Rain May Help in Containing Colorado Wildfire
Largest fire on record
Science & Technology
Chinese Milky Way-2 Now Fastest Supercomputer on Planet
Twice as fast as the previous U.S. record-holder
Google Developing Technology to Eradicate Child Porn From Search Engines
Involves sharing information among search engines
Poll: 66 Percent OK With Obama Administration Collecting Internet Data
Well, that's reassuring
Why Women Should Be Able to Buy Birth Control Without Seeing a Doctor
There is no obvious explanation why something used safely over half a century by hundreds of millions of women should remain so restricted.
Chief of Staff: Obama Doesn't Believe NSA Has Violated Privacy
That doesn't bode well for this alleged "conversation"
Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance
Does he think we're stupid enough to believe ever-changing official claims about the NSA?
NSA Says Agency Has Scrutinized Fewer than 300 Phone Numbers
Out of the millions it has collected
NSA Admits It Can Listen to Domestic Calls Without Warrants
Can likely read e-mails and text messages too
Hong Kong Rally Calls for Government to Protect Snowden
Protesters blow whistles in solidarity
Prism Just Small Part of Much Larger Data Surveillance Effort
Yes, the government is snatching data directly from the Internet's backbone
Facebook Releases Basic Details of Government Data Requests
Between 9,000 and 10,000 requests over a six-month period
Twitter May Pay a Price for Resisting Government Demands – In France, Anyway
French authorities order social media company to reveal identities of anti-Semitic tweeters
Lawmaker: Snowden Lying About What NSA, PRISM Can Do
But admits he doesn't know what info whistleblower possesses
China Now Has World's Most Powerful Supercomputer
Can perform more than 30 quadrillion calculations per second
118,000 Sit on Organ Transplant List
18 people die each day. Extreme shortage due in part to regulations.
NSA Confidential: We Love Big Brother If He's Got the Right Party Affiliation
Our willingness to choose partisanship over principles helps explain the surveillance state.
Obama Focuses on Broadband Spectrum Crunch
Plans to introduce $100 million program to address challenges
FDA Worries About Cybersecurity of Medical Devices
Malware jumping to them from infected computers
Iranian GMail Accounts Targeted for Hacking Prior to Elections
Have been occurring for the past three weeks
Bank Robbery Suspect Demands NSA Records for His Defense
If the government is using it, why can't they?
