Twitter lawsuit over data requests partly dismissed; government looks at smart gun technology; time for driverless ships?

TIME TO RE-FILE: "A U.S. judge on Monday partly dismissed a lawsuit filed by Twitter in which the social media company argued it should be allowed to publicly disclose more details about requests for information it receives from the U.S. government," Reuters reports. "U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California also gave Twitter the opportunity to re-file its lawsuit to include more details about government decision-making, in order to try to move its claims forward." NEXT IN SMART GUNS: "The departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Justice released a report on April 29 outlining a strategy for promoting smart gun technology to reduce gun violence," FCW reports. "There are two basic types of smart gun technologies. One keeps a gun from being fired by anyone other than the weapon's authorized user. The other embeds a small chip into guns to make it easier to track stolen weapons. The government's goal is to encourage gun manufacturers to find new ways to integrate the technology into their devices while ensuring the firearms maintain their dependability."