RIVERSIDE, Calif., April 8 (UPI) -- Mike Soubirous, a Riverside, Calif., council candidate, has posted comments on the municipal Facebook page and says the city cannot remove his opinions.
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it will deploy a laser weapon prototype in the Persian Gulf capable of disabling patrol boats and destroying flying drones.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 8 (UPI) -- Struggling Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is reporting dismal earnings as it deals with delays in the rollout of a flagship device, the HTC One.
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- Figuring if they build it, companies will come, groups in 37 states are bidding to become among six federally designated test sites for drones, officials say.
BALTIMORE, April 7 (UPI) -- Girls and boys earn similar grades in math and science, but Asian-American students of both genders outperform all others, U.S. researchers say.
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- A new law limiting U.S. government purchases of technology systems from China could be "highly disruptive" and should be revised, the White House said.
Einstein's theory at work in star pair ... Tablet sales gain, PC sales sinking ... Ice cores preserve 1,800 years of climate ... Chemistry of Jupiter moon could aid life ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
STAMFORD, Conn., April 5 (UPI) -- A shift in computing preferences has helped tablet shipments grow rapidly while sales of traditional PCs are in decline, a U.S. technology research firm says.
MOSCOW, April 5 (UPI) -- A Russian media watchdog says an article on the Russian-language version of Wikipedia must be removed because it provides details on growing and smoking pot.
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 5 (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant Hewlett-Packard said board Chairman Raymond Lane would resign as chairman, but continue as a board member.
Comet, not asteroid, said dinosaur killer ... Facebook reveals 'Home' for Android phones ... 'Breathprints' could be diagnostic tool ... New moms can view babies on iPad ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4 (UPI) -- Facebook debuted its new Facebook Home interface for the Android operating system in California Thursday, calling it a "deeper" experience than an ordinary app.
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 4 (UPI) -- Apple says its App Store will begin to highlight recommended age ratings, moving them to a prominent display position near the application name.
'Pre-life' chemistry on Saturn moon? ... Iceland volcanoes said growing threat ... Australia braces for more extreme weather ... Scientists make hydrogen fuel from plants ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
BLACKSBURG, Va., April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say their method of extracting large quantities of hydrogen from any plant could create a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source.
EU to investigate Google privacy practices ... Biothreat detector being developed ... White House unveils brain research plan ... Canada to probe 'muzzling' of scientists ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
BEIJING, April 2 (UPI) -- China says its Beidou GPS System, which provides services to government and military users, will soon be available to citizens on public mobile phone services.
LIVERMORE, Calif., April 2 (UPI) -- Researchers in California say they're developing a medical instrument that can quickly detect a number of biothreat agents such as anthrax or botulism.
BRUSSELS, April 2 (UPI) -- Six European data protection agencies say they are contemplating legal action against Google over the search engine company's privacy policies.
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The parents of a Montana man found dead in Singapore say police reports labeling his death a suicide are untrue, and they believe he was killed.
BEIJING, April 2 (UPI) -- The head of Apple Inc., Tim Cook, has apologized to Chinese customers after the company was hit with a deluge of complaints that appeared partly contrived.
Scientists fly drones over active volcano ... Shellfish gone near damaged nuke plant ... Swiss firm plans robotic mini-shuttle ... U.S. retires supercomputer ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
PASADENA, Calif., April 1 (UPI) -- NASA says earth science researchers flew an unmanned aerial vehicle into the sulfur dioxide plume of a Costa Rican volcano to study its chemical environment.
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 1 (UPI) -- A supercomputer that was once the fastest in the world -- and the first to break a computing speed milestone -- has been retired, U.S. researchers say.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 (UPI) -- As the U.S. deficit continues to rise and the sequester cuts take effect, it is time that U.S. lawmakers consider all areas of spending for cost-cutting solutions.
Kentucky Derby winning jockey Joel Rosario, and his mount Orb, both enjoy a quick bath after winning the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013. UPI/Mark Abraham
