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A Retreat For Google Glass and a Case Study in the Perils of Making Hardware
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A Retreat For Google Glass and a Case Study in the Perils of Making Hardware

You won't have Glass to kick around anymore. At least not for a while.

Need Some Espionage Done? Hackers Are For Hire Online
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Need Some Espionage Done? Hackers Are For Hire Online

A man in Sweden says he will pay up to $2,000 to anyone who can break into his landlord’s website.

Death By Robot
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Death By Robot

Imagine it's a Sunday in the not-too-distant future.

E-Sports at College, With Stars and Scholarships
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E-Sports at College, With Stars and Scholarships

Loc Tran is a big man on campus at San Jose State University in Northern California.

Whether Working or Job Seeking, the Algorithm Is Watching
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Whether Working or Job Seeking, the Algorithm Is Watching

Are you perusing LinkedIn at work more than usual?

Apple and IBM Introduce First Offerings in Line of Mobile Apps For Business
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Apple and IBM Introduce First Offerings in Line of Mobile Apps For Business

For years, there has been a lot of talk about the consumerization of technology in the workplace. But so far, that has mostly meant employees using smartphones...

Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On
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Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On

Paul Kocher, one of the country's leading cryptographers, says he thinks the explanation for the world's dismal state of digital security may lie in two charts.

To Lure Young, Movie Theaters Shake, Smell and Spritz
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To Lure Young, Movie Theaters Shake, Smell and Spritz

Having tried 3-D films, earsplitting sound systems and even alcohol sales in pursuit of younger moviegoers, some theater chains are now installing undulating seats...

Turing's Spirit Hovers at a Restored Estate
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Turing's Spirit Hovers at a Restored Estate

When "Captain Ridley's shooting party" gathered here in late August 1938 as weekend guests at Bletchley Park, a Buckinghamshire country house, they were accompanied...

Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions

On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare...

Directing Planes, By Remote Control
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Directing Planes, By Remote Control

On a clear day, Per Granquist cannot see forever. But from his perch inside the airport control tower here, he does have an unobstructed view of the future.

Coming of Age in Cloud Computing
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Coming of Age in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing isn’t merely changing the way much of the technology business works.

How Jean Tirole's Work Helps Explain the Internet Economy
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How Jean Tirole's Work Helps Explain the Internet Economy

For anyone who has wondered how it’s possible to get so much stuff from web companies free or at too-good-to-be-true prices—whether Google searching, Facebook socializing...

The Google Formula For Success
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The Google Formula For Success

Can Google’s winning ways be applied to all kinds of businesses?

Oculus Brings the Virtual Closer to Reality
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Oculus Brings the Virtual Closer to Reality

Virtual reality is virtually here—although its first incarnation will come with short battery life, images that do not quite track eye movements and a tendency...

E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests
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E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests

A bewitching creature—half woman, half deer—battles a shaman and a sentient tree.

Getting a Clear Picture of a Computer Network's Security
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Getting a Clear Picture of a Computer Network's Security

Security experts say the only hope of protecting corporate networks from hackers is something the industry calls "defense in depth."

Looking to the Future of Data Science
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Looking to the Future of Data Science

The Association for Computing Machinery, a leading professional association in computer science, is holding its annual conference this week, focusing on what we’re...

As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics
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As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics

Scholars are exhilarated by the prospect of tapping into the vast troves of personal data collected by Facebook, Google, Amazon, and a host of start-ups, which...

Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple's Style
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Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple's Style

Apple may well be the only tech company on the planet that would dare compare itself to Picasso.
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