Tech

Apple Now Has More Cash Than The U.S. Government
By Jason Rink on July 29, 2011
Here’s something to keep in mind as you follow this evening’s congressional debate over the debt ceiling. According to the latest daily statement from the...
National Emergency Alert System Set To Launch In NYC
By Jason Rink on May 10, 2011
NEW YORK, (CBSNewYork/AP) – A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell...
Fukushima: Mark 1 Nuclear Reactor Design Caused GE Scientist To Quit In Protest
By Andrew McCleese on March 15, 2011
Thirty-five years ago, Dale G. Bridenbaugh and two of his colleagues at General Electric resigned from their jobs after becoming increasingly convinced that the nuclear...
General Electric-designed reactors in Fukushima have 23 sisters in U.S.
By Andrew McCleese on March 13, 2011
The General Electric-designed nuclear reactors involved in the Japanese emergency are very similar to 23 reactors in use in the United States, according to Nuclear...
Dade Cops Waiting To Get Crime Fighting Drone Airborne
By Andrew McCleese on March 9, 2011
Police admit the MAV, if flown low enough, has the ability to look into people’s home, but that is not its intended purpose.
Consumer Reports: GM’s Volt ‘doesn’t really make a lot of sense’
By Andrew McCleese on March 2, 2011
Washington — Consumer Reports offered a harsh initial review of the Chevrolet Volt, questioning whether General Motors Co.'s flagship vehicle makes economic "sense."
Defense Dept. commissions ‘Cheetah’ robot and Terminator-like droid; hummingbird drone also in works
By Andrew McCleese on February 28, 2011
A Massachusetts engineering firm known for creating futuristic military robots has received multimillion dollar contracts to develop two more battlefield bots for the Department of...
Google Announces Massive Algorithm Change, Declares War on Content Farms, Including Demand Media
By Andrew McCleese on February 27, 2011
Google just changed its search algorithm and effectively declared war on Content Farms like Demand Media.
No Big Deal, But Google May Have Promoted a Contest to Get Kids’ Social Security Numbers
By Andrew McCleese on February 23, 2011
"Doodle-4-Google" is so much more than an art contest. Sure, the game, which received 33,000 entries last year, celebrates "the creativity of young people" by...
Army wants rapid fire rubber bullets for crowd control
By Andrew McCleese on February 23, 2011
THE US army is planning to field "rubber bullets" for machine guns. Military officials claim the ammunition will allow them to more effectively quell violent...