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Work-From-Home Tech Confessions
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Work-From-Home Tech Confessions

Unless you've been a full-time work-from-home type since before the arrival of COVID-19, WFH is uncharted territory full of missteps, problems, and unexpected consequences...

For People With Disabilities, Accessibility Tech's Still Not All It Could Be
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For People With Disabilities, Accessibility Tech's Still Not All It Could Be

More tech companies are stepping up efforts to make their products and services accessible for people with disabilities. But there's still more work to be done....

VR Could Be Your Next Painkiller
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VR Could Be Your Next Painkiller

After 10-year-old Blaine Baxter injured his arm in a go-kart accident last year, painful daily dressing changes at the hospital made him so anxious that he had...

What Amazon's Alexa Economy Pays the People Building Its Skills
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What Amazon's Alexa Economy Pays the People Building Its Skills

On a lark, Joel Wilson started developing skills for Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, this past January.

How Kaspersky Lab Got on the US Government's Bad Side
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How Kaspersky Lab Got on the US Government's Bad Side

The US government and one of the most popular and well-reviewed antivirus software companies are going through a messy breakup.

Bug Bounty Hunters Can Make Big Bucks with the Right Hack
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Bug Bounty Hunters Can Make Big Bucks with the Right Hack

Back in 2002, Tommy DeVoss had some unwanted guests at his front door: FBI agents, ready to raid his home.

Vr Promised ­S the Future. Too Bad We're Stuck in the Present
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Vr Promised ­S the Future. Too Bad We're Stuck in the Present

Are you going to buy a virtual reality headset?

Baseball Pitches Augmented Reality to Catch Fans
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Baseball Pitches Augmented Reality to Catch Fans

During Apple's iPhone launch two weeks ago, I spotted a 10-second augmented reality demo that could potentially change the way we watch baseball.

Why Am I Getting So Many Robocalls?
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Why Am I Getting So Many Robocalls?

People with landline home phones have long suffered unwanted marketing calls. Now these spam calls have made their way to our mobile phones in a big way.

How an Mlb All-Star's Secret Weapon Can Help You Hit Better, Too
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How an Mlb All-Star's Secret Weapon Can Help You Hit Better, Too

Three months ago, Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa flat out told me he was going to have a breakout season and tech was going to play a big role....

The Vr Future Is Here but No One Can Agree on a Name For It
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The Vr Future Is Here but No One Can Agree on a Name For It

At the VR keynote at Google's IO developer conference, a slide appeared on screen to start the morning's presentation. Clay Bavor, head of AR and VR for Google,...

Smart Gadgets Need Security. Startups, That's Your Cue
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Smart Gadgets Need Security. Startups, That's Your Cue

At CES next week, expect booth after booth of smart devices—and a host of approaches to their security.

Why It Was So Easy to Hack the Cameras that Took Down the Web
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Why It Was So Easy to Hack the Cameras that Took Down the Web

If you were anywhere near the internet in the US on Friday, you probably noticed a bunch of your favorite websites were down for much of the day. Now experts are...

We're Ahead of Schedule to Turn 'star Trek' Tech Into Reality
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We're Ahead of Schedule to Turn 'star Trek' Tech Into Reality

Most Star Trek stories from the vaunted franchise turning 50 this week take place in a distant future we're not likely to see.

Happy 25th Birthday to the World Wide Web
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Happy 25th Birthday to the World Wide Web

Internauts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On August 23, 1991--25 years ago today--the public gained access for the first...

How Today's Farmers Got a Head-Start on Tomorrow's Tech
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How Today's Farmers Got a Head-Start on Tomorrow's Tech

Cory Anstey always wanted to be a farmer. It was the joy of riding in the tractor, "the smell of the dirt in the spring" that drew him to the fields.

Cybersecurity Sleuths Learn to Think Like Hackers
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Cybersecurity Sleuths Learn to Think Like Hackers

About 35 high-school students sit at neatly arranged rows of tables in the university's gym. Another 115 college-level contestants surround the high schoolers.

All Hail Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, King of the Bots
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All Hail Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, King of the Bots

Mark Zuckerberg was once the boy king of Silicon Valley. Now he wants to be the bot king of Silicon Valley.

Singaporean Students Create Device to Help Fight Parkinson's Symptoms
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Singaporean Students Create Device to Help Fight Parkinson's Symptoms

One dangerous aspect of Parkinson's Disease is the impeded ability to walk, which causes people to fall and injure themselves.

Why Yahoo Faded: The Internet Changed, But It Didn't
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Why Yahoo Faded: The Internet Changed, But It Didn't

Yahoo and I go way back.
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