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Gamemaker's Secret Mission: Save Duke Nukem Forever	9/8/2010 2:52 PM
When it came to resurrecting the MIA videogame, Randy Pitchford faced a task that was part suicide run, part debt of honor. The Gearbox Software CEO serves up the inside story on the improbable rescue of one of gaming's most beloved (and most obnoxious) franchises.
DHS Cyber Division Misses 1,085 Holes on Own Network	9/8/2010 2:45 PM
The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems, according to the results of an audit released Wednesday.
Hyundai's Land Yacht Should Have Luxury Automakers Quaking	9/8/2010 2:30 PM
Our maiden voyage in Hyundai's 17-foot long luxe sedan is impressive if not a tad banal.
Citing Obama's State Secrets Privilege, Court Tosses Torture Case	9/8/2010 2:03 PM
Citing the Obama administration's evocation of the state secrets privilege, a divided federal appeals court is dismissing a lawsuit against a Boeing subsidiary accused of helping the CIA transport detainees to secret foreign prisons where they allegedly were tortured.
Ole Miss' Admiral Ackbar Campaign Fizzles	9/8/2010 2:00 PM
After several months, the grassroots campaign at Ole Miss to install Return of the Jedi's Admiral Ackbar, that esteemed squid-like war hero who led the Rebel Alliance to victory at the Battle of Endor, as the university's official sports mascot has fizzled.
Video: How to Film a 23-Mile Free Fall	9/8/2010 1:09 PM
When Felix Baumgartner steps into the void, 18 cameras will take us along for the ride with him.
Hack Your Parking	9/8/2010 1:00 PM
Maybe you always remember where you parked. Maybe you never get parking tickets either. For the rest of us, some tools to alert us when our parking meter is about to expire or give us directions back to our car would be mighty handy.
Close-Shave Asteroid Caught on Camera	9/8/2010 12:50 PM
When asteroid 2010 RX30 zipped past Earth early Wednesday, observers at the Remanzacco Observatory in Italy were ready. At 12:45 am local Italian time, amateur astronomers Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero remotely controlled a 0.25-meter telescope in Mayhill, New Mexico through the Global Remote Astronomy Telescope Network. They got four separate exposures of 30 seconds each and stitched them together to make this animation.
X-Ray Pinup Girls Are Just Pixels (NSFW?)	9/8/2010 12:39 PM
After a set of sexy X-rays hit the web earlier this year, viewers were left to wonder if they were real. Now we have the answer.
Native Toad Fights Back Against Yellow Crazy-Ant Invasion	9/8/2010 12:30 PM
After so many sad tales of invasive species overwhelming hapless natives, scientists have found a native toad in Indonesia that's fighting back.