By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau The U.S. is vulnerable to a cyber attack, with its electrical grids, pipelines, chemical plants and other infrastructure designed without security in mind. Some say not enough is being done to protect the country. When a large Southern California water system wanted to probe the vulnerabilities of [...]

by Jane Wakefield,  BBC News Technology ISPs have defended their right to operate a two-speed internet, at a key debate into the future of the web. The debate was organised by the government, which is keen to see the principles of a free and equal net maintained. ISPs are increasingly looking to prioritise some traffic [...]

by Rajeev Poduval – The Washington Times The idea of a car that drives itself was viewed until recently as some high-tech nerd’s daydream or even the stuff of science fiction, but it may not be that long before a driverless car is idling at an intersection near you. “In my estimation, by 2015 we [...]

by Amir Alon,  E-Commerce Times Retailers are quickly realizing the value of adopting technologies that provide insight and analysis of their customers’ behavior and experience. The most recent example is smartphone applications that allow major retailers to track and offer promotions to shoppers as they progress from outside the store to counters, to cash registers [...]

by  Rob Hegerty,  Advanced Trading The middle and back offices inside Wall Street firms are enjoying new status and increased budgets as new regulations put a renewed focus on risk management and compliance. Until the financial crisis hit in 2008, banks were highly focused on the front office where they invested large portions of their [...]

By STEVE LOHR New York Times To humans, computer intelligence is a puzzle, as if the machines have split personalities. They can be so remarkably smart at times, yet so bafflingly dumb at others. This riddle of digital deduction has been center stage recently. Just over a week ago, for instance, the Internet search giant [...]