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How Maria Sibylla Merian opened our eyes to natureGoogle celebrates the 366th birthday of German artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, whose observations of insects and their habitats stood at the dawn of the scientific revolution.聽
Google faces inquiries (and possible fines) from European regulatorsSix counties, including France and the UK, will launch probes into a 2012 Google privacy policy.聽
Steve Jobs had a hand in next two generations of iPhone: reportApple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away in 2011, may have had a more active role in the development of the iPhone line than previously thought.聽- Maria Sibylla Merian: Why her art changed how we see natureMaria Sibylla Merian was not just an extremely talented artist. She was also a scientific pioneer.聽
This year's best online April Fools' Day jokesBetter watch out: the interwebs are joining in on the April Fools' festivities. Check out some of these prank pages and announcements by some of the biggest names on the Web.
Official invitation hints at a Facebook phoneFacebook has sent out invitations to an event on April 4, where the company promised to unveil its 'new home on Android.'聽
Meet Cyro, the robotic jellyfish that will haunt your dreamsEngineers at Virginia Tech are working on a gigantic, synthetic robo-jellyfish, which could eventually have military applications.聽
Indoor GPS: Why tech companies want to track you insideThis week Apple purchased WiFiSLAM, an "indoor GPS" company whose technology allows precise navigation inside buildings. Indoor GPS could make navigating shopping centers and airports easier, but Apple and other companies will have to implement it in a way that respects users' privacy.
A rare spot of good news shines on BlackBerryBlackBerry sold a million Z10 handsets in the fiscal quarter ending this March, pushing the Canadian company back in the black.聽
Google offers same-day delivery service (with a few catches)Google Shopping Express is a challenge to competitors such as Amazon.聽
How the massive cyberattack may have been overblownSome media outlets labeled Wednesday's internet slowdown the 'biggest cyberattack in history,' but in reality the disruption went largely unnoticed by users. Still, incidents like these highlight the internet's fragility and may prompt necessary fixes.
Spamhaus targeted by most powerful DDoS strike in historySpamhaus, a nonprofit that maintains blacklists of spammers, is the target of a massive denial of service assault.聽
Flipboard launches personalized, shareable magazine featureWant to run a magazine? Too broke to afford an actual magazine? Flipboard might have just the thing for you.聽- Santa Clara uses smart meters to create citywide free Wi-FiSanta Clara, a California city of 118,000, is replacing electric meters with smart meters. In the process, the city is creating a free Wi-Fi network 鈥� and a window on the future?
Ungoogleable? Google tells Sweden 'ogooglebar' can't be a word.Google asks Swedish Language Council to remove 'ogooglebar'聽鈥� or ungoogleable, in English 鈥� from its list of new 2012 words.聽
T-Mobile, dubbing itself the 'un-carrier,' will offer a no-contract iPhoneT-Mobile will sell a range of smartphones, including the iPhone, without any contracts.聽
Yahoo scoops up Summly, aims to transform mobile newsYahoo has partnered up with Summly 鈥� a startup that delivers condensed news articles to its readers 鈥� to simplify the news-reading experience for its mobile platform.
Online dating on the go: Apps shake up traditional dating websitesWhy users have fallen in love with online-dating apps.
Could Google Glass be banned for drivers before it hits stores?A US lawmaker proposes legislation that would prohibit people from wearing products like Google Glass while driving.
Google Glass already has some lawmakers on high alertLawmakers and privacy experts are wary of how Google Glass could be used, whether to snap photos covertly or to let drivers watch videos.