Science and Technology Report http://www.scitechreport.com/ en-us Gateway to the most important science and technology news Oklahoma twister that hit Moore 'more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb' The vast tornado that struck an Oklahoma suburb on Monday afternoon dwarfed even the Hiroshima atomic bomb in its destructive power, according to scientists.      http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16166205/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:24 EST 16166205 Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action Now that tech favorite Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the ... http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16069680/ Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:07 EST 16069680 'We won't screw it up': Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes Yahoo today made its acquisition of Tumblr. official with a first post on the blogging-platform titled "Tumblr. + Yahoo! = !!".     http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16149045/ Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:22 EST 16149045 Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up its security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others. http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16250685/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:06 EST 16250685 Microsoft reveals Xbox One, next-generation gaming Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington. http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16123140/ Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:05 EST 16123140 The wheels come off Kepler Space telescope's mission to find planets outside the Solar System is probably over. http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16062585/ Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:01 EST 16062585 Galactic crash solves cosmic mystery GALACTIC MISSING LINK: Astronomers have captured the rare merger of two ancient galaxies crashing into each other, igniting the birth of more than 2000 stars a year. http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16242930/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:09 EST 16242930 GIF inventor Steve Wilhite says it should be pronounced 'jif' The inventor of the Gif file has revealed that the world has been mispronouncing his creation.     http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16219500/ Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:46 EST 16219500 Double vision Scientists must ensure that they take the lead in the ethical debate surrounding the therapeutic use of stem cells derived from human clones. http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16048395/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:46 EST 16048395 ScienceShot: Feet Are a Treat for Fungi Scientists find large diversity of the microbes on our tootsies http://www.scitechreport.com/cluster16243260/ Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:05 EST 16243260