Credit: Autoblog.com Driverless cars are quickly becoming a reality thanks to Google's recent investments in the technology. It seems that driverless cars can only improve life for everyone involved, but, financially, driverless cars raise a few questions. In fact, the perceived loss of jobs from driverless vehicles has led some to believe the switch to them could be widely rejected, with their ire stemming from the simple fact that many jobs will become obsolete. A number of people believe d...

Credit: slashgear.com The "Internet of Things" is the concept that all devices are connected to each other and the user by the Internet. This means, for example, that a refrigerator might be able to tell the consumer on the way to the grocery store that he or she needs to buy more eggs. It should be noted that this is a broad concept and one that no one company will be able to establish a monopoly on. However, possibilities for this are almost limitless, and it is that fact that makes this tec...

Credit: New York Times Recently, a government task force created legislation that would force big name Internet giants such as Facebook and Google to allow the government to access their sites for wiretapping purposes. If they fail to comply, they will be fined tens of thousands of dollars, giving them little say in the matter. This move comes as a result of what they call the "going dark" effect. That is, technology is shutting the FBI and other federal entities out of potentially incriminati...

Credit: California Forward Online voter registration is a concept that has only recently been made available to U.S. citizens. At the moment, most states don't have a system set up for it. However, that could change in the near future, if current trends are any indication. Unfortunately, there are a few issues that currently keep it from being used nationwide.For starters, when President Obama was first elected in 2008, only two states -- Washington and Arizona -- had online voter registration...

Source: dailytech.com Earlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook made a speech to Congress on what he called a "dramatic simplification" of corporate tax laws. The main point of this proposal is that taxes on profits for businesses are too high, forcing many companies to shift their earnings overseas, where, through tax loopholes, they can avoid paying taxes on them. In fact, a report by J.P. Morgan estimates that $1.7 trillion in foreign earnings is being held overseas by over 1,000 American compa...

Credit: Level 3 Communications Last week, the FCC again denied a request by wired telephone companies to shut down their networks. This request comes as more Americans are moving away from switched (wired) network telephone lines in favor of the integrated broadband from cable, fiber, and mobile providers. Many are also switching to programs such as Skype as well. In fact, according to a National Health and Statistics report by the Center for Disease Control, in 2011, fewer than half of all Am...

Credit: usapatentlaws.com Last Monday, new legislation was introduced in Congress that would reform current patent laws by lessening the number of patent lawsuits, especially in the technology field, where many of these suits originate. This legislation, introduced by New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, is also known as the "Patent Quality Improvement Act." The bill aims to level the playing field for smaller technology companies by reducing the number of patent lawsuits that are filed....

/ Flickr Credit: TED Conference As Google Glass nears release, many are concerned over some of the legal issues this revolutionary device could bring up. One of the most prominent -- and potentially most important for Google -- is the breach of privacy. Most notably, a bar in Seattle called 5 Point Cafe publicly banned Google Glass from its establishment by posting a short, but direct post on its blog: "If you’re one of the few who are planning on going out and spending your savings on Google...

Credit: austin.ynn.com Austin Energy, an energy company owned by the City of Austin that serves the residents of Austin and surrounding areas, is about to receive a $500,000 grant for the Central Texas Fuel Independence Project from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support alternative energy initiatives. The purpose of the project is to not only help implement alternative energy, mainly electricity, as an alternative to oil, but also to fund training and education for consumers and busines...