Technology

The StingRay II is a cellular-site simulator used for surveillance purposes. Under a new Justice Department policy, federal law enforcement officials will be routinely required to get a search warrant before using secretive and intrusive cellphone-trackin

New Cellphone Surveillance Safeguards Imposed On Federal Law Enforcement

11:50am September 04, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Federal law enforcement officials will be routinely required to get a search warrant before using secretive and intrusive cellphone-tracking technology under a new Justice Department policy.

How The Architect Of Netflix's Innovative Culture Lost Her Job To The System

7:18pm September 03, 2015

by Steve Henn

Netflix is famous for pioneering a company culture that demands standout results from every employee. One of the architects of this philosophy ended up losing her job to the system she created.

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Katrina Sparked Push To Improve Hurricane Forecasting

10:50pm September 01, 2015

by Greg Allen

In the decade since Katrina, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service have invested in new satellites and computer modeling technology that have significantly improved their ability to forecast and track hurricanes.

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Eatsa's first location is in San Francisco's financial district. Its quinoa-based dishes sell for about $7 a bowl.

Economy

The Restaurant With No (Visible) Workers

11:24am September 01, 2015

by Avie Schneider

A new, highly automated restaurant in San Francisco looks to speed up service through efficiency. You won't see any people taking your order or serving you at Eatsa, a fast-casual quinoa eatery.

Tom Gorner, founder of Skyscape Services, flies his drone in the backyard of his Virginia home. His company uses the drone to photograph real estate for prospective buyers.

After Government's Greenlight, Commercial Drones Set To Take Off

8:44am September 01, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The FAA has granted 1,300 permits that allow commercial firms to operate drones for everything from selling real estate to inspecting utility lines. But there's concern over some recent close calls.

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Children of fishermen in Pakistan's Sindh Province travel across the desert for two hours to fetch water.

World News

Getting A Glass Of Water Can Be An Ordeal In Some Parts Of The World

4:39pm August 31, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

In developing countries, folks may trek hours to fetch water — or turn on the spigot and wait endlessly for drops to flow. A new app offers a promising solution for the latter problem.

Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm and author of Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future.

Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs

12:45pm August 31, 2015

The machines have long been used in manufacturing, but Martin Ford, author of Rise of the Robots, says they're now poised to replace humans as teachers, lawyers and even journalists.

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World News

China Arrests Nearly 200 Over 'Online Rumors'

4:31pm August 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The rumors ranged from a man leaping to his death in Beijing over stock losses to highly inflated death tolls in the Tianjin industrial blasts.

Dartmouth Football's Brilliant Dummies

9:07pm August 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Two then-students at Dartmouth College built a game-changing mobile robotic football dummy that they say will decrease head injuries sustained from repeated tackling collisions.

Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, at his office in Moscow last Dec. 9. Kaspersky and his firm have ties to the Russian government, but say that should not be cause for concern in the West, where the company's cybersec

National

Kaspersky Lab: Based In Russia, Doing Cybersecurity In The West

1:41pm August 28, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

The software security company is big in the U.S. and around the globe, but tensions between Russia and the West have raised questions about the Moscow-based company.

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