On February 19, the FDA permitted the marketing of 23andMe’s direct-to-consumer genetic carrier test for Bloom Syndrome. 23andMe is a genetic testing company based in Silicon Valley and backed by Google. This development is exciting for 23andMe because the company was banned from marketing its Personal Genome Service after a 2013 warning letter halted the …
If you are unfamiliar with the Dutch non-profit Mars One, then the first line of their mission statement should tell you all that you need to know to become more interested. “It is Mars One’s goal to establish a human settlement on Mars.” Last week the group announced its final selection of 100 candidates, who …
Tesla Motors has been in the foreground of the auto industry in recent years due to its innovative all-electric cars. Many commentators exclaim these cars to be the future of automobiles. Currently, the company offers two models for purchase, but hopes to create more in order to bring Tesla more into the mainstream. Elon Musk, …
Last week, news of Lenovo’s “Superfish” scandal hit the headlines, and many believe this could be one of the biggest mistakes any established tech company could make. From September 2014 to December 2014, Lenovo included this Superfish software, and many are outraged, claiming Superfish makes the computer user more vulnerable to security threats. Lenovo’s popularity …
Much to the excitement of the technology aficionados who impatiently await each new version of the iPhone and iPad, there is some indication that Apple may be in the process of designing a much bigger product. In recent weeks, rumors have been circulating that Apple may be developing an electric car. While Apple has previously …
The Super Bowl is popular for a variety of reasons – football, commercials, and the halftime show. What was most talked about after this year’s halftime show may not have been Missy Elliott’s surprise appearance, but Katy Perry’s fantastically awkward, uncoordinated, backup-dancing shark. “Left Shark” became nothing short of an overnight sensation. It was instantly …
The collection of evidence by police from suspect’s social media accounts is unchartered waters for the Fourth Amendment. Because the internet isn’t a physical place, the boundaries of what constitutes a “search” are hard to find. While the admissibility of social media evidence has been settled through various rules for authentication, the constitutionality of the …
In the wake of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri, the conflicting accounts that emerged as well as the grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Wilson rose to the level of nationwide protests. In particular, the differing accounts of Michael Brown’s death prompted demands for police accountability and transparency—people wanted police body cameras. President …
“Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being …
On Friday, February 13, 2015, a Mississippi federal judge, Judge Henry T. Wingate, held a hearing to determine whether or not Google had to turn over documents in response to a subpoena issued to it by Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood. The 79-page subpoena in question was issued in October 2014. It ordered Google to …
