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U.S. to implement strategy against China trade secret theft

Brian Sin, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

There have been an onslaught of trade secret thefts and espionage strikes that have affected many U.S. corporations, including General Motors, Ford, DuPont, Dow Chemical and Cargill, as well as many media news outlet including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg news. All of the attacks seem to be originating from one area in China, and that’s the HQ for the People’s Liberation Army Unit 61398. Read The Full Story

French internet tax proposed for American companies

Chris Burns, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the French government has released a report that proposes an internet tax to make up for the supposed lost revenue the web is making a reality with online businesses such as Amazon and social networks like Facebook. The proposed tax would not be on products sold, but on the collection of personal data, which they feel is something they're entitled to earn with. President François Hollande's report speaks of what the French government sees as tax avoidance by major internet companies who collect what France sees as the "raw material of the digital economy." Read The Full Story

LG’s Optimus G flagship superphone heading to the US by November

Cory Gunther, Sep 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Yesterday the folks from LG finally officially announced and released their new flagship Android smartphone, the LG Optimus G, for the Korean market. Today however LG has confirmed this new flagship smartphone will be headed to the US by November. If you loved that quad-core processor and 13 megapixel camera then don't worry, because it's coming to a US carrier soon. Read The Full Story

As Curiosity rover touchdown nears, US says it won’t go to Mars alone

Eric Abent, Aug 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

We're just days away from the Curiosity rover's touchdown on the surface of Mars, and with the historic event quickly approaching, NASA has started thinking about the future. Specifically, NASA chief Charles Bolden is thinking of manned missions to the red planet, which are planned to occur sometime in the 2030s. The US has been talking about manned missions to Mars for quite some time now, but when the moment finally arrives, Bolden says that the US won't be going it alone. Read The Full Story

US officials say cyber crimes will overtake terrorism as top threat

Mark Raby, Feb 4th 2012 Discuss [10]

Just as authentication service VeriSign admitted it has been hit by very strong hacking attacks a couple years ago, US officials have revealed that computer crimes will be more of a threat to the country than terrorism. VeriSign is an example of how cyber attacks can affect tens of millions of civilians, but government offices are also the target of malicious hackers. Read The Full Story