Science & Technology

Microsoft’s Allen Launches New Space Company

The field of private space ventures is gaining a new competitor, Stratolaunch Systems, the brainchild of former Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen. According to...

James Heiser December 19, 2011

Homeland Security Committee Unveils Cybersecurity Bill

Brian Koenig December 19, 2011

Members of the House Homeland Security Committee unveiled legislation Thursday that would authorize the cybersecurity functions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Is the FBI Using Smartphone Spyware For Law Enforcement Purposes?

Brian Koenig December 14, 2011

The narrative continues over smartphone privacy issues involving the data logging program Carrier IQ, which was recently found to be installed on about...

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N.D. Oil Boom Produces Labor Shortage

Bruce Walker December 11, 2011

The current political debate over “jobs” ignores a vital component of jobs and the economy: Government make-work jobs are simply another form of...

WikiLeaks Exposing “Mass Surveillance Industry”

Alex Newman December 7, 2011

The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began releasing documents last week related to what it calls the “mass surveillance industry,” a little-known but expansive underworld...

EPA Regulations Cost Jobs and Cause Blackouts

Raven Clabough December 5, 2011

Reports indicate that the predominant costs of implementing the Environmental Protection Agency’s new "green" economy regulations are job loss (as coal plants are...

Smartphones Are Secretly Tracking Users’ Movements & Keystrokes

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 5, 2011

Here’s a headline the world’s 400 million-plus users of smartphones don’t want to read: “Your smartphone is probably spying on you.” ...

UN Hacked by Anti-“New World Order” Group

Alex Newman December 1, 2011

A group of anti-world government hacker activists or “hacktivists” under the banner of “TeamPoison” hacked the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), releasing hundreds...

Facebook Settles Privacy Dispute with FTC

Raven Clabough November 30, 2011

Facebook is in trouble once again over possible privacy breaches. According to government officials, Facebook has misled over 800 million users regarding the...

Wind Turbines & “Green” Subsidies Under Fire

Alex Newman November 30, 2011

Despite billions in taxpayer subsidies pumped into the so-called “green-energy” industry, almost 15,000 windmills — maybe more — have been left to rot...

New NASA Probe on its Way to Mars

James Heiser November 29, 2011

A flawless launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on November 26 has NASA’s latest mission to Mars safely on its nearly nine-month journey to...

Google Launches iTunes Alternative

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 18, 2011

In a move that has already been dubbed a “game changer,” Internet behemoth Google has launched a digital music service, a frontline challenge...

Russian Mars Probe Remains in Earth Orbit

James Heiser November 17, 2011

As NASA prepares for the November 25 launch of America’s next mission to Mars, the recent experience of the joint Russian-Chinese Phobos-Grunt probe...