Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Police Department in Georgia: Response to 911 Calls Could Include Drones
October 29th, 2020Via: Atlanta Journal Constitution: Brookhaven will become the first city in the southeast to adopt a first responder program that uses unmanned drones to respond to 911 calls, emergencies and to conduct investigations. On Tuesday night, the city approved funding for the Brookhaven Police Department’s UAS (unmanned aerial system) unit, which will consist of four […]
Israeli State Censor Among Those Chosen for Facebook “Free Speech Court”
October 28th, 2020Via: Mint Press: Inviting a literal state censor from a country with such an atrocious record of oppression and overt ethnic cleansing policies to serve in a supervisory role at one of the largest content networks in the world, should be reason enough for concern. Perhaps, even reason enough to call for the board’s dissolution […]
Under Guise of ‘Helping’ Schools, Big Tech Collects — and Profits From — Kids’ Data
October 28th, 2020Via: Children’s Health Defense: The COVID-19 outbreak has led to more than 90% of the world’s students not physically attending schools. As a result, schools worldwide are turning to online learning service providers, or education technology commonly known as EdTech. Market analysts expect the emerging “smart education” market to be worth about $680 billion by […]
NSA Ducks Questions About ‘Back Doors’ in Tech Products
October 28th, 2020Via: Reuters: The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it is continuing to place so-called back doors into commercial technology products, in a controversial practice that critics say damages both U.S. industry and national security. The NSA has long sought agreements with technology companies under which […]
Customs and Border Protection Conducts Warrantless Tracking of People Inside the U.S.
October 27th, 2020Via: Nextgov: Customs and Border Protection is using commercially available location data from cell phones to conduct warrantless tracking of people inside the U.S. and refused to provide lawmakers with a legal justification for these activities, according to five senators. In a letter sent Friday to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, five Democratic […]
Supposedly Retired, F-117 Stealth Fighter Seen Flying in San Diego
October 25th, 2020Via: Airway 1: Those who were driving on the highways near the Miramar Naval Base in San Diego on Tuesday may have witnessed a strange scene: two planes of unusual shapes and painted in black landing on the runway, famous for being the setting for the film Top Gun. The mysterious planes were F-117 Nighthawk […]
What It’s Like to Use a De-Googled Phone in Real Life?
October 23rd, 2020Via: Rob Braxman Tech:
2022 GMC Hummer EV: Insane Specifications and Price
October 21st, 2020Update: Customers Reserve First Year’s Worth of Production in an Hour — Via: Car and Driver: The 2022 GMC Hummer EV … is a departure, in pretty much every way possible, from anything GM builds. Its debut offering is a four-door pickup with 1000 horsepower, at least 1000 lb-ft of torque, and a claimed zero-to-60-mph […]
Microsoft Partners with SpaceX to Connect Azure Cloud to Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
October 20th, 2020SpaceX is a major DoD contractor. Microsoft is a major DoD contractor. Better broadband for people in rural areas? This is definitely one for your, Yes, but wait, there’s more… file folder. Via: CNBC: Microsoft is partnering with SpaceX to connect the tech giant’s Azure cloud computing network to the growing Starlink satellite internet service […]
Justice Department and 11 States Accuse Google of Antitrust Violations
October 20th, 2020Via: Yahoo News: The Department of Justice, joined by 11 states with Republican attorneys general, filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday against the tech giant Google, setting off a titanic legal battle likely to last for years. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., accuses Google of using its enormous size to illegally monopolize […]
