A University of Virginia student has a bright idea: ‘Flash seminars’
Once or twice a week, students at the state's flagship public university collect in some idle classroom or lounge for a "flash seminar," an ad hoc performance of…
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Mexico state congress asks ban of video game
A shoot-em-up video game set in the border town of Ciudad Juarez has angered local officials who are busy fighting all-too-real violence, reports the Washington Post.
HP, Dell computers delayed because of Intel flaw
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. are warning that some of their new computers are affected by a technical flaw in an Intel Corp. chip, the Washington Post reports.
Netflix CEO wades into net neutrality debates
Netflix, the DVD mail-order-company-turned-online-video-giant, is firing back at cable and telecom firms as it weighs in on an increasingly thorny debate over net neutrality, the Washington Post reports.
Facebook to start sharing AMBER Alerts
Facebook has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Justice and the Virginia State Police to make it easier to spread…
Web helps admissions officials demystify application process
Admissions officials at many colleges are trying to fight the Hollywood version of the college application process: A panel of ancient white guys in suits sitting in a…
Obama’s deputy CTO leaves to launch start-ups
Andrew McLaughlin, the nation's deputy chief technology officer, said Wednesday he is resigning his post to launch two start-ups aimed at technology development in communities in the United…
EEOC suing Kaplan over alleged racial discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday sued The Washington Post Co.'s Kaplan Higher Education unit, alleging that it discriminated against black job applicants by refusing to hire…
Google Voice app finally approved for iPhone
Google Inc.'s Voice calling application has won approval to be on the iPhone after more than a year of haggling with Apple Inc., reports the Washington Post.
Battling over the future of TV
Programming battles are highlighting the frantic race among a handful of powerful companies to capture the eyeballs of people who are beginning to rethink the way they watch…