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Inside the Secret Building That's Bringing Cell Service To Nyc's Subway
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Inside the Secret Building That's Bringing Cell Service To Nyc's Subway

As Hurricane Sandy revealed almost two years ago, New York's 100-year-old subway is not a modern and robust system.

Here's What the Leaders of Tech Told Graduates in 2014
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Here's What the Leaders of Tech Told Graduates in 2014

Graduates around the world gather at the end of spring for one final lesson: the commencement speech.

Panel Endorses Some Nsa Internet Surveillance
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Panel Endorses Some Nsa Internet Surveillance

A bipartisan privacy board on Wednesday unanimously adopted its report that endorses some of the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs.

Xiaomi's Phones Have Conquered China. Now It's Aiming For the Rest of the World
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Xiaomi's Phones Have Conquered China. Now It's Aiming For the Rest of the World

On May 15, behind the curving, imperial facade of the China National Convention Center in Beijing, a veteran technology executive named Lei Jun walks onstage before...

The AP's Newest Business Reporter Is an Algorithm
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The AP's Newest Business Reporter Is an Algorithm

Journalistic earnings stories can feel robotic, even when written by a news organization as prestigious as the Associated Press.

How My Dad's Equation Sparked the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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How My Dad's Equation Sparked the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence

A few days before Halloween in 1961, a young astronomer was mulling over a fairly serious problem.

Happy Software Developers Solve Problems Better
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Happy Software Developers Solve Problems Better

A new study supports the claim that happy software developers are indeed better problem solvers in terms of their analytical abilities.

This Startup Is Trying to Create—and Control—the Internet of Your Home
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This Startup Is Trying to Create—and Control—the Internet of Your Home

Alex Hawkinson's house knows how to make his day.

19th Century Math Tactic Gets a Makeover — and Yields Faster Answers
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19th Century Math Tactic Gets a Makeover — and Yields Faster Answers

With a few tweaks from researchers from Johns Hopkins, the 169-year-old math strategy called the Jacobi iterative now works up to 200 times faster and could help...

The Incredible Shrinking Tech Spending Projections
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The Incredible Shrinking Tech Spending Projections

Summer is flying by; Gartner has already trimmed its annual projections for worldwide information technology spending.

Research Reveals a Gender Gap in the Nation's Labs
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Research Reveals a Gender Gap in the Nation's Labs

A study of 24 top institutions found that women are greatly underrepresented in the labs of the highest-achieving male professors.

New York Subway Cell Coverage Stinks, But Here Are the Best Lines
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New York Subway Cell Coverage Stinks, But Here Are the Best Lines

The New York City subway system may run 24 hours a day and represent the most efficient means to get around the metropolis, but it has long been a sore spot for...

Nist Seeks Members For Three New Cloud Computing Working Groups
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Nist Seeks Members For Three New Cloud Computing Working Groups

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Cloud Computing Program is forming three public working groups to provide solutions to cloud computing challenges...

Make Robots ­seful By Teaching Them to Talk Like ­S
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Make Robots ­seful By Teaching Them to Talk Like ­S

When Ashutosh Saxena wants some coffee or ice cream, he can ask a robot to make it for him.

E-Voting Experiments End in Norway Amid Security Fears
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E-Voting Experiments End in Norway Amid Security Fears

Norway is ending trials of e-voting systems used in national and local elections.

Visualizing Algorithms
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Visualizing Algorithms

Algorithms are a fascinating use case for visualization.

An Argument That the Shortage of Cyber Workers Is a Problem That Will Solve Itself
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An Argument That the Shortage of Cyber Workers Is a Problem That Will Solve Itself

Talk to any talent professional in the Washington region and they'll tell you cybersecurity jobs are among the most difficult for them to fill.

'diversity Champion' Honored For Work with STEM Students
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'diversity Champion' Honored For Work with STEM Students

Terrence Buck of Brookhaven National Laboratory won the 2013/2014 Diversity Champion Award from the Career Center at Stony Brook University for his work as an...

Cassini Celebrates 10 Years Exploring Saturn
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Cassini Celebrates 10 Years Exploring Saturn

It has been a decade since a robotic traveler from Earth first soared over rings of ice and fired its engine to fall forever into the embrace of Saturn.

Ask the Crowd: Robots Learn Faster, Better with Online Helpers
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Ask the Crowd: Robots Learn Faster, Better with Online Helpers

University of Washington computer scientists have shown that crowdsourcing can be a quick and effective way to teach a robot how to complete tasks.
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