Tag: innovation & technology
Government steps up cyber spying efforts
The Obama Administration wants to make internet wiretaps easier, giving them more access to people's online info....
Reusing the internet's power
A company in Finland aims to make the internet a bit greener by reusing excess energy to heat water for people's homes. ...
Malaria-resistant mosquitoes
Scientists are breeding mosquitoes that are totally resistant to malaria, giving people another tool to fight the disease. ...
Is your cell phone fueling violence in the Congo?
Minerals from rebel-controlled mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be ending up in your cell phone. New financial regulation aims to stop it....
Renewable energy booms outside the US and Europe
Kenya, China and parts of South Asia are leading a charge toward renewable energy -- no Al Gore required....
Fight over natural gas gets heated
Natural gas could reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but some are questioning the potentially destructive way that companies extract it. ...
Google: The world's most powerful cartographer
Google has the power to inflame international conflicts in its efforts to keep Google Maps neutral....
Estonia: The cyber-defense capitol of the world
World governments are trying to figure out how to defend themselves against cyber-warfare, and Estonia leads the way....
In memoriam: Inventor of the automatic cash machine
Last month, John Shepherd-Barron, the inventor of the ATM, died. But not before he changed the banking industry....
Better living through military technology
Ethics get complicated when military technology seeps into everyday life....
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