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The Brilliant Hack That Brought Foursquare Back From the Dead
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The Brilliant Hack That Brought Foursquare Back From the Dead

Dennis Crowley thought his 13-year dream might never come true. 

Nest Labs Ceo Advice: Startup? More Like Lawyer ­p
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Nest Labs Ceo Advice: Startup? More Like Lawyer ­p

Startups whose products challenge the incumbents need to prepare not just for competition but for dirty tricks.

Pioneering a Path to Electrical Conductivity in 'Tinker Toy' Materials
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Pioneering a Path to Electrical Conductivity in 'Tinker Toy' Materials

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a technique that increases the electrical conductivity of a metal-organic framework by over six orders of...

The Rise and Fall of Blackberry: An Oral History
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The Rise and Fall of Blackberry: An Oral History

In 1984, Mike Lazaridis, an engineering student at the University of Waterloo, and Douglas Fregin, an engineering student at the University of Windsor, founded...

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Active Learning Model for Computer Predictions

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Rob Nowak has been exploring an active learning model of computing, in which the machine receives all of the data up front...

Nasa Curiosity: First Mars Age Measurement and Human Exploration Help
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Nasa Curiosity: First Mars Age Measurement and Human Exploration Help

NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions.

Confirming the Mooc Myth
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Confirming the Mooc Myth

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are neither transforming education nor yielding large profits, but more time is needed to experiment with various applications...

World of Spycraft: Nsa and CIA Spied in Online Games
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World of Spycraft: Nsa and CIA Spied in Online Games

Not limiting their activities to the earthly realm, American and British spies have infiltrated the fantasy worlds of World of Warcraft and Second Life, conducting...

Graphene: Growing Giants
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Graphene: Growing Giants

A research team at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology may help bring graphene's promise closer to reality.

Peer-Review Science Is Taking Off on Twitter, but Tweets Don't Match Citations
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Peer-Review Science Is Taking Off on Twitter, but Tweets Don't Match Citations

The most tweeted peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2012, and the trends associated with their social media success, have been identified by Stefanie...

Old School vs. New School As Academic Publishers Brawl Over Web
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Old School vs. New School As Academic Publishers Brawl Over Web

The competition for prominence in academic publishing heated up this week as a traditional company, Elsevier, tangled with a Digital Era rival, Academia.edu.

"Hour of Code" Calls on Students to Program Computers, With Support From Obama (And the Republicans, Too!)
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"Hour of Code" Calls on Students to Program Computers, With Support From Obama (And the Republicans, Too!)

By now you may have heard about the United States' woeful lack of public coding classes, despite the economy's ever-growing need for technical workers.

Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power
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Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

Researchers are using the triboelectric effect to capture mechanical energy and say it could be put to work powering mobile devices.

Saving the Net from the Surveillance State: Glenn Greenwald Speaks ­p
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Saving the Net from the Surveillance State: Glenn Greenwald Speaks ­p

Big Brother may be watching you. But Glenn Greenwald is watching Big Brother.

Spectroscopic Technique Could Lead to Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Spectroscopic Technique Could Lead to Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new technique developed at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source could help scientists better understand and improve the materials required for high-performance...

Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps
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Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps

ChemCam zaps rocks with a high-powered laser to determine their composition and carries a camera that can survey the Martian landscape.  

China Bars Banks from Bitcoin Transactions
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China Bars Banks from Bitcoin Transactions

China's government banned financial institutions from trading in bitcoin on Thursday, in what analysts said was a restrained first step towards regulating the digital...

Shazam! How the Music Industry Hears What You (will) Love
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Shazam! How the Music Industry Hears What You (will) Love

At some point in 2014, your friends are totally going to be into this Dutch DJ named Martin Garrix.

Five Online Classes To Pump ­p It Careers
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Five Online Classes To Pump ­p It Careers

An explosion in new online learning opportunities is making it possible for IT professionals to commit to a career of lifelong learning. Better still, many of these...

Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley
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Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley

On the outside, China's answer to Silicon Valley doesn't look the part: It's a crowded mass of electronics malls, fast-food joints and office buildings in northwest...
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