The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 6:15 p.m. The Democratic National Committee is attempting to authenticate documents it says were “stolen by Russian agents” and aren’t yet widely available. Forbes.com reported Tuesday that hacker Guccifer 2.0 told a security conference in London that new information from the DNC was being leaked…
Swedish Lawmaker Plays ‘Pokemon Go’ at Opening of Parliament
A Swedish lawmaker says she was multitasking during the opening of Parliament. She was listening to the prime minister’s speech. And playing “Pokemon Go.” Monica Green also tweeted a picture of the game’s Psyduck character as she was seated behind the king’s son-in- law, Prince Daniel. Green’s enthusiasm for the game has prompted angry reaction…
A Famous Name and 3D Printing Combine to Aid Caribbean Coral
Vast coral reefs surrounding this island are considered by many experts to be the healthiest and best-protected in the Caribbean, and that makes Bonaire an ideal spot to test whether 3D printing technology can help preserve these vital marine habitats around the world. A partnership that includes the foundation of ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau will…
Stealthy, Futuristic Zumwalt Destroyer Leaves Rhode Island
The stealthy and futuristic Zumwalt destroyer has left Rhode Island. The 610-foot (186 meters) warship made its first port stop at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island after leaving the shipyard to join the fleet. It arrived on Thursday and left Monday. It’s headed to Baltimore, where it will be commissioned in October before going…
Burritos in the Sky: Chipotle Tests Drone Deliveries
Flying burritos will soon be a reality over Virginia Tech. Chipotle is taking part in a test this month that will let some of the university’s students and staff have their favorite tortilla-wrapped meal delivered by drone. Virginia Tech is conducting the test with Project Wing, a unit of Google owner Alphabet Inc., which makes…
A Look at N. Korea’s Nuclear, Missile Developments in 2016
North Korea has conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, just eight months after it claimed it successfully detonated a small hydrogen bomb. Analysts say that the North’s newest test, which South Korea says produced its biggest-ever explosive yield, shows Pyongyang’s stubborn determination in face of sanctions to create smaller and lighter nuclear weapons that…
Navy’s Futuristic Destroyer Makes Port Call in Rhode Island
The U.S. Navy’s futuristic Zumwalt destroyer has arrived in Rhode Island for its first port visit since leaving the shipyard to join the fleet. The stealthy destroyer arrived at Naval Station Newport on Thursday. It was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine and left there Wednesday. It’s headed to its commissioning in Baltimore, then…
Russian Held for Playing ‘Pokemon Go’ in Church Released
A court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has released a blogger who was sent to pre-trial detention for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church. A lawyers’ group said on Thursday that the court has released the 21-year old Ruslan Sokolovsky on bail and that he will remain under house arrest at his attorney’s apartment.…
NATO Officials, Industry Meet on Cyberattack Challenge
NATO officials, representatives from member states and private industry are meeting to discuss how to better defend against cyberattacks, which alliance leaders have called a security challenge that could cause as much harm as conventional military attacks. Ian West, chief of cybersecurity for NATO’s Communications and Information Agency, told the conference in the Belgian city…
Intel to Spin Out McAfee Cybersecurity Unit into New Company
Intel is spinning out its cybersecurity unit into a new company, called McAfee, in a deal with private equity firm TPG. The deal values McAfee at $4.2 billion, including its debt of about $2 billion. Santa Clara, California-based Intel had bought McAfee in 2011 for $7.68 billion. Intel said Wednesday that McAfee will be one…
California to Extend Most Ambitious U.S. Climate Change Law
Gov. Jerry Brown is set to extend the nation’s most ambitious climate change law by another 10 years on Thursday as California charts a new goal to reduce carbon pollution. The Democratic governor chose an urban natural park on the edge of downtown Los Angeles as the setting to sign the legislation, SB32, into law.…
New Regulations Curb Use of Drones in Poland
New aviation regulations have taken effect in Poland to limit the flying of drones in populated areas and to require identification plates on drones used for professional purposes. Poland has liberal rules for purchasing and flying drones, and the new rules are partly a response to their popularity. Commercial airplane crews have reported seeing drones…
Stealthy Destroyer Ready to Set Sail to Join U.S. Navy
The largest and most expensive destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy once headed to sea in a snowstorm during builder trials. Now, it’s heading into the remnants of a tropical storm as it leaves Maine for good. The skipper is watching the weather as the stealthy Zumwalt destroyer prepares to depart from Bath Iron…
Europe’s Rosetta Probe Finds Lost Philae Lander on Comet
Europe’s Rosetta space probe has located its lost Philae lander, wedged in a “dark crack” on a comet, the European Space Agency said Monday. Rosetta’s camera finally captured images on Friday of the lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, weeks before the probe’s own mission ends, the agency said . The pictures showing the lander’s body and two of…
Russian Blogger Jailed for Playing ‘Pokemon Go’ Files Appeal
A Russian blogger who has been sent to pre-trial detention for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church has appealed against his arrest. Russian news agencies on Monday quoted a local court in the city of Yekaterinburg as saying that they have received an appeal from Ruslan Sokolovsky who was ordered last week to stay behind…
Tiny Particle Blows Hole in European Satellite’s Solar Panel
With its sights firmly fixed on Earth, Europe’s eye in the sky never saw it coming. A tiny piece of debris has punched a gaping hole in the solar panel of one of its Earth observation satellites, causing visible damage but not enough to affect its routine operations, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. The…
EU Approves Mobile Phone Joint Venture in Italy
The European Union’s executive Commission on Thursday approved a proposed mobile phone joint venture in Italy between subsidiaries of VimpelCom and Hutchison, conditional on the sale of assets that will allow a new French operator, Iliad, to enter the market as well. “Today’s decision ensures that the Italian mobile phone sector remains competitive, so that…
Milestone Completed in Demolition of Manhattan Project Plant
Demolition workers in Tennessee have taken down the last building in a massive Oak Ridge uranium enrichment complex built more than 70 years ago as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2bXtn45) Sen. Lamar Alexander was among those commemorating the milestone Tuesday. He says the demolition paves the way for…
Poland Investigates Massive Download of Personal Data
Prosecutors and other state security officials in Poland are investigating unprecedented massive night downloading by bailiffs of personal data of some 1.4 million Poles. Officials say so far they have found no evidence of crime or of a hacking attack on the so-called PESEL state-run data base that stores the names, addresses and personal ID…
FBI Warns of Possible State Election-System Hacks
The FBI is warning state officials to boost their election security in light of evidence that hackers breached related data systems in two states. In a confidential “flash” alert from its cyber division, first reported by Yahoo News and posted online by others, the FBI says it’s investigating the pair of incidents and advising states…
Iran Inaugurates Its Homegrown National Network of Data
Iran’s official news agency is reporting the country has inaugurated first phase of its “National Network of Data.” Iran has long sought to create its own national Intranet. The Sunday report by IRNA says the network aims to promote online Islamic content, and encourage less dependency on the Internet while providing safer data transfer and…
Kuwaiti Government Employee Arrested Over IS Online Postings
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry says a government employee has been arrested for spreading Islamic State ideology and hacking social media pages of “some friendly and sister countries.” The ministry identified the man arrested as Osman Zebn Naif, born in 1990, and said he confessed to being part of the Cyber Army of the Khilafah. That’s a…
Raytheon Awarded U.S. Navy Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar Contract
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $92,069,954 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineering and manufacturing development of the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar. EASR will consist of two configuration variants: Variant 1, a rotating phased array; and Variant 2, a three-face fixed-phased array. Raytheon will build, integrate and test an EASR engineering development model (EDM). The base contract begins…
Government, Military, Private UAS Operations Are Converging In North Dakota
At the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit and Expo in Grand Forks today, Senator John Hoeven drove home the point that advancements inmilitary, government and private UAS operations in North Dakota are converging to open unique opportunities for the industry in the state. Hoeven highlighted how, due to the close proximity of the Grand Forks…
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for Navy Open Architecture Combat Management System
The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin’s COMBATSS-21 as the combat management system for the Navy’s frigate ship program. COMBATSS-21 is the combat management system in operation on the Freedom variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The five-year contract, which is worth up to $79.5 million, covers fiscal years 2016-2021. COMBATSS-21 (COMponent-BAsed Total-Ship System—21st Century) is built from the…