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Adam Clark Estes
Emerging Tech
The Space Station is Leaking Vital Fluid
The leak isn't putting the astronauts in any immediate danger, officials say.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Digital Government
Are You Ready to Pay for YouTube?
A new strategy may help YouTube compete with other online outlets and major television networks.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Modernization
Twitter Tells News Organizations to Expect Even More Hacks in the Future
Company suggests anti-hacking techniques.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Cybersecurity
CISPA Is Dead, Long Live CISPA
Cyber intelligence sharing bill doesn't make it out of the Senate.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Modernization
Good Timing: Twitter Will Soon Release a Two-Step Security Solution
A hack on Tuesday reported to the world that the White House had been bombed and President Obama injured.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Emerging Tech
An Internet Sales Tax Suddenly Seems Imminent
The Obama administration supports the current version of the bill.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Digital Government
The Question of Whether We Can Patent Genes Heads to the Supreme Court
Does the centuries' old method for protecting intellectual property still apply when the invention comes straight out of the human body?
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Cybersecurity
No, That German Hacker Probably Can't Hijack an Airplane with Software
FAA says it wouldn't be possible to take over a plane's controls.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Emerging Tech
PC Sales Drop by Greatest Margin Ever
Who's to blame? All signs point to Windows 8.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Hits Israel with a Massive Cyber Attack, Israel Attacks Back
Israel's cyber officials say attack caused minimal damage.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Is Now a Billion Dollar Industry
It's unclear why the nationless virtual currency is skyrocketing in value.
- By Adam Clark Estes
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Modernization
Facebook Will Finally Resolve Rumors of the Fabled Facebook Phone in One Week
Company will offer a peek into the future of its mobile strategy.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Emerging Tech
IBM Invention Mimics Human Brains at Atomic Level
Development may pave the way for the most powerful computers ever.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Digital Government
Like a Dagger to Bloggers' Hearts, Google Just Killed Google Reader
The search giant will pronounce the RSS feed organizer dead in July.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Hackers Attack Bank Minutes After NSA Chief Warns Senate About Hackers Attacking Banks
Chase Bank's website was hacked, though it's unclear if any customer data was compromised.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Digital Government
The Obama Administration Hasn't Ruled Out Drone Attacks on US Soil
The Obama administration is not in favor of drone strikes on U.S. soil except in the event of "an extraordinary circumstance."
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Digital Government
Newborn Baby Cured of HIV, No One's Really Sure How
Some are calling the case of the Mississippi patient "a game-changer."
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Digital Government
Google Sent Cash in the FTC's Direction During Its Antitrust Investigation
The tech giant donated $25,000 to honor the Federal Trade Commission chairman while the agency was embroiled in an investigation of the company.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Facebook Now Has an Entire Team Devoted to Sandy Hook Scams
Three Connecticut lawmakers have asked Mark Zuckerberg to do something about the flood of fake Sandy Hook memorial pages.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire
Cybersecurity
Recent Cyberattacks Herald a New Kind of Cold War
The rhetoric is heating up in reaction to escalating network incursions.
- By Adam Clark Estes, The Wire