MADRID, Spain (PNN) - January 18, 2015 - Scientists believe at least two as-yet undiscovered planets as big as Earth or larger may be hiding in the outer fringes of the Solar system.
The secret worlds are thought to exist beyond the orbits of Neptune, the furthest true planet from the Sun, and the even more distant tiny "dwarf planet" Pluto.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PNN) - January 16, 2015 - On the first Sunday afternoon of 2015, Elon Musk took to the stage at a closed-door conference at a Puerto Rican resort to discuss an intelligence explosion. This slightly scary theoretical term refers to an uncontrolled hyper-leap in the cognitive ability of artificial intelligence (AI) that Musk and physicist Stephen Hawking worry could one day spell doom for the human race.
BERLIN, Germany (PNN) - January 14, 2015 - SnoopSnitch is an app for Android devices that analyses your mobile radio traffic to tell if someone is listening in on your phone conversations or tracking your location. Unlike standard antivirus apps, which are designed to combat software intrusions or steal personal info, SnoopSnitch picks up on things like fake mobile base stations or SS7 exploits. As such, it's probably ideally suited to evading surveillance from local government agencies.
WASHINGTON (PNN) - December 11, 2014 - The Fascist Police States of Amerika Navy says its new laser weapon works and it will use it if necessary.
The Office of Naval Research reported Wednesday that its laser weapons system - dubbed LaWS - had performed flawlessly in tests aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf from September to November.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (PNN) - January 14, 2015 - It sounds like the stuff of a James Bond flick or something described in documents leaked by former NSA subcontractor Edward Snowden. In fact, this highly stealthy keystroke logger can be built by someone with only slightly above-average technical skills for as little as $10. Called KeySweeper, it's a device disguised as a functioning USB wall charger that sniffs, decrypts, logs, and transmits all input typed into a Microsoft wireless keyboard.
MOSCOW, Russia - January 12, 2015 - Browsing through military Internet forums, many were surprised to see in the Russian edition of Top Gear automobile magazine a snapshot of a super-secret Russian deep-diving sub.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ({PNN) - January 10, 2015 - Over the last decade, millions of homes worldwide have been outfitted with smart meters. Power utility companies continue to force smart meters upon the population under the argument that they allow a more accurate and concise measurement of home energy usage, and give the resident and utility provider more visibility of and control over power consumption. Yet, concerns continue to grow about the potential dangers from the electro-magnetic radiation given off by these devices.
SILICON VALLEY, Kalifornia (PNN) - January 3, 2015 - There's an unwritten agreement every user makes with Facebook when he or she signs up for the service. Facebook is free and fun to use, but it will track your activity and content to help its advertisers.
HAMBURG, Germany (PNN) - December 30, 2014 - Last week at a Chaos Computer Club (CCC) convention in Hamburg, Germany, German hacker Starbug claimed he reproduced a fingerprint belonging to German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen using nothing but some commercially available software and a number of high-resolution photos of her hand.
LIVERMORE, Kalifornia (PNN) - December 29, 2014 - The leading suppler of automated license plate reader technology in the Fascist Police States of Amerika (ALPR, also known as ANPR in Europe) is expanding its offerings to terrorist pig thug cops.
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