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Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is a very busy man who focuses a lot on issues that concern his constituents in Vermont. However, on a national level, he is taking it upon himself to tackle privacy issues regarding phone use. Sen. Leahy teamed up with Representative James “Jim” Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) to work on legislation that deals…
Artificial Intelligence takes over the world and exterminates or condemns the remnants of humanity to living in subterranean slums. Sound familiar? It’s just the premise for several Sci-Fi movies out there. Or is it? Over the weekend Tesla CEO, Elon Musk tweeted: “We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.”…
Max Schrems, an Austrian law student, is changing the definition of social activism by bringing in his law education into court. Schrems is pursuing a class action lawsuit against Facebook because the company is accused of bringing its data-mining policies into European Union (EU) borders. Facebook has a branch in Ireland, which is a member…
Mobile technology isn’t just for the “First World” any more. It’s made banking easier for people in Kenya and Uganda, enhanced political discussion in the Middle East and North African countries, and in general provides a cheaper, more convenient way to be connected for hundreds of thousands of people in countries where even landlines can…
Flickr’s popular service allows users to upload their photographic work and have it recognized by a large community, with the ability to specify copyright of your material. There has been no way for users on Flickr to share their content and make a profit, however; you can either share your content under a Creative Commons…
Ever since the “I Love You” virus affected large swathes of email users, computer users had to learn the multiple ways that are required keep their computer’s myriad components safe. The frequent tools include computer updates, anti-malware software and antivirus software. But there’s a problem when the touted safety tools contain inherent flaws. Already, you…
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio may have held a press conference on July 28 to talk about the recent death of Eric Garner, but one journalist’s question led him to talk about another crime that took place in New York City. According to de Blasio, a tourist was harassed while walking through the…
Recently, Geek Insider discussed the reason why everyone should be saying ‘yes’ to net neutrality. Now, another company has come forward publicly to denounce the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to allow internet service providers (Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner) to offer different speeds at a price for different online services. A Major Contender Against Internet Fast…
If I had a dollar for every time I locked myself out of a hotel room, or lost an electronic key card, I would be driving around in a Tesla Model S, just not very fast. The folks at Hilton Worldwide want to make lost key cards a thing of the past, by introducing a…
With all the Google products out there, from Gmail to Google’s search bar and Google Hangouts, Google seems to bare it all for the wide world to see. However, Google isn’t transparent about everything it does. It isn’t only government workers with high-level security clearances that have to be careful about what they say. Google…
The recent change in the name policy for Google+ has sparked a great deal of controversy in relation to trolls and anonymity. According to Google’s announcement from July 15th of the changes, they took place because of all of the feedback they have received about how unclear and disliked the previous name policies have been,…
We all are aware by now, thanks to rapid fire launches of drones, phones, and unlimited subscription services, that Amazon is currently the ruler of all things e-marketing. When it comes to book publishing then, how could Amazon let anyone else take the throne? Well, it might be too soon to predict and too small…
As the Australian shores get ready to face another day, the recent news from Sydney is still making waves in time zones that are farther behind. Engineering and business students from the University of New South Wales spent a little over a year on renewing their already-existing solar cars, which have been around for a…
Sometimes all it takes to start something big is a dedicated fan. Tesla Motors Inc. started selling its Model S sedan in China earlier this year and Zong Yi, a businessman living in China’s southern Guangdong province, just bought himself his very own Model S electric sedan. The Chinese government hopes to have over 500,…
3D printing technology has been used to create pretty amazing things, from cute phone cases to anatomically correct cadavers and surgical implants to shocking art. Since yesterday however, the world of 3D printing just got ten times sweeter, thanks to three students from MIT. Kyle Hounsell, Kristine Bunker, and David Donghyun Kim – all currently attending the esteemed…