The Internet, long viewed as a tool to expand freedom, is an equally effective tool for repression. That is just as true in the United States as anywhere else. Security guru Bruce Schneier noted in a recent blog post, citing Evgeny ...
Tags: Cyber spying, Middle East, Skype, Spying, Syria, video
Blockade Medical has reported that the first patients have been treated with the Barricade Coil system to treat cerebral aneurysms. The Barricade Coil system, an embolization coil line, is designed to remove or endovascularly occlude ...
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The U.S.Dept.of Energy,which builds the world's largest supercomputers,is now targeting 2020 to 2022 for an exascale system,two to four years later than earlier expectations. The new timeframe assumes that Congress will fund the project ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule to develop a new unique device identification (UDI) system in response to legislation passed by Congress in June 2012. The FDA has worked closely with industry, the clinical ...
An executive order issued by the White House last Friday seeks to bolster the government's ability to keep its emergency communications capabilities intact during national emergencies. But one privacy advocacy group expressed concern that ...
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Pope Benedict XVI used his first tweet to bless the approximately 648,000 people who followed him before he had even made his first Twitter appearance. Pope Benedict XVI posts his first tweet using an iPad on ...
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AUSTRALIAN stocks are expected to start the last full trading week before Christmas on a cautious note amid ongoing negotiations over the looming US budget deadline. Futures trading was pointing to a weak start on the local market today, ...
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Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are real and all companies should be taking them seriously, says telecommunications company AT&T. In the past year, the company has set up an IT security team dedicated to researching APTs and making ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Surefire Medical's High-Flow Microcatheter. The Surefire Microcatheter, comprising of expandable tip, is designed to deliver therapy with higher infusion ...
The US is prepared to"press the nuclear button"and walk out of talks in Dubai to establish a new global telecommunications treaty. Further reading ITU agrees deep-packet inspection of internet traffic UN and ITU intensify battle for ...
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Eating a horse is forbidden territory for Americans.You can tuck into a plate of horseflesh in Tokyo,Paris and Moscow,but it usually won't be found on the menu in Dallas or Little Rock. Maybe it's a recognition of horses as companions,or ...
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Mobile telecoms provider Three has announced a management agreement deal with Chinese ICT provider Huawei. The five-year contract, worth £120m, will see Huawei deliver service management for Three's core network in the UK, ICT ...
STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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Global Leader in Enterprise Mobility Management Maps Out Security Considerations for Cloud Services PHILADELPHIA,PA,July 30,2012/24-7PressRelease/--Fiberlink,the global leader in software-as-a-service(Saas)solutions for both secure mobile ...
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Kentucky based United States Playing Card Company today announces the release of a newly updated version of Jacked Up Interactive Card Games, the company's popular hybrid card gaming app. ERLANGER, KY, December 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ ...
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