Technology/Science
Calif. Prototype Quake Notice System Half-Minute Warning
An earthquake warning system that has been under development in California worked during this week's light but widely felt temblor, scientists said Wednesday. The prototype system gave 35 seconds of ...
Insurance Weighs In On Working From Home
Working from home has become a hot topic following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer's announced plans in late February to bring telecommuters back into the office, and the issue is being taken up by some ...Pentagon Forming Cyber Teams To Prevent Attacks
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause major ...
CEOs Ask For ‘Light Touch’ From U.S. Government On Cyber
Corporate leaders from the defense, technology, energy and banking industries told President Barack Obama on Wednesday they agreed cyber attacks were a top security threat but that they were looking ...Google Pays $7M To Settle 38-State Probe; Largest Internet Privacy Fine
Google Inc. will pay $7 million to 38 states and the District of Columbia to settle an investigation into a controversial incident in which its Street View mapping cars collected passwords and other ...President Obama To Meet With CEOs About Cyber Security; Michelle Obama Is Hacking Victim
President Barack Obama will sit down on Wednesday with corporate leaders to discuss efforts to improve cyber security in private industries amid rising concern about hacking attacks emanating from ...
China Says Willing To Discuss Cyber Security With United States
China offered on Tuesday to talk with the United States about cyber security amid an escalating war of words between the two sides on computer hacking, but suspision is as deep in Beijing as it is in ...