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  Japan and China both turn to drones as tensions escalate over disputed islands

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 9, 2013 10:10 pm + 41 comments

  As tension continues to heat up between Japan and China over ownership of the Senkaku / Diaoyu Continue reading…

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  White House downplays, but doesn't rule out trillion dollar coin proposal

  By Amar Toor on January 9, 2013 06:03 pm + 89 comments

  The White House today weighed in on the possibility of minting a trillion dollar platinum coin, Continue reading…

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  Sen. Ron Wyden on FISA surveillance law: 'We are going to win this'

  By Amar Toor on January 9, 2013 03:41 pm + 20 comments

  Civil liberties advocates suffered a major setback in December, when the US Senate voted to extend Continue reading…

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  Former US Mint director addresses legal concerns with trillion-dollar coin proposal

  By Tim Carmody on January 8, 2013 05:09 pm + 43 comments

  Former US Mint director Philip N. Diehl, co-author of the law authorizing minting of platinum coins Continue reading…

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  2012 was the hottest year on record, according to US government

  By Amar Toor on January 8, 2013 03:00 pm + 105 comments

  A new report from the US government has confirmed what was likely obvious to many last year: 2012 Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt visits a college computer lab during his first day in North Korea

  By Amar Toor on January 8, 2013 01:46 pm + 30 comments

  The Associated Press today released new photos and video of Google chairman Eric Schmidt's c Continue reading…

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  Dutch government introduces disclosure guidelines for white hat hackers

  By Amar Toor on January 8, 2013 07:48 am + 11 comments

  The Netherlands last week released official guidelines on "hacktivism," as part of an attempt to Continue reading…

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  Is Eric Schmidt in North Korea to negotiate a hostage release?

  By Amar Toor on January 7, 2013 01:56 pm + 86 comments

  Google chairman Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson arrived in North Korea Continue reading…

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  Why is this ex-CIA whistleblower going to prison?

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 7, 2013 01:50 am + 31 comments

  When 15-year CIA veteran John C. Kiriakou first started speaking out against waterboarding in 2007, Continue reading…

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  Google's years-long effort to defuse the FTC's antitrust accusations

  By Adi Robertson on January 4, 2013 06:41 pm + 131 comments

  After months of investigation, the FTC closed an antitrust investigation of Google with a relatively Continue reading…