The coffee giant will roll out new wireless charging stations nationwide, beginning with its Bay Area stores. The "Powermat Spots" are a joint venture between Duracell and Powermat Technologies.

A paraplegic man kicked the first ball of the World Cup today thanks to a special mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton fashioned by scientists at Duke University. The scientific advancement could signal a future where wheelchairs become obsolete.

Amazon launched a new music streaming service today through its Prime membership program. Amazon Prime Music, like the online giant's instant video service, is expected to grow over time.

The decision by the Tony Awards Administration Committee to cut the two sound design categories has been met with disdain by a nation's worth of theatre professionals frustrated at the awards show's continued focus on commercialization.

So-called "patent trolls" -- companies with the sole aim of suing over patents -- have been a scourge to big companies for years. Now a new study reveals that patent trolls harm startups as well as venture capitalists shy away from investing billions of dollars.

Tall buildings provide shade but that doesn't mean they make the city any cooler. In fact, areas saturated by skyscrapers tend to trap heat.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to resume his nation's commercial whaling ventures in the Antarctic seas despite the International Court of Justice's ruling in March forbidding it.