| September 12, 2007 |  |
On Today's BlogThe Homeland Security Department is ditching a controversial data-mining program that was capable of analyzing one billion pieces per hour of "structured" information, such as databases, and one million pieces per hour of "unstructured" information, such as intelligence reports, e-mail, news articles and blogs. Oh, those pesky privacy laws. » Read more... | » Comments... You May Have Missed Patent Reform: David and Goliath If you read the legislation summary that the House passed last week, it doesn't look so bad at first glance. Yet there are unresolved issues that could change the pace of innovation dramatically and alter who gets rewarded radically. Economic Update: August 2007 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recent report on unemployment noted that "continuing job losses in manufacturing and construction, slower job growth in some service-providing industries and declines in local government education" contributed to the recent weakness in payroll employment. The overall unemployment rate held at 4.6 percent during August. Light Friday: Harnessing Body Heat, Unlikely Mentors, Water's Early Journey... ...Helicopter Turns 100, "Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys," Gaming for Homeland Security, 4 billion Phone Lines and MORE. |  |
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