Kennedy Space Center at 50: A spaceport in transition
Technology Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A figurative “for rent” sign hangs on the front gate of John F. Kennedy Space Center.
Anonymous Promises Regularly Scheduled Friday Attacks
Breaking News, Headlines, Technology Monday, February 20th, 2012
Anonymous, a group not known for discipline, is giving itself a weekly deadline, a new attack every Friday.
McCain: Cybersecurity Bill Ineffective Without NSA Monitoring the Net
Technology Friday, February 17th, 2012
By Kim Zetter | Wired.com After three years of haggling to produce bipartisan cybersecurity legislation that addresses the security of the nation’s critical infrastructure systems, the Senate finally got a bill this week that seemed destined to actually pass. That is, until a hearing on Thursday to discuss the bill in which Sen. John McCain [...]
Pentagon: Future of Homemade Bombs Is High-Tech
Technology Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Most improvised bombs used by insurgents are decidedly low-tech, jury-rigged affairs. A couple of command wires, some fertilizer chemicals and wooden pressure plates in Afghanistan; in Iraq, leftover mines or plastic explosives often detonated remotely by cellphone. But the Pentagon’s bomb squad sees “ever more sophisticated” bombs on the way.
Canada unveils new cyber monitoring rules
Technology Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Canada’s government Tuesday introduced a bill to give law enforcement authorities sweeping powers to probe online communications, but the move sparked criticism about threats to privacy.
AT&T customers surprised by ‘unlimited data’ limit
Technology Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
NEW YORK – Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games.
Are you ready for mind-control warfare?
Technology Monday, February 13th, 2012
History boasts no shortage of trigger-happy war mongers. Though many were able to resist the physical act of non-stop trigger-pulling (some were not), I’d venture to guess their minds were even more rampant with thoughts of annihilation.
Agent Orange Maker Monsanto Seeks Return to Vietnam for GMO Crops
Technology Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Vietnam here we come! At least that is what biotech giant Monsanto is saying. The multinational agricultural corporation most known for creating the hazardous chemical Agent Orange, which led to thousands of deaths and birth defects due to its widespread use within the country, is now attempting to begin providing Vietnam with their genetically modified foods.
LAPD Pioneers High-Tech Crime-Fighting ‘War Room’
Technology Friday, February 10th, 2012
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The LAPD is fighting crime from a high-tech war room that gives it eyes all over the city. The surveillance hub is now a model for police forces around the world and KCAL9 got an exclusive tour inside from Chief Charlie Beck.
Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free
Technology, Uncategorized Thursday, February 9th, 2012
By Joe Mullin, Wired.com The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, testified in a courtroom Tuesday for the first time in his life. The web pioneer flew down from Boston, near where he teaches at MIT, to an eastern Texas federal court to speak to a jury of two men and six women [...]
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