whitney

There's good news and bad news about electronic medical records. They're now in most doctors' offices — but most doctors still can't easily share them.

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A "ballet" of Brussels sprouts dazzles at the Food Porn Index, a site that tracks which foods are trending in social media part of an effort to heighten the appeal of healthy eating.

Voluptuous Veg: Can Food Porn Seed Lust For Healthy Eating?

5:01pm March 06, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Tempting-looking spoonfuls of chocolate are plentiful online. Beautiful Brussels sprouts? Not so much. A campaign aims to boost the number of these images and whet our appetites for healthy foods.

Florida Man's Facebook Post Against Employer In Emirates Leads To Jail

4:20pm March 06, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

While on vacation in the U.S., Ryan Pate called Abu Dhabi-based Global Aerospace Logistics "backstabbers" and described Arabs as "filthy." He was arrested upon his return. He faces 5 years in prison.

DOJ Indicts 3 Men Accused Of 'Largest Data Breach In History'

3:16pm March 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged in connection with the hacking of eight U.S. email service providers and the use of stolen addresses for spam marketing.

Apple To Replace AT&T In Dow Jones Industrial Average

3:11pm March 06, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The tech giant will replace the telecoms giant after the close of trading March 18. The change, effective March 19, was prompted by stock splits announced by Apple and Visa.

A man walks by with a basket of bread during the official presentation ceremony of three new robots that were installed Tuesday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, to help tackle the city's traffic.

World News

'Respect The Robot': Giant Robots Oversee Traffic In Kinshasa

5:55pm March 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Two giant robots have directed traffic in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2013. This week three others joined them.

Politics & Government

Clinton's Private Email Server Has Advantages, Vulnerabilities

10:11am March 05, 2015

by Steve Henn

While many of those messages are tucked away from the prying eyes of the public, it's not clear they are well-protected from hackers.

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FAA Is Trying To Keep Hackers Out Of Air Traffic Control, Official Says

7:52am March 04, 2015

by Brian Naylor

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta tells a House panel that some vulnerabilities reported in a congressional study have been fixed, and the agency is working on others.

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