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New York City is taking another step toward becoming Silicon Alley — the East Coast’s own tech hub — with the grand opening of the city’s first software engineering-specialized high school. Class at Software Engineering Academy will be in session … Continue reading →

Phobos-Grunt, the failed Russian space probe that was slated to visit the Martian moon Phobos, crashed into the Pacific Ocean, Russian news agencies report. The probe hit Earth at around 12:45 p.m. EST Sunday, some 775 miles west of the … Continue reading →

The White House has finally given a detailed explanation of its stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). In a blog post responding to a petition posted on the White House’s website, the Obama … Continue reading →

Well, Rupert Murdoch, you’re officially a Twitter celebrity now. Going down the road well trod by the likes of Charlie Sheen and Kevin Smith, the News Corp. CEO let loose a multiple-message Twitter rant over the weekend, targeting President Obama … Continue reading →

As hacks go, Zappos’s attack over the past weekend could have been a lot worse. If you’re one of the estimated 24 million affected Zappos or 6PM.com (an affiliate site) customers, you can take solace in the fact that only … Continue reading →

Neil Johnston is managing director at Store Van Music. Neil is an award winning young entrepreneur and composer who specializes in a breakthrough link between the music industry and education. You can find out more about his pioneering work by … Continue reading →

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name:Beepl Quick Pitch: Beepl is a … Continue reading →

For those of us who weren’t born with prerequisites for professional sports or rockstardom, entrepreneurship is probably the best bet for becoming fabulously wealthy before hitting our mid-life crises. Just take a free idea, mix in some free time and … Continue reading →

No more rice to the rescue for these gadgets. We’ve seen a tablet that can be immersed in water and one kind of tech that can protect smartphones from a watery grave, too. Here’s another: HZO, which was demoed at … Continue reading →

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now. Monday’s medley of memes latches onto several of January’s hottest topics: Google’s Search Plus Your World, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s newborn, Blue … Continue reading →