CNetNews.com reports that “[a]fter ducking questions this year from both Congress and the private sector about its National Cyber Security Initiative, the Department of Homeland Security finally revealed a little more on Monday.  Paul Schneider, deputy secretary for DHS, along with other senior federal officials, offered more information at a [...]

The Christian Science Monitor has a great article today by Harvard KSG Professor Todd L. Pittinsky on challenges to America’s high-tech leadership.  In the article, Pittinsky urges “both [presidential] candidates [to articulate] a clear direction – excellence in math, science, and engineering education at all levels – and [specify] the [...]

Yahoo!News reports that “[t]he Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a man once considered one of the world's most prolific spammers.  The court unanimously agreed with Jeremy Jaynes' argument that the law violates the free-speech protections of the First Amendment because [...]

RAPID, a database of press releases run by the European Union’s DG Communication, this week announced the “Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation” to help all stakeholders find their way around all the different existing EU funding mechanisms. As the RAPID press release points out, if [...]

Yahoo!News writes that “[a] thousand startups competed for the honor of launching their technology products—mostly software and web sites and applications, in the second annual TechCrunch50 event. The conference gave startups, some with no real funding to speak of, exposure to billionaire investors such as Marc Cuban and high-ranking officers [...]