HP laying off 27,000 workers in restructuring
Hewlett-Packard says it's laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business.

Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize
Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.

Reading Your Lover's Mind
Can you read your spouse's mind? During an argument? A Baylor University study showed people could easily tell when a spouse was angry, but other important emotions, such as sadness, were hard to detect.

Web series touts funky concept snowboards

In the summer of 2010, Signal Snowboards created the Web series "Every Third Thursday" to showcase the company's experimentation with funky concept boards. Think Science Channel’s “How It’s Made� — except with a lot more sass and a funkier setting.

Ancient 'Iceman' Had Modern Ailments
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the famed 5,300-year-old Tyrolean iceman, found frozen in the Alps in 1991 -- and discovered he had genetic vulnerability to heart disease, as well as Lyme disease.

Watch: Apple-Samsung Feud
Court orders CEOs from Apple, Samsung, to meeting to discuss patent dispute.