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Two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space with robotic arms that they controlled directly with brain activity. They used the BrainGate neural interface system, an investigational device currently being studied under an IDE. One participant used the system to serve herself coffee for the first time since becoming paralyzed nearly 15 years ago.

The millions of "check-ins" generated by Foursquare, the location-based social networking site, can be used to create a dynamic view of a city's workings and character, researchers say. In contrast to static neighborhood boundaries and dated census figures, these "Livehoods" reflect the ever-changing patterns of city life.

Screenshot claims Reliance Communication's website filtering and blocking server has been hacked by Anonymous to block other websites.

In this week's Q&A, I chat with Mikko Hypponen, the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure on the current state of the cybercrime ecosystem.

Microsoft has asked Google to remove more than 500,000 links from its search index in the last month, figures show.

Diablo 3's publisher says it has become the fastest-selling PC-based videogame despite launch glitches.

If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don’t understand the problems and you don’t understand the technology. - Bruce Schneier

The inside of a computer is as dumb as hell but it goes like mad! - Richard Feynman