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Human error the worst enemy for US robot warplanes

An unmanned aerial vehicle's Predator Hellfire missile is shown on a simulator's virtual camera at the March Air Reserve Base. Photo / AP

Groups urge states to tackle more cybercrime

Most top state prosecutors have failed to focus efforts on cybercrimes outside of high-profile child pornography and sexual predator cases, two technology policy groups stated in a report released this week.

Latest: Coral-killing starfish curbed by fishing ban

The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, preys on corals in some of the most biodiverse and threatened reefs in the world, dwarfing coral losses from storms and bleaching. The predator is less devastating in "no-take zones" of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, however, where fishing has been banned since 1989 (Current Biology, vol 18, p R598).

Coral-killing starfish curbed by fishing ban

The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, preys on corals in some of the most biodiverse and threatened reefs in the world, dwarfing coral losses from storms and bleaching. The predator is less devastating in "no-take zones" of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, however, where fishing has been banned since 1989 (Current Biology, vol 18, p R598).

INFORMATION WARFARE: Video Games Kill Easy Profits

July 22, 2008: The video game controller, developed by American and Japanese engineers to make their video games easier to play, has long been copied for controllers for UAVs and robots used by the infantry. Now a defense manufacturer (Raytheon) has developed one for operating larger UAVs, like the Predator.

NASA Drone's Sensors Battle California Wildfires

An anonymous reader writes "California is burning, but according to this article advanced sensors on NASA's Ikhana unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can detect exact temperatures (within half a degree) through the smoke, enabling the drone to spot for the firefighters battling the more than 300 wildfires. NASA's Ikhana is the same aircraft as the Predator, except it's being used here to save lives."

Staying Safe, Private and Secure Online, While Still Having Fun

Staying safe and keeping your personal information private are extremely important in this age of cyber crime and identity theft. What you write about and who sees your personal information can make all the difference when it comes to your safety and the safety of your family. Anyone can read your website, decipher who you are and where you live. You'd better hope it's not a cyber predator.

USAF Enlists Shrinks To Help Drone Pilots Cope

An anonymous reader writes "Flying drones from halfway-across the world used to be considered a cushy military job. But the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have become so dependent on the robo-planes that the Air Force has called in chaplains and psychiatrists to help these remote-control warriors cope. 'In a fighter jet, "when you come in at 500-600 miles per hour, drop a 500-pound bomb and then fly away, you don't see what happens," said Colonel Albert K. Aimar, who is commander of the 163d Reconnaissance Wing here and has a bachelor's degree in psychology. But when a Predator fires a missile, "you watch it all the way to impact, and I mean it's very vivid, it's right there and personal. So it does stay in people's minds for a long time."'"

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