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In the face of an outcry over so-called ‘naked’ body scans at airports, US authorities have announced plans for a new scanning system that eliminates ‘passenger-specific images’. Transportation Security Administration administrator John Pistole said the agency would begin installing new software on its scanners ‘designed to enhance privacy’. The new software ‘will auto-detect items that [...]

US President Barack Obama has launched an initiative to develop new manufacturing jobs, in a move that will see more than 500 million dollars invested in advanced technologies. The initiative will team up government, companies and universities and aims to speed the development of a new generation of American-made high-technology products. The program will leverage [...]