Do today’s college students have less empathy than past generations?
A study from the University of Michigan says college students today show less empathy toward others compared with college students in decades before—and the researchers attribute this partly to the time they spend on social networks, USA Today reports.
Connecticut investigating Google’s use of private data
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on June 7 urged Google to “come clean to the American public” on whether the search engine illegally collected data in the state from personal and business wireless computer networks for its mapping service, becoming the first U.S. state to join in what has become an international controversy, reports the Associated Press.
Next iPhone has clearer screen, video chat capability
The next iPhone comes out June 24 and will have a higher-resolution screen, longer battery life, and thinner design, as well as a camera on the front that can be used for video conferencing, reports the Associated Press.
Event calls for university transformation
While online learning is often seen as a way for adult learners to prepare for a change of career or advance skills in a current field, it is increasingly becoming mainstream, education experts said during a recent forum—and schools would be wise to prepare for this shift.
Hooked on gadgets, and paying a mental price
Scientists say juggling eMail, phone calls, and the flood of other data we receive in today’s media-saturated world can change how people think and behave, reports the New York Times—and…
RIAA asks court to close down LimeWire
The music industry has asked a federal court in New York to order a shutdown of the LimeWire file-sharing service, CNET reports.
Study explores the future of book digitization
Reluctant faculty members, challenges in scanning old texts with foreign characters, and conflicting ideas about whether information should be commodified or made free on the internet have been barriers to those who advocate for book digitization, according to a new report.
Wal-Mart to offer its workers an affordable online education
Wal-Mart is dipping its toe into the online-education waters, working with a web-based university to offer its employees in the United States affordable college degrees, reports the New York Times.
Software could ease pain of Windows 7 migration
The migraine-inducing process of migrating Windows from XP to 7 could get easier now that virtualization developer InstallFree has released InstallFree Bridge 2.0, a program that reportedly eliminates software compatibility issues.
Yahoo faces privacy test with new eMail features
Yahoo Inc. is hoping to turn on a new sharing option in its popular eMail service without shocking users who prize their privacy, reports the Associated Press.