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Inside the Democratic Party's Hogwarts For Digital Wizardry
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Inside the Democratic Party's Hogwarts For Digital Wizardry


Billy Beane on the Future of Sports: A Tech-Driven Revolution
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Billy Beane on the Future of Sports: A Tech-Driven Revolution

Baseball—my passion and profession for three decades—has been at the forefront of the analytics revolution sweeping through sports.

From Google to Amazon: Eu Goes to War Against Power of ­S Digital Giants
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From Google to Amazon: Eu Goes to War Against Power of ­S Digital Giants

Within the salons of the Elysée Palace, along the corridors of the European parliament and under the glass dome of the Reichstag, Old Europe is preparing for a...

Will Workplace Robots Cost More Jobs Than They Create?
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Will Workplace Robots Cost More Jobs Than They Create?

The UK unveiled its robotics strategy last Tuesday, revealing a plan drawn up by the Technology Strategy Board that aims to spur the country on towards capturing...

Behind the Scenes of Ibm's Wimbledon Data Bunker
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Behind the Scenes of Ibm's Wimbledon Data Bunker

Beyond the grass courts, tennis whites and jugs of Pimms, there's a whole flurry of activity going on in a dimly lit underground bunker.

How Air Force One's Communications Are 'hardened'
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How Air Force One's Communications Are 'hardened'

When it's time to make sure that communications from and to the aircraft of the president of the United States are safe from eavesdropping, who do you call?

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

This Is What Math Equations Look Like in 3-D
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This Is What Math Equations Look Like in 3-D

The doors to MIT are always unlocked.

Google's Sundar Pichai Is the Most Powerful Man in Mobile
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Google's Sundar Pichai Is the Most Powerful Man in Mobile

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Samsung introduced new software for its tablets, called the Magazine UX.

Researcher Wants to Make Google Glass Safer For Drivers
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Researcher Wants to Make Google Glass Safer For Drivers

With his Google Glass in place over his right eye, Jibo He is weaving in and out of traffic. He takes his focus off the road and peeks at the Glass screen to...

Researchers Find and Decode the Spy Tools Governments ­se to Hijack Phones
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Researchers Find and Decode the Spy Tools Governments ­se to Hijack Phones

Newly uncovered components of a digital surveillance tool used by more than 60 governments worldwide provide a rare glimpse at the extensive ways law enforcement...

Wearable Computing Gloves Can Teach Braille, Even if You're Not Paying Attention
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Wearable Computing Gloves Can Teach Braille, Even if You're Not Paying Attention

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers used a technology-enhanced glove to help people learn how to read and write Braille, even if they weren't paying attention...
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