According to Fox Connecticut News, the FAA is investigating the use of a drone flying around the scene of a fatal car crash. The official Hartford, CT incident detailed the crash events including officers’ statements that a drone was seen
by Elizabeth Sheld7 Feb 2014, 5:50 AM PST0

‘Swarm robotics’ is a growing industry being put to use in creative ways. The concept has been around for decades, but groups of small robots working in teams to complete tasks has come in handy on the conservation and agricultural
by Elizabeth Sheld7 Feb 2014, 5:30 AM PST0

Three artists won a digital arts prize when they proposed to have user-controlled robots roam the Tate Britain museum at night. The IK Prize is awarded annually “to original ideas using digital technology to help connect the Tate collection to a
by Elizabeth Sheld6 Feb 2014, 5:13 AM PST0

Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant arrived in Russia before the Olympic Games to find a list of rules posted in the bathrooms. Among forbidden activities is fishing. Well that’s interesting… Sochi rules in the bathrooms!! #haha #olympics pic.twitter.com/xacSVimwXY — Sebastien Toutant
by Elizabeth Sheld5 Feb 2014, 5:05 AM PST0
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rodgers accused journalist Glenn Greenwald of selling the material Edward Snowden removed from NSA servers. The accusations came during a House hearing on global threats to the United States. “For personal gain, he’s now selling
by Elizabeth Sheld5 Feb 2014, 4:53 AM PST0
Last week, Facebook released a new app for the Iphone called Facebook Paper. The app is designed to present Facebook in a configuration optimized for a mobile platform. The product was designed by Creative Labs, a new part of Facebook
by Elizabeth Sheld4 Feb 2014, 6:29 AM PST0

A multimillion dollar Obamacare advertising campaign will feature cats, dogs, and other pets in the hopes that young women will be lured into signing up for Obamacare. USA Today is reporting that Enroll America is launching the ads. Enroll America
by Elizabeth Sheld4 Feb 2014, 5:44 AM PST0
On Monday, the nation’s largest tech companies began releasing data on the NSA’s requests for customer information. The data shows that the government requested information on thousands of Americans. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tumbler were allowed to reveal
by Elizabeth Sheld4 Feb 2014, 4:22 AM PST0
At an event in Hot Springs Arkansas last week, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that the GOP could attract young voters to the party by focusing on issues related to privacy violations of the NSA. His message to the crowd
by Elizabeth Sheld2 Feb 2014, 5:10 AM PST0
Dame Helen Mirren was presented with the Hasty Pudding “Woman of the Year” award at Harvard University. To show she was a good sport, Mirren “showed off her twerking skills” to the audience. “I’ve tried in my bedroom in private,
by Elizabeth Sheld31 Jan 2014, 1:16 PM PST0
Despite President Obama’s claim that “Al-Qaeda is on the run,” the Director of National Intelligence testified on Wednesday he was unable to say the terror threat “is any less” than it was ten years ago. James Clapper explained that Al-Qaeda
by Elizabeth Sheld31 Jan 2014, 3:17 AM PST0
According to a Gallup poll surveying the U.S. States, Obama’s job approval ratings are the highest in the District of Columbia and Hawaii with 81% and 61% respectively approving of the presidents job performance. Also earning honorable mention is Maryland, neighbor
by Elizabeth Sheld30 Jan 2014, 6:46 AM PST0
A new ABC/WaPo poll released today shows that Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Jeb Bush, the former two term governor of Florida, are the front runners on the GOP side of the presidential ticket. To quote pollster Gary Langer, the GOP
by Elizabeth Sheld30 Jan 2014, 6:13 AM PST0
The Lakemaid micro brewery started delivering beer to ice fishers using drones, at least until the FAA coldly shut their operation down. The FAA is currently reviewing their policies. According to the beer company’s president, Jack Supple, “They think
by Elizabeth Sheld30 Jan 2014, 4:58 AM PST0
During tonight’s State of the Union, President Obama informed the country that it needs to move off permanent “war-footing.” Instead we need to build up our foreign partners but provided no further details about what that might look like. The
by Elizabeth Sheld28 Jan 2014, 7:14 PM PST0
The State of the Union is occasion to make political statements through invited guests almost more so than it is through the speech itself and various responses. This years guest list doesn’t fail to disappoint. Here is a line up
by Elizabeth Sheld28 Jan 2014, 3:51 PM PST0
Bloomberg BusinessWeek is reporting that newly minted General Motors CEO Mary Barra, the first woman ever to captain an American automaker, will attend tonight’s speech as a guest of Michelle Obama’s: Mary Barra, who took the reins as General Motors
by Elizabeth Sheld28 Jan 2014, 1:42 PM PST0
A North Dakota farmer was sentenced to three years in prison after he was located by a border surveillance drone. Rodney Brossart was sentenced to three years in jail after police were able to apprehend him for failing to return
by Elizabeth Sheld28 Jan 2014, 4:03 AM PST0
The RNC has passed a resolution to restrict the National Security Agency’s data-mining dragnet. During the winter meeting of the RNC last week, the committee approved a measure that would form a special committee to “to investigate, report, and reveal to
by Elizabeth Sheld27 Jan 2014, 5:37 AM PST0
United States Investigations Services (USIS) is the private firm that vets individuals who are seeking government employment. According to court filings, the Justice Department has accused the firm of “bilking millions of dollars through improper background checks.” USIS is the
by Elizabeth Sheld23 Jan 2014, 5:25 AM PST0
Pressure sensitive “whiskers” could enhance robots’ mobility according to researchers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The futuristic whiskers are comprised of silver nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes and printed on elastic fibers. Cats’ whiskers are used as
by Elizabeth Sheld22 Jan 2014, 5:39 AM PST0
A couple from Mexico was caught trying to enter the United States with 96 cloned credit cars from the Target data breach. Mary Carmen Garcia and Daniel Guardiola Dominguez were stopped as they attempted to cross into the US according
by Elizabeth Sheld22 Jan 2014, 3:37 AM PST0

PBS’ television show “Sherlock” returned for its third season with an American audience of 4 million viewers. “Sherlock” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as sleuth Sherlock and Martin Freeman as sidekick Dr. Watson. Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis (of Doctor Who fame
by Elizabeth Sheld21 Jan 2014, 11:07 AM PST0
Yesterday on ABC’s “This Week” Rep. Mike McCaul said that Edward Snowden was not acting alone in when he leaked intelligence secrets about NSA surveillance gathering. McCaul is the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas),
by Elizabeth Sheld20 Jan 2014, 4:56 AM PST0

Many new products are introduced at the SHOT Show and one I was excited to see was Glock’s new single stack .380, the G42. This new model is the smallest to Glock to date and looks like a scaled down
by Elizabeth Sheld17 Jan 2014, 1:48 PM PST0