Gizmodo Night and Weekend Editors Wanted
The person we’re looking for knows and gets technology, gadgets, design and the internet crazy amazingly well. They’re smart, and snappy, like cybernetic whips. And they’ve got at least two years of tech journalism experience. To the requirements: • For the night position, based in Europe or Asia (fluency in written English required! Obviously!) or…
U.S. House Just Put the SOPA Bill on Hold (Updated)
According to Cnet, House Rep. Lamar Smith—aka the most vocal proponent of the proposed SOPA legislation—just announced that the House will put the bill on hold. The move follows tuesdays SOPA blackout protest and the Senate’s decision to postpone their vote on the corresponding PIPA bill. Rep. Smith issued an official statement, saying that he…
$356 Million Later, the Justice Department’s Wireless Network Still Sucks
After 9/11, three federal law enforcement agencies planned a massive project to replace a mishmash of aging and obsolete radios used by thousands of federal agents. A decade and $356 million later, the program has made “minimal progress” and the Department of Homeland Security, one of the project’s key partners, wants little to do with…