Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally

Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his phone: Some of his most intimate messages had just been published to the web. Days earlier, the veteran journalist had come out live on air as HIV-positive, a taboo-breaking revelation that drew responses from hundreds of Russians fighting their own lonely struggles with the virus.

Spaceport Alabama? Not yet, but new authority could seek one

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits atop a barge in the Atlantic Ocean after making the company's first successful booster return from space. The new Alabama Space Authority took its first steps Tuesday as members met around Wernher von Braun's conference table in Huntsville to push for more aerospace activity and jobs in a state where the industry is surging.

Copyright Exception May Overrule Ability To Jailbreak 3D Printers

At the end of October, the US Patent and Trademark Office renewed a rule allowing anyone to 'jailbreak' a 3D printer to use unapproved filament. For those of you following along from countries that haven't sent a man to the moon, a printer that requires proprietary filament is DRM, and exceptions to the legal enforceability DRM exist, provided these exceptions do not violate US copyright law.

Bank of America Names Maria Zuber to Board of Directors

Zuber, 59, currently serves as the E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and the vice president for research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where she is responsible for research administration and policy. She chairs the National Science Board, having been appointed as a member by President Barack Obama in 2013.

House GOP higher education bill moves ahead, despite cries to slow down

President Donald Trump signs an executive order as Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., right, observes on Oct. 12, 2017, at the White House. Foxx is one of the authors of a comprehensive higher education bill that might be on the president's desk soon.

Former Flynn associate denies allegation of Inauguration Day communication

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court Dec. 1, 2017, in Washington. A whistleblower has told House Democrats that during President Donald Trump's inauguration speech, Flynn texted a former business associate to say a private nuclear proposal Flynn had lobbied for would have his support in the White House.

GOP lawmaker accuses bipartisan caucus of withholding a potential ‘dreamers’ compromise

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., right, discusses the GOP agenda for tax reform on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24, 2017. Curbelo on Dec. 11 accused leaders of a bipartisan House caucus of withholding details of a bipartisan compromise on immigration policy that could lead to a breakthrough in a major spending bill.

How killing Net Neutrality will affect enterprise mobility

Efforts to dismantle net neutrality will likely effect enterprises and the way they do business, from how mobile apps are designed to where companies choose to store data commonly accessed on mobile devices. The Federal Communications Commission intends to vote this Thursday to repeal net neutrality rules the Obama administration implemented to ensure internet service providers treat all data the same.

The stupidest patents of 2017

The year 2017 was a critical one for patents - limited legal monopolies granted to inventors to control the market for their innovations. Notably, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases this year that continued a trend of reining in so-called patent trolls , companies that buy up wildly overbroad patents and then sue anyone and everyone for infringement, looking for easy settlements.

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The DoD was slow to use the cloud in the past, but it is now seeking innovative ways to bolster defense systems using AI, AR, Big Data and more. After cautiously approaching cloud computing in recent years due to serious concerns about security, the U.S. Department of Defense is now increasing its cloud spending and is planning to incorporate artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning and augmented reality into the nation's defense systems.

Governors Association Backs Bid To Collect Online Sales Tax

Business groups, federal lawmakers and public officials' associations have signed on to support South Dakota's legal bid to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.

Investigation of fake net neutrality foes stymied by FCC, N.Y. attorney general says

Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington. Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington.

Changes to Supply Chain Management and Commercial Item Contracting in FY 2018 NDAA

For Department of Defense acquisitions, the Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA includes provisions that simplify and others that complicate contractor responsibilities. Proposed change to the definition of a "subcontractor" may result in fewer vendors being subject to mandatory flow-down clauses.

Trump discounts allegations against Roy Moore: ‘He denies it’

President Donald Trump discounted allegations of sexual assault against Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore and said Tuesday that voters should not support Moore's "liberal" rival. Trump addressed the swirling controversy surrounding Moore for the first time since top Republican leaders called on Moore to step aside more than a week ago.