Today, if law enforcement wants to read our physical mail or search our safe deposit box, they need a search warrant. This fundamental right to privacy is established in the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But currently, national and international privacy protection is not adequately applied to email and data stored on cloud computing servers. This needs to change—and a solution is at hand, if Congress will only move forward.
by Breitbart Texas2 Jun 2015, 7:50 AM PST0
There are two great new email mobile apps from Google and Microsoft and both offer helpful features, such as location-aware emails and calendar scheduling. While both apps offer something unique, I think one way to compare them is based on a single metric: which app gets me to inbox zero fastest. I don’t enjoy email — I just want to get my daily digital chore done and get on with my life.
by Ferenstein Wire31 May 2015, 6:50 PM PST0
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio blasted a New York Post report titled, “You’re 45% More Likely to Be Murdered in de Blasio’s Manhattan,” characterizing the report as “fear mongering.”
by William Bigelow26 May 2015, 8:53 PM PST0
Tech magnate Elon Musk is part of a group of science and technology celebrities—which includes Microsoft’s Bill Gates and physicist Stephen Hawking—who believe the impending development of artificial intelligence poses a threat to human society and perhaps even human survival.
by John Hayward25 May 2015, 6:41 PM PST0
A team of researchers have developed a hacker-resistant device that could bring online voting to America. A prototype pin-pad device the size of a credit card, DuVote, reportedly allows citizens to securely vote in elections, even if their computer is completely controlled by nefarious hackers.
by Ferenstein Wire21 May 2015, 10:15 PM PST0
The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, created by Facebook subsidiary Oculus VR, will be capable of showcasing pornography and other X-rated material.
by Robert Shimshock20 May 2015, 4:41 AM PST0
Researchers are discovering that free WiFi networks are so easy to breach that anyone using one is leaving their computer and other electronic devices open to hacking.
by Warner Todd Huston19 May 2015, 7:26 PM PST0
Several late, great comedy legends are set to take the stage again for a second act—in hologram form.
by Daniel Nussbaum6 May 2015, 6:51 PM PST0
Over the past 3 years, there have been extraordinary advances in wearables for fitness: precise heart rate monitoring, form tracking, and energy output. The Apple Watch has none of these features.
by Ferenstein Wire26 Apr 2015, 7:24 PM PST0
A fascinating new simulation finds that self-driving cars will terraform cities: 90 percent of cars will be eliminated, acres of land will open up, and commute times will drop 10 percent.
by Ferenstein Wire24 Apr 2015, 10:02 PM PST0
(Reuters) – A drone marked with a radioactive sign was found on the roof of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office on Wednesday and media said it tested positive for a “minuscule” amount of radiation.
by Breitbart News23 Apr 2015, 6:29 AM PST0
Google’s entire multi-billion dollar software utopia is designed to find the perfect search result. Back in 2005, before American and European Union government regulators painted Google as a monopoly, now-chairman Eric Schmidt was quite open about the search giant’s endgame.
by Ferenstein Wire20 Apr 2015, 9:15 PM PST0
Techies in Silicon Valley often tell me that if they do their job right, it should cease to exist. The goal of a lot of technology is to reduce the amount of human labor necessary to get something done. A new study finds that this Silicon Valley maxim also holds true for the government — in a massive way.
by Ferenstein Wire3 Apr 2015, 7:35 PM PST0
In his recent book, The Glass Cage, Nicholas Carr goes into frightening detail about the dangers of relying on smart phones to think for us. If we’re not careful, humans may find we can no longer think on our own.
by Rich Tucker28 Mar 2015, 3:07 PM PST0
Here’s an interesting headline that appeared in the March 18 Washington Business Journal: “DOD deputy secretary to industry: Come up with a new missile defense solution, and we’ll fund it.” The news item detailed a speech by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work to a conference in Washington, DC, making defense contractors an offer that’s hard to refuse: If you can build it, we will buy it.
by James P. Pinkerton24 Mar 2015, 6:30 AM PST0
At the TED conference in Vancouver this year, one of the main designers of the iPod and co-founder of Nest Labs, Tony Fadell, gave a few simple tips about creating awesome products. While most of us won’t be working on the next worldwide gadget phenomenon, his tips, especially those from the late, great Steve Jobs, seemed delightfully practical for all sorts of projects.
by Ferenstein Wire19 Mar 2015, 7:30 PM PST0
Though he hasn’t officially launched a presidential campaign, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is taking steps that make it seem that’s likely forthcoming. He opened a new office via RAND PAC in here in Austin that will focus on building a communications technology infrastructure.
by Matthew Boyle16 Mar 2015, 12:11 PM PST0
Out of the cities in the U.S. known for being technology hubs, Austin, Texas has the highest average salary for software developers and engineers, after making adjustments for taxes and differences in the cost of living.
by Sarah Rumpf9 Mar 2015, 6:12 AM PST0
Some of us dream about what the future will be like. Others have billions of dollars at their disposal to make it a reality. When one of these few ultra-rich technology folks opines about the future, my ears perk up.
by Ferenstein Wire4 Mar 2015, 8:26 PM PST0
A new university study claims that one in eight people suffer an addiction to their smart phone.
by Warner Todd Huston3 Mar 2015, 8:16 PM PST0
Conservatives and the Republican Party have fallen far behind the left in campaign voter outreach technology, and Ned Ryun hoped to help participants at CPAC 2015 learn how to gain that lost ground.
by Warner Todd Huston27 Feb 2015, 6:05 PM PST0
Potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is cheering Patricia Arquette’s speech at the Oscars demanding equal pay for equal work in the United States.
by Charlie Spiering25 Feb 2015, 5:44 AM PST0
A new report finds that the number of billionaires in the world leapt by 222 last year to 2,089, with a combined total $6.7 trillion in wealth–a sum that represents roughly one-third of America’s $18,099,042,237,252.89 national debt.
by Wynton Hall4 Feb 2015, 8:55 AM PST0
Like most female tech executives, Marissa Mayer is a feminist’s worst nightmare. For one thing, she is ruthlessly focused on merit, claiming to be “gender blind,” which annoys women-in-tech campaigners no end. They say women should be given special consideration
by Milo Yiannopoulos12 Jan 2015, 6:02 AM PST0
By the early response, the best mobile “phablet” phone of CES 2015 is the beautifully updated LG G Flex 2. The LG G Flex last year was big and featured a curved display technology with a somewhat dim screen. However, this year’s update fits in the hand better and uses its curve to dramatically improve screen appeal and phone durability.
by Chriss W. Street6 Jan 2015, 5:01 PM PST0
