by Rhytha Zahid Hejaze | Mar 8, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security, Technology
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has failed to hire needed cybersecurity professionals even though it was given approval to do so by Congress in 2014, according to a report released March 8 by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO, which is the...
by Anna Laffrey | Feb 23, 2018 | Featured, Living, Technology
A Tesla Model S that was cruising at highway speeds rammed into the back of a parked fire truck on a freeway in Culver City, CA in late January. The man behind the wheel claimed his car was running on Tesla’s enhanced autopilot system. But shouldn’t he still have...
by Rachel Frazin | Jan 17, 2018 | Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON — Facebook, Twitter and YouTube officials disagreed Wednesday with a foreign policy expert who told a Senate Committee that the social platforms take too long to identify extremist and terrorist content. Testifying before the Senate Commerce, Science and...
by Marissa Page | Nov 16, 2016 | Technology
WASHINGTON — Wider implementation of autonomous vehicles could eliminate fatal car accidents, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testified Wednesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. Dr. Mark Rosekind said 94 percent of...
by Dan Waldman | Oct 31, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON — PayPal co-founder and Silicon Valley tycoon Peter Thiel defended his recent support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Monday, saying America is on the decline and needs to elect an outsider to manage the economy. Thiel made the remarks in a...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Oct 26, 2016 | Business, Featured, Living, Technology
WASHINGTON — Smartphones and mobile apps can help end poverty, but only if traditional social programs carefully integrate technology into safety net services, according to technology experts. The problem, it seems, is that existing social programs, designed to...
by Fallon Schlossman | Oct 17, 2016 | Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON – Author Cathy O’Neil warned about the presence of discrimination and the absence of transparency in computer system designs. Her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, addresses the lack of...
by Eunice Lee | Oct 11, 2016 | Business, Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON –The Supreme Court Tuesday wrestled with how to apply a 1952 patent law, particularly sections related to design patents, to a tech industry where innovation and aesthetic appeal play key roles in originality – with Apple arguing that Samsung shouldn’t...
