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This isnt some cruel joke. they really are as conservative politicians expected to be against an american pow. you can see them adjusting to the natural reaction of being happy that we got him home but now to the imperative that theyre supposed to treat that as bad news. the uncomfortable adjustment that they move from the normal reaction to what is supposed to be their political reaction. unfortunately for some of them its happening in public. that is searchable. mashable.com. lee terry put out...

Politicians, expected now to be against an american p.o.w. and against the deal that brought him home. you can see them adjust from their natural reaction of being happy that we got our p.o.w. home to this conservative imperative now that they are supposed to treat that as bad news. that uncomfortable adjustment, as they move from a normal reaction to what theyre told is supposed to be their political reaction, unfortunately for some of them, that adjustment has been happening in public. and eve...

It targets a flaw in commonly used free software and leaving credit cards and critical information exposed. the problem is, this has been around, heartbleed for at least two years but cybersecurity experts discovered it. what do you know to know about it? we have a editor at large for mashable.com. encryption that when my brain starts to shut off. what is different from this bug or bugs in general? >> it is scarier. it is not local but on all servers that run millions of sites across the interne...

There. joining me the editor-at-large for mashable.com. i hope we play more of that video, lance. it is called the life hand ii. what makes it different when it comes to the technology? >> it has electrical censors in the fingertip and thumb and goes to the nerve endings in the arm that would feel grasp if you were touching it creates a direct connection from the robotic hand to the brain, essentially, giving vital information about what youre touching and that is so important. jenna: i read tha...

Heading for, and we can look beneath the car in front of you and see what the car two or three cars in front of you are doing. >> sounds like a lot. the car has a camera that monitors the eyes of the driver. if you close your eyes for longer than a blink, it gives you a warning to prevent you from falling asleep. fords also on the floor of the consumer electronics show in vegas, showing off its solar-powered car, equipped with solar panels on the roof. lance is the editor in chief of the tech si...

Of postage stamps to 49 cents. the agency is bleeding money. 16 billion in the hole last year alone. in one year! it is trying to find ways to cut costs and raise revenue but so far unsuccessful. martha: maybe a robot can deliver the mail? thats the question right now, could robots take over the workforce? a new study says that close to half of the jobs out there could be taken over by robots. british researchers are now developing software that would make robots, say i need to be a robot, so sm...

List of places that fit your criteria. you can also use zoom prospector to locate your target demographic and look for places that way. key metrics can help you gauge the health and reach of your brand. here now are five digital metrics you should be watching courtesy of mashable.com. one, high time spent per page can indicate a particular page thats confusing to navigate. if users are spending minutes on a page without a video article or other indirect development on it, you likely have a pro...

>> shepard: researchers at cornell university, go big red, created a robot that can tell when you want a beer and then pour said beer for you as demonstrated in this handy video. the robot can do all sorts of tasks while anticipating your movements. finally. the editor in chief of mashable.com. robots can think. >> they can think about what youre going to do. that robot has a connective device like the xbox 360 so it sees the room and everything in it and has the intelligence to understand what ...

[bussy tone] jenna: that is not helpful at all. do we need a do not text list like a do not call liz? we thought we would look at this with a technology specialist at mashable.com. and david jacobs, fellow at the electronic privacy information center. peter, am i paying for these text messages? >> you could be. a lot of plans people are on are limited text plans which cost a certain fee every month. if the text is coming in, yeah that will cost you on the order of a few cents each time. jenna: d...

Because it really becomes a matter of training your mind. then programing the robot and having it do things. over in japan right now, they are building home health karo bottoms there to assist their aging population. if you cant speak and need the robot to pick it up and think about it and the robot does it. this is power youll if and cool breakthrough. looks like it is pretty far away from practical research. rick: lance, editor in chief of mashable.com. thanks for coming in to talk to us about...