Articles filed under Washington Post
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Democrats think they've figured out how to turn the Uber wars to their advantageAug 15, 2015 7:35 am - WASHINGTON - At a time when fast-growing companies like Uber are giving struggling American workers a fresh source of income - but not necessarily steady or reliable emp...
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Why you shouldn't use your fingerprints as passwordsAug 15, 2015 7:34 am - Ever since Apple introduced TouchID for iPhones, more and more smartphones feature fingerprint scanners. And that has some security researchers worried. "If you leak a p...
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7 quick facts about Sundar Pichai, Google's new CEOAug 15, 2015 7:33 am - Google is waking up to a new chief executive serving within a new corporate structure, one that makes the search engine business a subsidiary of a holding company called...
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A simple guide to buying cellphone service in 2015Aug 15, 2015 7:31 am - When I say "AT&T" and "Verizon," what comes to mind? Most of us might say a cellphone company. But the truth is, companies like T-Mobile and Sprint are really in busi...
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How the 'right to be forgotten' could take over the American Internet, tooAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - 'Eraser button' law in works in Illinois
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Skipping breakfast may help you lose weightAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Researchers at a New York City hospital several years ago conducted a test of the widely accepted notion that skipping breakfast can make you fat. For some ...
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New study shows that the happiness of a first-time parent falls after baby arrivesAug 14, 2015 6:00 am - Life has its ups and downs, but parenthood is supposed to be among the most joyous. At least that's what the movies and Target ads tell us. In reality, it turns out that...
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Senile sea snails are helping us understand memory lossAug 14, 2015 6:00 am - Just in case sea snails aren't slow enough, new research has found that they get more sluggish when they grow old — and the discovery is helping us to understand how mem...
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Your health: Hookah smoking among college students increasesAug 10, 2015 6:00 am - Twitter influences hookah use As hookah smoking becomes more popular among young adults, especially college-age students, researchers are finding that positive ment...
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Could standing desks at school help curb childhood obesity?Aug 10, 2015 5:45 am - Being told to “sit still” in the classroom may soon be a thing of the past. Schools in a growing number of jurisdictions are experimenting with the once-faddish, now com...