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Livermore, CA, United States
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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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Inside Pocket: How a Startup Beat Its Rivals to Build the 'DVR for Everything'
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3d Printer Brings Dexterity to Children With No Fingers
Richard Van As was working in his home near Johannesburg, South Africa, in May of 2011, when he lost control of his table saw.
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The Tech Company Lawyers Who Stand Between You and Government Snoops
The in-house legal teams at Silicon Valley companies are usually associated with intellectual property disputes, anti-trade spats, and the maneuvering around initial...
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Tedglobal: Cloud Schools Offer New Education
Children in developing countries could educate themselves in "cloud schools" equipped with computers and online moderators but no physical teachers, Newcastle University...
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Stanford Online Coursework to Be Available on New Open Source Platform
Stanford University recently announced that online coursework will be available starting this summer on a new open source platform called OpenEdX, one of several...
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Now You Can Build Google's $1m Artificial Brain on the Cheap
Andrew Ng wants to bring deep learning—an emerging computer science field that seeks to mimic the human brain with hardware and software into the DIY era.
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A Revolution in the Making
On a dark and stormy night two weeks ago in Schenectady, N.Y., Ken Hislop was relaxing at home when his cellphone suddenly began buzzing in his pocket. It was an...
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Will the Nsa Rethink Its Data Collection System?
Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin talks to Joel Brenner, former senior counsel at the National Security Agency, about whether the NSA can protect Americans'...
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China's Tianhe-2 Is World's Top Supercomputer
Tianhe-2, developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, is the world's top supercomputer with a performance of 33.86 petaflop/second, according...
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Advanced Placement Adds New Computer-Science Test
High school students will have another opportunity to earn college credit in computer science. The College Board's Advanced Placement Program plans to add a second...
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Tech, Education Leaders Talk STEM Challenges
Although education and technology leaders support the Obama administration's efforts to open the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to more...
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Can You Feel Me Now?
An array that tracks motor vibrations through the skin may help engineers design wearable tactile displays that use the skin as a medium of communication.
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Now Hear This: Navy Abandons All Caps
MESSAGES SENT WITHIN THE U.S. NAVY NO LONGER HAVE TO BE WRITTEN OUT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
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'popcorn' Particle Pathways Promise Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have reported findings on a material that could lead to safer and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries than those...
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Detecting Peroxide-Based Explosives, but Not Toothpaste
Sandia National Laboratories researchers want airports and checkpoints to detect homemade explosives made with hydrogen peroxide without nabbing people whose...
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Study Gauges Value of Technology in Schools
With school districts rushing to buy computers, tablets, digital white boards, and other technology, a new report questions whether the investment is worth it.
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Why Google Is the Big Data Company That Matters Most
Every now and then, someone asks "Who’ll be the Google of big data?"
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How Two Sound Geeks Created Facebook's Friendly 'ping' Tone
About two weeks ago, a question popped up on Quora asking: "How much research has gone into developing the Facebook 'ping' sound?"
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