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A post-9/11 act grants the president authority to wage foreign wars with few restrictions. However, Democrats want the Pentagon to explain a lesser-known policy that allows the military to strike almost anywhere, at any time. Passed easily in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) streamlines the […]
Scientists have spent years creating ever-smaller lasers. Berkeley Lab’s latest invention, however, is something special — and could lead to a significant change in medicine. An international team at the school has developed “microlasers” that are smaller than a red blood cell. The researchers discovered that 5 micron-wide polymer beads mixed with exotic nanoparticles (sodium […]
US Representative Ro Khanna wants tougher scrutiny on tech mergers and an “Internet Bill of Rights” for users. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae77e2ae1a2807fbd57569f/master/pass/RoKhanna-FeatureArt-AP_17180634174088.jpg
Over the course of two days and 10 hours of testimony, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives this week. While questions about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and misuse of the personal data of tens of millions of U.S. citizens were what brought him there, many […]
GUEST: The software industry has failed to sufficiently protect the public from data theft and misuse. It’s time for the U.S. government to get serious about regulation. Last year, multiple U.S. government agencies established guidelines for improved cybersecurity hygiene. In May, the White House claimed “known but unmitigated vulnerabilities…Read More
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After Hurricane Irma hit three months ago in Orlando, Florida, the local police got a desperate 911 call from a 12-year-old boy reporting that his mother and siblings were unconscious. Fumes overcame the first deputy who rushed to the scene. After the police arrived at the property, they found Jan Lebron Diaz, age 13, Jan’s […]
Published time: 24 Oct, 2017 13:47 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to create laws governing the status of bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, mining, ICOs, as well as defining everything that relates to digital money by July 2018, according to the Kremlin. Read more The miners of bitcoin, ethereum, and other virtual currencies will […]
Enlarge (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers wants to make it more difficult for Russia to influence US elections. To that end, the group has drawn up legislation requiring Internet-based companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook to disclose who is buying political advertisements on their platforms and maintain those records after elections. The Honest […]
Enlarge / An Uber driverless Ford Fusion in Pittsburgh in 2016. Cars like this will soon be legal for commercial use in California. (credit: Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Car and technology companies are now just a few years—possibly even a few months—away from launching commercial services built around driverless cars. And state regulators are facing […]
