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    Mar 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Smartphones don't cry

    Staring at a face reflected in the gleaming surface of a new iPad, or hearing Siri's synthesized voice answer questions on an iPhone, it's easy to imagine that there's something more than just microchips and wires inside those smart machines. There isn't. But scientists envision a day when computing devices and their software will not only be as smart as the humans who designed them but also be able to upgrade themselves. Then what happens? At a recent and somewhat whimsical <a href=&quot;http://lat.ms/yDh403">panel discussion</a> in Austin, Texas, a trio of robotics experts disagreed on whether events are leading inexorably to a Hollywood-style battle between robots and their creators. But they raised an issue to grapple with today: whether humans should treat their increasingly lifelike machines humanely.
    Staring at a face reflected in the gleaming surface of a new iPad, or hearing Siri's synthesized voice answer questions on an iPhone, it's easy to imagine that there's something more than just microchips and wires inside those smart machines. There isn't....

    Tags: Apple iPad, Science and Technology, Apple iPhone

    2. Mar 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Exporting America's future

    We all know the United States has a jobs crisis. President Obama further acknowledged it when he made manufacturing a top priority in this year's State of the Union address. He has his eye set on fixing the tax code to keep jobs onshore, training young people to fill them, reforming immigration to retain workers once trained and setting new standards to drive innovation and create more jobs. That's all good news for the nation; it's practically an industrial policy.
    We all know the United States has a jobs crisis. President Obama further acknowledged it when he made manufacturing a top priority in this year's State of the Union address. He has his eye set on fixing the tax code to keep jobs onshore, training young...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Federal Reserve, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Health

    3. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. PASSINGS: Donald Payne, Kurt Lehovec

    <b>Donald Payne</b>
    Donald Payne New Jersey's 1st black congressman Rep. Donald Payne, 77, the first African American congressman elected to represent New Jersey and a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Tuesday at a hospital in Livingston, N.J. He...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Social Sciences, Somalia, Science and Technology, Electronics

    4. Mar 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Egypt military looking to keep its grip at least on economy

    The Egyptian military stamps itself as protector of the nation, but behind this carefully tended mythology the army controls a multibillion-dollar business empire that trades in products not normally associated with men in uniform: olive oil, fertilizer, televisions, laptops, cigarettes, mineral water, poultry, bread and underwear.
    The Egyptian military stamps itself as protector of the nation, but behind this carefully tended mythology the army controls a multibillion-dollar business empire that trades in products not normally associated with men in uniform: olive oil, fertilizer,...

    Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Companies and Corporations, Egypt, Civil Rights, National Security

    5. Apr 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Ex-Facebook insiders building next wave of Silicon Valley firms

    SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering.
    SAN FRANCISCO — All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering. But the people to watch are an elite group of former company insiders. Already loaded, or soon to be, thanks to the looming Wall...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Organized Crime, Science and Technology, Peter Thiel, Computing and Information Technology Industry

    6. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. India snake charmers have identity crisis

    Pali Nath has a high-tech advantage in performing an ancient ritual. The snake charmer's cobra is computer chipped and ready to dance. Well, almost. It's winter in northern India, and the beast isn't terribly energetic.
    Pali Nath has a high-tech advantage in performing an ancient ritual. The snake charmer's cobra is computer chipped and ready to dance. Well, almost. It's winter in northern India, and the beast isn't terribly energetic. So as Nath waves his flute,...

    Tags: Pakistan, Corporate Crime, Commonwealth Games, Organized Crime, India

    7. Dec 12, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Robert Noyce, superstar of Silicon Valley, gets a Google Doodle

    Nation Now
    Robert Noyce: Google Doodle honors Robert Noyce, the co-inventor of the microchip. Robert Noyce. The microchip was small in size, enormous in impact....
    8. Dec 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Satellite images: Samsung's Apple factory in Austin?

    Technology
    Samsung Electronics is making Apple chips in Austin, Texas, according to Reuters....
    9. Jan 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Marvell unveils the brains inside next generation of Google TV

    Technology
    Marvell, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor designer, announced Thursday that the next generation of Google TV will be built around one of its chipsets....
    10. Jan 31, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Broadcom fourth-quarter profit, revenue top analysts' forecasts

    Technology
    Broadcom earnings: Broadcom reported a better-than-expected fourth quarter Tuesday, beating Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and earnings per share despite enduring profit and sales declines from the same period a year earlier....
    11. Feb 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Controller slams Animal Services for missing equipment and money

    L.A. NOW
    Los Angeles' Department of Animal Services has become an unruly place where equipment is unaccounted for, at least $125,000 is missing and employees fail to count how many animals are under their care each day, a new report has found....
    12. Aug 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Microchip cat door keeps intruder kitties out

    L.A. Times Tech Blog
    Want to keep feline squatters from entering your home? Enter the SureFlap Microchip Cat Door, "invented by a physicist and cat owner," which uses radio wave technology to read and identify microchips implanted into cats, according to the company website,....
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