Archive for September, 2015
GCHQ Mass Surveillance: KARMA POLICE
September 26th, 2015Via: The Intercept: THERE WAS A SIMPLE AIM at the heart of the top-secret program: Record the website browsing habits of “every visible user on the Internet.” Before long, billions of digital records about ordinary people’s online activities were being stored every day. Among them were details cataloging visits to porn, social media and news […]
Recovery: Caterpillar to Cut at Least 10,000 Jobs, First Time in Company’s 90 Year History That “Revenues Have Decreased Four Years in a Row”
September 24th, 2015Via: Chicago Tribune: Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar plans to lay off 10,000 workers — or more — in a bid to save $1.5 billion a year in operating costs, it announced Thursday. Nearly half of those job losses — 4,000 to 5,000 salaried and management employees — will come before the end of […]
In 2016, Passports Required to Clear Airport Security in New York, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Louisiana and American Samoa
September 24th, 2015Via: Money: The reason: At some point in 2016—the precise date hasn’t yet been announced—driver’s licenses from those states will no longer be considered sufficient to clear airport security and board an airplane. This new policy is a result of the Real ID act, passed by Congress in 2005 as a counterterrorism measure to standardize […]
General Atomics Wants to Install 150-Kilowatt Laser Onto its Avenger UAV
September 23rd, 2015Via: DefenseOne: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., or GA-ASI, the San Diego-based company that makes the Predator and Reaper drones, is undertaking a privately funded study to integrate a 150-kilowatt solid-state laser onto its Avenger (née Predator-C) drone. If the company gets its way, a drone with a high-energy laser will be a reality at […]
Millions of Americans Raiding Their Retirement Savings
September 23rd, 2015Via: Money: With the effects of the financial crisis still lingering, 30 million Americans in the last 12 months tapped retirement savings to pay for an unexpected expense, new research shows. This undercuts financial security and underscores the need for every household to maintain an emergency fund . Boomers were most likely to take a […]
DHS Wants Boeing to Test a Brain Chip in Firm’s Self-Destructing ‘Black’ Spyphone
September 23rd, 2015Via: NextGov: The Department of Homeland Security is funding a Boeing company to create a “brain chip” for its self-destructing Black smartphone that could be adapted for any device, DHS officials say. The technology powering the devices potentially could identify the user’s walking style, for example. Officials would be alerted if the gait does not […]
The One About David Cameron and the Pig
September 22nd, 2015If you’re sick of this story, I’ll apologize right away. Very briefly, my guess about this story is that it’s a warning to Cameron about something he has done, is about to do, or is refusing to do. It’s a strong warning. Maybe other photos exist of Cameron; much more shocking photos. The reason these […]
Homeless Tech Bus Drivers Live in Cars
September 21st, 2015Via: NBC: Drivers of Silicon Valley’s tech bus shuttles might not earn enough pay to have a stable place to live in the Bay Area. San Francisco Chronicle reported that two Apple shuttle bus drivers live in their own vehicles, though one would only speak anonymously. “Living in a car is hard,” Scott Peebles, 53, […]
Apple’s Electric Car: 2019
September 21st, 2015Via: Wall Street Journal: Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to people familiar with the matter. The go-ahead came after the company spent more than a year investigating the feasibility of an Apple-branded car, including […]
Real Headline: “Marines Test Google’s Latest Military Robot”
September 21st, 2015Via: PC World: The latest version of a walking, quadruped battlefield robot from Boston Dynamics, the military robotics maker owned by Google X, was tested by U.S. Marines last week. Spot weighs about 70kgs, is electrically operated and walks on four hydraulically-actuated legs. It’s controlled via wireless by an operator who can be up to […]
