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US secrets leaker has options to stay in Hong Kong
June 11, 2013 10:19 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe American defense contractor who says he leaked information on classified U.S. surveillance programs could benefit from a quirk in Hong Kong law that would ensure a lengthy battle to deport him. Edward Snowden's whereabouts were not immediately known on Tuesday, although he was believed to be staying somewhere in the Chinese autonomous region...
Journalist in US surveillance case: More to come
June 11, 2013 10:17 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe journalist who exposed classified U.S. surveillance programs leaked by an American defense contractor said Tuesday that there will be more 'significant revelations' to come from the documents. "We are going to have a lot more significant revelations that have not yet been heard over the next several weeks and months," said Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian.
NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak
June 11, 2013 9:21 am | by KIMBERLY DOZIER, AP Intelligence Writer | CommentsThe man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in jail for the disclosures — if the U.S. can extradite him from Hong Kong where he says he has taken refuge.
Sony unveils boxy next-gen PlayStation 4 console
June 10, 2013 10:16 pm | by LOU KESTEN - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsSony is giving gamers their first look at the PlayStation 4 — and it's a rectangular black box, just like all the previous PlayStations. With that non-surprise out of the way, the Japanese company is also providing glimpses of the games it hopes will elevate the PS4 to the top of holiday wish...
Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software
June 10, 2013 5:24 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writers - Associated Press | CommentsApple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007. The new operating system, called iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple,...
Rovi loses in initial patent dispute review
June 10, 2013 3:06 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsRovi Corp.'s shares fell Monday after an initial decision in a patent dispute did not come down in the interactive TV listing company's favor. The Santa Clara, Calif., company argued that Netflix Inc. and Roku had infringed on four of Rovi's patents. But an administrative law judge for the United...
The body electric: Researchers move closer to low-cost, implantable electronics
June 10, 2013 12:38 pm | by Ohio State University | CommentsNew technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body. The first planned use of the technology is a sensor that will detect the very early stages of organ transplant rejection.
2-D electronics take a step forward
June 10, 2013 12:27 pm | by Rice University | CommentsScientists at ORNL have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide (MDS). MDS, a semiconductor, is one of a trilogy of materials needed to make functioning 2-D electronic components.
When will my computer understand me?
June 10, 2013 12:25 pm | by The University of Texas at Austin | CommentsFor more than 50 years, linguists and computer scientists have tried to get computers to understand human language by programming semantics as software. Driven initially by efforts to translate Russian scientific texts during the Cold War (and more recently by the value of information retrieval and data analysis tools), these efforts have met with mixed success.
China marks decade of human spaceflight
June 10, 2013 12:15 pm | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press | CommentsChina's astronauts have braved the tension of docking with a space station and performed delicate tasks outside their orbiting capsule, but now face a more down-to-earth job that is perhaps equally challenging: Talking to young people about science.
New app helping Venezuelans find scarce items
June 10, 2013 12:10 pm | by FRANK BAJAK, AP Technology Writer | CommentsHarried Venezuelans who devote hours scouring supermarkets for increasingly scarce food basics and toilet paper have just received some digital help thanks to a young software developer. A free application for mobile devices written by Jose Augusto Montiel lets people notify one another where flour, sugar, milk, cooking oil and toilet paper are for sale.
NSA claims know-how to ensure no illegal spying
June 10, 2013 12:07 pm | by KIMBERLY DOZIER, AP Intelligence Writer | CommentsThe supersecret agency with the power and legal authority to gather electronic communications worldwide to hunt U.S. adversaries says it has the technical know-how to ensure it's not illegally spying on Americans. But mistakes do happen in data-sifting conducted mostly by machines, not humans.
Intelligence chief defends Internet spying program
June 10, 2013 11:59 am | by JIM KUHNHENN LARA JAKES, Associated Press | CommentsEager to quell a domestic furor over U.S. spying, the nation's top intelligence official stressed Saturday that a previously undisclosed program for tapping into Internet usage is authorized by Congress, falls under strict supervision of a secret court and cannot intentionally target a U.S. citizen.
Obama: US, China sailing 'uncharted' cyberwaters
June 10, 2013 11:48 am | by JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent | CommentsThe United States and China are in "uncharted waters" as they tackle the contentious issue of cybersecurity, President Barack Obama said following the opening round of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in the California desert.
Globally, people resigned to little privacy online
June 10, 2013 11:29 am | by FRANK BAJAK & JACK CHANG, Associated Press | CommentsU.S. government snooping does not surprise global Internet users, who say they already have few expectations of online privacy as governments increasingly monitor people's digital lives and Internet companies often acquiesce. Concerned privacy activists called on people to better protect their digital data.
