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The biggest shift in the media landscape post-9/11 was the explosion of blogs and online citizen journalists. By Robert Andrews.

Want to understand American foreign policy? Pick up a copy of Saints Row. Commentary by Clive Thompson.

The Sept. 11 attacks were horrific. But U.S. fatality statistics say terrorism is still among the least likely ways you could die. Here’s our color-coded guide ranking the homeland threats. By Ryan Singel.

Tour the safety features designed into the new tower and see more ground zero buildings slated for 2012.

State-of-the-art protection against assault marks New York City’s Freedom Tower, which has unprecedented escape and safety systems. By Lakshmi Sandhana.

On Tuesday, Apple’s Steve Jobs is expected to unveil a boatload of new goodies. Here’s a gallery of some of the best mockups.

A Cold War center for hydrogen bomb development repositions itself to lead hydrogen production for auto fuel and other energy uses. South Carolina officials want to dominate the field and reap the economic benefits.

Hey, how about generating power from trash disposal? A Florida county plans to use plasma arcs to turn garbage into gas and use by products to make electricity to sell back to the grid. Skeptics doubt landfills will disappear.

A federal judge sentences one of the largest U.S. software pirates to pay $5.4 million and forfeit homes, cars and a boat that he bought with proceeds from his scheme — and spend 87 months in the hoosegow.

Famous podcaster Violet Blue tells how you can still use iTunes for your erotic audio show without violating the terms of service. In Sex Drive Daily.