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US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
June 11, 2013 10:57 am | by LARA JAKES, AP National Security Writer | CommentsThe Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no plans to end the secretive surveillance systems.
What's the problem with PRISM?
June 11, 2013 10:56 am | by MATT APUZZO, Associated Press | CommentsWhen the federal government went looking for phone numbers tied to terrorists, it grabbed the records of just about everyone in America. Why every phone number? "Well, you have to start someplace," Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told NBC News on Monday.
SF, NY officials wait to judge Apple 'kill switch'
June 11, 2013 10:33 am | by TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press | CommentsThe top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple's new security feature designed to make it harder to reactivate a stolen iPhone. They have been asking the leading wireless device makers to create a "kill switch" that would render stolen phones useless.
Chinese spacecraft blasts off with 3 astronauts
June 11, 2013 10:26 am | by ANDY WONG, Associated Press | CommentsChina's latest manned spacecraft successfully blasted off Tuesday on a 15-day mission to dock with a space lab and educate young people about science. The Shenzhou 10 capsule carrying three astronauts lifted off as scheduled at 5:38 p.m. (0938 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert.
Search for 1st Web page takes detour into US
June 11, 2013 10:25 am | by JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press | CommentsFor the European physicists who created the World Wide Web, preserving its history is as elusive as unlocking the mysteries of how the universe began. The scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by its French acronym CERN, are searching for the first Web page.
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.
