Full FeedPresident Obama signs executive order banning texting while driving for federal employees
Last week during a two day distracted driving summit, President Obama signed an executive order banning federal employees from texting while driving when in government vehicles. In addition, the DOT will ban texting and restrict the use of cell phones by truck and interstate bus drivers. To further drive the… Continue Reading »
Facebook poll launches Secret Service investigation
If you are a developer, you better watch the content you post on Facebook or else you could be on the receiving end of a Secret Service investigation. This has occurred after a third party application was pulled that allowed users to create Facebook polls. A recent poll that was… Continue Reading »
Shields Up!: Cybecrime and security in the news
There have been quite a few security issues in the news this past week. Let’s take a look at some of the top stories: Hackers wasted no time in exploiting the release of the much anticipated MMS functionality for the iPhone. AT&T finally made it available on Friday (September 25,… Continue Reading »
Sen. Rockefeller working on bill that would give president “emergency” control of the Internet
West Virginian Senator Jay Rockefeller is working on a bill that would give President Obama control over the Internet in the event of what he terms a “cybersecurity emergency.” The bill would allow him to declare such an emergency and take control of private-sector networks. It doesn’t however specify what… Continue Reading »
Recession sending contractors from Silicon Valley to cyberwarfare development
Young talent that would ordinarily be flocking to Silicon Valley are heading for new an exotic pastures: military companies. The government is pushing hard into the cyberwarfare arena and with the recession hitting tech industries hard, their high paying jobs have dried up. Almost all of the big military companies,… Continue Reading »
The U.S. Government: Your next ISP?
“U.S. Government Broadband, Inc. now bringing you the World Wide Web at lightning speeds.” Wait - the U.S. Government provides broadband? But, the Government isn’t a telecom—yet. A member of the Obama Administration is supporting the idea of a U.S. tax-subsidized public broadband network. Just imagine, high-speed internet everywhere, even… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: Mood bridges, fuel made out of scum, and how you can go into outer space for free
When I’m stressed, I take a minute to step back and breathe. What do bridges do when stressed? In the future, they may change color. While you’re stuck on the future bridge, your car may be using fuel created from New York scum. If you’re really stressed and want to… Continue Reading »
YouTube dabbles in live streaming with Presidential news conference
Today, YouTube will be live streaming President Obama’s news conference tonight. It’s been 100 days with President Obama in office, so now it’s time to do a little assessment. The White House YouTube channel will be streaming the video live at 8PM tonight (Eastern time). YouTube’s first ever live stream… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: President to turn off the Internet, goof off to save the economy, and GPSs may be evil
That headline get your attention? A new bill may give the President the power to mess up the Internet. I wonder if this has anything to do with his BlackBerry. Also, goofing off can save the economy if done right. Plus, GPSs have warnings for a reason, so try to… Continue Reading »
President Obama to answer questions live via Internet
I’ll admit it, I was a bad American Tuesday night. I was far too busy with my homework to bother watching President Barack Obama talk about the economy, as I’m sure a lot of other people had their own reasons for not watching the President speak. There’s no way I’ll… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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