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Japanese Nuclear Reactor Faces Media Meltdown

Major media outlets report Japan is facing a nuclear disaster after last Friday's earthquake and tsunami damaged its Fukushima power plant in the...

Rebecca Terrell March 16, 2011

Hacker Group Takes On Fed, IMF, “Global Banking Cartel”

Alex Newman March 15, 2011

A group of decentralized hacker activists — or “hacktivists” — known as Anonymous announced a new plan on March 14 to take on...

Illinois Sales Tax Law Leaves Amazon Affiliates High and Dry

Michael Tennant March 13, 2011

In its attempt to force online retailers to collect sales tax on items purchased in the Land of Lincoln, the state of Illinois...

Feds Plotted Invasion of Social Media

Alex Newman March 4, 2011

The federal government wanted to hire a “security” contractor to create software that would allow legions of fake profiles on social-networking services to...

Apple’s Refreshed MacBooks Pro

Daniel Sayani March 3, 2011

Apple announced the release of a new line of refreshed, enhanced MacBook Pro laptops last week. The new MacBook Pros represent a boon...

Surveillance Blimp to Patrol Over Ogden, Utah

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 2, 2011

There are about 82,000 citizens of Ogden, Utah, and soon they will all live under the ever-watchful eye of the city’s new “Crime...

Obama’s Favorite Solar Manufacturer Flounders

James Heiser March 1, 2011

Last May, as the president was trying to find any jobs saved or created by the hundreds of billions spent as part of...

Does the U.S. Have an Internet “Kill Switch”

Thomas R. Eddlem February 21, 2011

One of the last acts of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak's tyranny before he abdicated his 30-year reign was to pull the plug on...

Obama Administration Proposes $53 Billion for High-Speed Rail

Dave Bohon February 15, 2011

On February 8 Vice President Joe Biden unveiled an Obama administration plan to spend $53 billion over the next six years to develop...

Apple Produces New iPad

Christian Gomez February 9, 2011

With Valentine’s Day just around and corner, finding that right gift that says “I love you” is not always so easy. For those...

Hackers Shut Down Egyptian Regime’s Websites

Alex Newman February 3, 2011

A loosely affiliated network of hackers around the world known as “Anonymous” took credit for shutting down the Egyptian regime’s websites in support...