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Technology

Clarke envisions a future of unconventional terrorism

Clarke envisions a future of unconventional terrorism

Former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke talks about his latest book, a fictional take on the wide-reaching turns terrorism might take in the future.

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Only connect: strange conversations in the digital age

Only connect: strange conversations in the digital age

How do friends and family stay in touch in a modern fast-paced world? Listen to a collection of perspectives.
by Jeff Horwich

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A new kind of digital divide

A new kind of digital divide

As more small towns are getting access to high-speed Internet, a new kind of digital divide is forming: not one of access, but of choice.
by Sanden Totten

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MoneyGram says hacker accessed customer information

Minneapolis-based MoneyGram Global Payment Services reports that someone gained illegal access to one of their servers through the Internet last month. The computer contained personal information for 79,000 customers.
by Brandt Williams

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The light bulb and you

The light bulb and you

A simple device we use every day without thinking may hold the key to reducing greenhouse gases...if only we can be persuaded to use it. Midmorning looks at the environmental trade-offs we make with the light bulb.

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Holiday tech gadgets

Holiday tech gadgets

Consumers looking for the newest technology in TVs, cameras, and mp3 players have more choices than ever before. Two experts discuss their hi-tech favorites and describe trends and shortcomings of the latest gadgets and gear.

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Construction concerns stall new ethanol plants

Construction concerns stall new ethanol plants

Some plans for new ethanol production have been postponed or canceled across the U.S. as the ethanol boom slows. One analyst says far more plants have been proposed than will ever be built.
by Mark Steil

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Prescription writing goes high tech

Prescription writing goes high tech

Despite the move to electronic record-keeping at your doctor's office, and an array of high tech diagnostic tools, chances are they're still using 19th century technology for a very important function -- writing prescriptions. But more and more doctors are starting to write prescriptions electronically.
by Tom Crann

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Cleveland Cliffs pulls the plug on nugget project

Cleveland Cliffs pulls the plug on nugget project

There's been a big set-back for a long-awaited Iron Range industrial development. Backers said the Mesabi Nugget project would be making a high iron product at a Hoyt Lakes plant in just over a year. But now key partners say they're dropping the project. The State of Minnesota invested millions of dollars in Mesabi Nugget.
by Bob Kelleher

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