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High-tech plays big role in transportation safety wish list

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In its annual Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, safety officials said they want to see more high-tech answers to car-crash prevention and operator monitoring capabilities.

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The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) annual wish list looks at what it considers to be the nation’s top transportation safety concerns. It has for years spoken out about distracted driving and the need to remove any and all items from car driver compartments that might cause crashes. And this years list included yet another call for more action.

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U.S. Plays Catch-Up with China on Cyber Warfare – The Fiscal Times

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The Fiscal Times

U.S. Plays Catch-Up with China on Cyber Warfare
The Fiscal Times
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's plan to add 6,000 warriors and $ 5 billion to the Pentagon's cyber warfare unit is an ambitious one. Like many ambitious plans made by the Pentagon over the years, the federal government cannot do it alone. To build …

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North Korean leader plays Homefront on Xbox to practice taking over US

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When Microsoft created Xbox and later Kinect, do you suppose the company thought its products would be used for war in a context other than gaming? Before we jump to South Korea using Kinect sensors to watch for invading enemies, let’s look at how North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is using his Xbox to practice “strategizing all-out nuclear war against the US.”
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