Hillary Clinton just made a Google executive her CTO
Jesseb Shiloh
While Hilary Clinton has yet to officially announce that she’s running for president, the Washington Post is reporting that she has already filled one of her crucial positions. The report…
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America will now place sanctions on cyberattackers
Louie Baur
In a world where cyberattacks are becoming both more frequent and more sophisticated, the most cyberattack-targeted nation in the world has decided to use its significant economic power to dissuade…
Google just joined the coalition that’s calling for surveillance reform
Chastity Mansfield
Ever since the full extent of government surveillance in the United States was revealed, millions of people and thousands of companies and organizations have called on Congress implement mass surveillance…
President Obama wants to employ more people in the tech industry
The technology industry is booming, as usual, and President Obama wants to use this to help counter wage stagnation. While the economy has been improving, the average wages in the United…
Another day, another Senator showing us how unqualified they are
Scarlett Madison
It’s always comforting to see how unqualified the people who control your country are for their positions. The latest instance of this is with Senator Lindsey Graham who, in his own…
Numerous tech leaders shun Obama’s cybersecurity summit
President Obama spoke at an important cybersecurity summit yesterday that was intended to address the massive increase in cyberattacks and data leaks in the past few years and how to…
Tim Cook is making an appearance at the White House’s cybersecurity summit
Lorie Wimble
The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection will be occurring later this week and apparently Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of the participants in the cybersecurity and…
Obama is going to be interviewed by YouTubers
Brian Molidor
YouTube has come a long way since the days of Evolution of Dance and Rick Roll, and so has being a YouTuber. Not only can content creators on YouTube make…
Obama turns to social media to discuss free community college
Alfie Joshua
In order to build support for the policy that he’ll be presenting at his State of the Union address, President Obama has turned to Facebook, Twitter, and Vine to unveil…
The US has placed more sanction on North Korea for the Sony hack
President Obama announced last month that North Korea would face a “proportional response” for its alleged cyberattack against Sony Pictures, and he has certainly delivered on that promise. His administration has…
Finally, the Supreme Court is joining the digital age
Sal McCloskey
One of the promises of the internet was to make more things available to the people in ways that we never knew before. For the most part, this has come…
The US Supreme Court is dropping paper for a digital filing system
Connor Livingston
The US Supreme Court is notorious for sticking to antiquated methods and traditions, such as not allowing cameras in the court rooms or wearing those silly eighteenth century robes. Fortunately,…
If New York City accepts bitcoin, everyone eventually will
In the early part of 2014, momentum was strong for the rise of bitcoin as a mainstream form of currency. Complications and conspiracies slowed the buzz and stunted acceptance, but…
North Korea accuses the US of taking down its internet
It may appear we’ve reached a climax in the Sony Pictures hack saga – what with The Interview finally seeing a theatrical release – but the international finger pointing is…
US turns to China for help with North Korean hackers
Apparently, the US is willing to recruit any ally it can get in its digital battles — including countries that are frequently its adversaries. Sources for both the Associated Press…
Even Obama thinks cancelling “The Interview” was a bad move by Sony
President Barack Obama said Friday that Sony Pictures “made a mistake” when it pulled its comedy The Interview in the face of threats by hackers who he said were from…
Ted Cruz compares Obama’s net neutrality proposal to Obamacare
Senator Ted Cruz had perhaps the most memorable reaction to Obama’s Monday announcement about net neutrality: reclassifying broadband under common carrier laws was “Obamacare for the internet.” Beyond the fact…
Ex-Google lawyer lands position as head of US patent office
Michelle Lee, formerly Google’s chief patent lawyer and currently acting director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, has been nominated by the Obama administration to be the next permanent…
