As The Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps A Wary Eye On Space Weather

Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that’s new to human history.

Congress Wants to Crack Down On Anonymous Prepaid Cellphones

A new law would require ID at the time of purchase of prepaid cell phones to allow law enforcement to track their users

Intelligence Agencies Warn Terrorists May Use Explosive Breast Implants

British intelligence service MI5 has discovered that Al Qaeda female suicide bombers are getting explosive charges inside their breasts

Lawmakers Push Forward On National ID Card

Lawmakers are proposing a high-tech biometric national identification card that would be required for all employees in the United States.

RU Police Declare War on BitTorrent Sites, Operators, and Users

Head of Moscow’s Police Economic Crime Dept proposed that file-sharers should be treated in the same way as criminal counterfeiters

Scientists Find New Way To Generate Electricity

Coated carbon nanotubes could replace combustion engines and turbines

How Your Twitter Account Could Land You in Jail

On the afternoon of September 24, 2009, Pennsylvania State Troopers, their guns drawn, broke down the door of room 238 of the CareFree Inn on the outskirts of Pittsburgh. The crime? Tweeting with a deadly weapon.

Schools Use Webcams To Spy On Students At Home

A suburban Philadelphia school district used the webcams in school-issued laptops to spy on students at home

Internet Censorship Protest Shuts Down Australian Gov Website

Hackers protesting government censorship of the Internet have shut down several Australian government websites in a demonstration.

The FBI Wants To Log Everything You Do Online

The FBI is putting the pressure on ISPs to keep logs of what user do online, and then to keep these records for at least two years.

Superfast Bullet Trains Are Finally Coming to the U.S.

Bullet trains are coming. Planners are finally beginning to make headway on what will be the largest, most complicated infrastructure project ever attempted in the US.