Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking.
Ticketmaster, often the target of fan anger when tickets to popular concerts get sold out in seconds, is removing an annoyance that can slow down the buying process: the jumble of letters that people need to decipher known as "CAPTCHA."
Most parents hope that their children will grow to adulthood and find and marry a good spouse. But it's becoming increasingly difficult for young adults to date in ways that lay a solid foundation for a strong marriage.
As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. It's why electric cars aren't clogging the roads and why Boeing's new ultra-efficient 787 Dreamliners aren't flying high.

It's likely that burning lithium ion batteries on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners were caused by overcharging, aviation safety and battery experts said Friday, pointing to developments in the investigation of the Boeing incidents as well as a battery fire in a business jet more than a year ago.
Carol Channing has affected a great many people during the course of her great career _ none more so than Telly Leung.
Forget political pundits, gut instincts, and psychics. The mightier-than-ever silicon chip seems to reveal the future.

The number of violent crimes reported to police decreased 3.8 percent last year to 1.2 million, the fifth straight year of declines, the FBI announced Monday.
The Robot Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh has four new members, including WALL-E, star of the 2008 animated film.