NSA Seeks To Build Quantum Computer That Could Crack Most Types Of Encryption

- NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption (Washington Post, Jan 2, 2014): In room-size metal boxes ­secure against electromagnetic leaks, the National Security Agency is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business and government records around […] continue reading the breaking news

Israel Passes U.S. Military Technology to China

- Report: Israel Passes U.S. Military Technology to China (Defense Tech, Dec 24, 2 013): Secret U.S. missile and electro-optics technology was transferred to China recently by Israel, prompting anger from the U.S. and causing a senior Israeli defense official to resign. The head of defense exports for the Israeli Defense Ministry resigned after a […] continue reading the breaking news

6-foot tsunami that hit near New Jersey nuclear plant may be first of its kind in U.S. — People injured, swept out to sea by wave detected as far as Puerto Rico — NOAA said continental shelf may have slumped, now suspects ‘atmospheric event’ (VIDEO)

- 6-foot tsunami that hit near New Jersey nuclear plant may be first of its kind in U.S. — People injured, swept out to sea by wave detected as far as Puerto Rico — NOAA said continental shelf may have slumped, now suspects ‘atmospheric event’ (VIDEO) (ENENews, Dec 23, 2013) continue reading the breaking news

China’s Lunar Probe Soft-Lands On The Moon, Carries China’s First Moon Rover

- China’s Lunar Probe Soft-Lands On The Moon, Carries China’s First Moon Rover (ZeroHedge, Dec 14, 2013) continue reading the breaking news

Here’s What The Government Could Do With All That Location Data

- Meet Jack. Or, What The Government Could Do With All That Location Data (ACLU): We now know that the NSA is collecting location information en masse. As we’ve long said, location data is an extremely powerful set of information about people. To flesh out why that is true, here is the kind of future [...] continue reading the breaking news

Someone’s Been Siphoning Data Through A Huge Security Hole In The Internet

- Someone’s Been Siphoning Data Through a Huge Security Hole in the Internet (Wired, Dec 5, 2013) continue reading the breaking news

Russia’s 5G Stealth Jet Flies To Test Center (RT Video)

- Russia’s 5G stealth jet flies to test center (RT, Nov 21, 2013): The fifth model of Russia’s 5G generation fighter jet, PAK FA T-50, has arrived at the Zhukovsky test range near Moscow, where four other prototypes are being fly-tested. The journey from the developer’s test range in the Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia’s Far East [...] continue reading the breaking news

If This Doesn’t Terrify You … Google’s Computers OUTWIT Their Humans

- If this doesn’t terrify you… Google’s computers OUTWIT their humans (The Register, Nov 15, 2013): ‘Deep learning’ clusters crack coding problems their top engineers can’t Analysis Google no longer understands how its “deep learning” decision-making computer systems have made themselves so good at recognizing things in photos. This means the internet giant may need [...] continue reading the breaking news

Caution: Your GPS Ankle Bracelet Is Listening

Image via Multnomah County, OR Community Detention Monitoring Program - Caution: Your GPS Ankle Bracelet Is Listening (The Crime Report, Oct 25, 2013): When defense lawyer Fermín L. Arraiza-Navas sat down with a prospective client in San Juan, Puerto Rico last April, he casually asked the man about the Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle bracelet [...] continue reading the breaking news

U.S. Drone Strikes Navy Ship By Mistake

See also: - Confessions Of A Drone Warrior – Since Speaking Out About Drones, Brandon Bryant Has Been A Target - Soon, Drones May Be Able To Make Lethal Decisions On Their Own - US Drone Strikes Navy Ship By Mistake (ZeroHedge, Nov 16, 2013): While hardly as dramatic as last week’s revelation that Syrian [...] continue reading the breaking news

Stuxnet Infected Russian Nuclear Plant

- Stuxnet infected Russian nuclear plant (SC Magazine, Nov 8, 2013): Jumped airgap, Kaspersky boss says. Stuxnet had ‘badly infected’ the internal network of a Russian nuclear plant after the sophisticated malware caused chaos in Iran’s uranium facilities in Natanz. The malware, widely considered to have been developed by the US Government as a means [...] continue reading the breaking news

A Chip In The Head: Brain Implants Will Be Connecting People To The Internet By The Year 2020

Flashback: - CASPIAN RELEASES MICROCHIP CANCER REPORT: A new paper titled “Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006” has been released… More links on microchips are down below. - A Chip In The Head: Brain Implants Will Be Connecting People To The Internet By The Year 2020 (The American [...] continue reading the breaking news

Need A Hand? Boy Gets Prosthetic Hand Made By 3-D Printer (Cost $5 vs. $30,000 Medical Device)

- Need a Hand? Boy Gets Prosthetic Hand Made by 3-D Printer (Cost $5 vs. $30K Medical Device) (Global Economic Analysis, Oct 29, 2013) What do you do when you cannot afford a $30,000 prosthetic hand that your son needs? Two years ago, Paul McCarthy began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for [...] continue reading the breaking news

Some Florida Police Are Using Data To PREDICT Crime

- Some Florida Police Are Using Data To Predict Crime (Fast Company, Oct 24, 2013): “We’re entering a new era of police work,” says the Fort Lauderdale Police Chief. Well, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department isn’t using an oracle yet, but it is getting one step closer to Minority Report-style crime predicting. The department has [...] continue reading the breaking news

Killer Robots With Automatic Weapons To Be Battlefield Ready In 5 Years

We did and do not have adequate robots for the Fukushima disaster, … … but hey, killer robots are exactly what we need! What could possibly go wrong? - Killer Robots With Automatic Rifles Could Be on the Battlefield in 5 Years (Wired, Oct 18, 2013): Robots armed with automatic weapons, anti-tank missiles and even [...] continue reading the breaking news

U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship Is Powered By Linux

- The Navy’s newest warship is powered by Linux (Ars Technica, Oct 18, 2013): The USS Zumwalt will be a floating data center—armed with missiles and robot guns. When the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) puts to sea later this year, it will be different from any other ship in the Navy’s fleet in many ways. [...] continue reading the breaking news

America Fumes After Xerox ‘Routine Backup Test’ Leave 17 States Without Foodstamps

FYI. - America Fumes After Xerox “Routine Backup Test” Leave 17 States Without Foodstamps (ZeroHedge, Oct 13, 2013): Yesterday millions of “shoppers” living on the government dole left their shopping carts in droves in checkout counters, exited countless foodstamp-accepting stores, and made Wal-Marts and other general merchandise stores into veritable ghost towns, after a power [...] continue reading the breaking news

Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant

One of the easiest things to do is to send a nuclear power plant into shutdown. Most people won’t believe how easy it is. - Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant (Popular Science, Oct 1, 2013): Get out of my coolant intake pipes!!! *shakes fist at jellyfish* In southeastern Sweden, the three reactors that [...] continue reading the breaking news

DARPA’s Plan To Flood The Sea With Drones, Carrying More Drones

- DARPA’s Plan to Flood the Sea With Drones, Carrying More Drones (Wired, Sep 13, 2013): DARPA, the Pentagon’s research agency, has recently revealed its plans to boost the Navy’s response to threats in international waters by developing submerged unmanned platforms that can be deployed at a moment’s notice. Hydra, named after the serpent-like creature with [...] continue reading the breaking news

World Record Solar Cell With 44.7% Efficiency

- World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency (PhysOrg, Sep 24, 2013): German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center Berlin announced today that they have achieved a new world record for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells. Surpassing competition [...] continue reading the breaking news