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Europe And US Carry Out Joint Cyber Attack ‘Stress Test’

10:10PM November 4, 2011 | Gary Cutlack - gizmodo uk

A bunch of cyber security experts from the EU and the US have been messing about with some pretend cyber attack scenarios, making plans for what would happen in the event of a proper, damaging electronic attack. More »


News

America: China Is Constantly Hacking Us, China: No We’re Not

3:40PM November 4, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The US has found itself in an awkward internet espionage moment, blaming China and Russia for billions of dollars in online theft, WaPo reports. Their response? Wasn’t us! It’s like a geopolitical high school prom scandal. More »


Computing

Apple’s Australian Legal Team Says No To Samsung’s Peace Offering

9:00AM October 5, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Last week, Samsung approached Apple with a compromise that would let company sell the Galaxy Tab in Australia. Apple rejected this settlement, opening the door for a long legal battle. More »


Cameras

World War 2, In Full Color

9:50AM August 8, 2011 | Jack Loftus

There weren’t many colour photographs taken in World War 2, but there were a few, and In Focus has a nice look at a selected few with this week’s edition of their weekly tribute to that global conflict. More »


Gadgets

The Army’s Mighty Miniatures Of War

1:40PM June 22, 2011 | Brian Barrett

A lot’s made of the drones that power many of the US Army’s attacks these days, the missile-equipped UAVs that attack and surveille under the veil of silence and cover of cloud. But there are other, smaller Army bots out there. Specifically, in a testing ground known as the microaviary. More »


News

The Airlines Make A Killing Off Bag Check Fees

3:29PM June 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Ruh-roh, looks like the Associated Press uncovered what every US airline passenger already knows – the airlines are nickel and diming its customers to death with bag check fees. More »


Online

US Courts Using Facebook To Weed Out Jury

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9:35AM February 23, 2011 | Daniel Long

In what could signal a worrying trend, some US prosecution and defence lawyers have discovered that social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace may provide valuable clues about the personality of a particular Jury person. More »


China Won’t Send US Materials Required For Phones, Missiles

8:49AM October 21, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The New York Times reports a Chinese embargo on rare earth minerals – crucial ingredients for countless, very important things – has been applied to the US. Oh, and China possesses 95 per cent of the production capability for this stuff on the entire planet. More »


Largest Lego Ship Ever Built Is Bigger Than Three Queen-Sized Beds

12:30PM October 11, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The 23-foot-long Lego USS Intrepid aircraft carrier should be renamed the USS Insane. It’s the largest Lego ship ever built. Ed Diment made it to minifig scale, complete with Wildcat and Corsair airplanes built by Ralph Savelsberg. Watch the video: More »


Google on How to Change the Internet: You Should Own Your Broadband Pipes

5:20AM May 1, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Google policy analyst Derek Slater—who’s so obviously related to Christian Slater—explains how to reshape broadband in the US. Step one: Own the actual pipes that run to your house.

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