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Computer Science Now Top Major For Women at Stanford ­niversity
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Computer Science Now Top Major For Women at Stanford ­niversity

 Computer science has for the first time become the most popular major for female students at Stanford University, a hopeful sign for those trying to build up the...

Smaller U.s. Businesses Fear Freeze from Eu Privacy Ruling
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Smaller U.s. Businesses Fear Freeze from Eu Privacy Ruling

U.S. businesses from online coupon company RetailMeNot Inc to security software company Symantec Corp said a European change to rules governing transatlantic personal...

Google Won't Have Easy Ride Back Into China
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Google Won't Have Easy Ride Back Into China

Google Inc CEO Sundar Pichai has made no secret that he wants to get back into China via Google Play, the app store for its Android mobile operating system.

U.s. Researchers Show Computers Can Be Hijacked to Send Data As Sound Waves
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U.s. Researchers Show Computers Can Be Hijacked to Send Data As Sound Waves

A team of security researchers has demonstrated the ability to hijack standard equipment inside computers, printers and millions of other devices in order to send...

China to Restrict Drone, Supercomputer Exports
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China to Restrict Drone, Supercomputer Exports

China will restrict the export of drones and supercomputers from Aug. 15 to help protect national security out of fears such equipment could fall into the hands...

Car Dashboards That Act Like Smart Phones Raise Safety Issues
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Car Dashboards That Act Like Smart Phones Raise Safety Issues

When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.

Brain Technology Patents Soar As Companies Get Inside People's Heads
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Brain Technology Patents Soar As Companies Get Inside People's Heads

From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for "neurotechnology"...

Hi-Tech and Big Data Offer Hope to Battered ­.s. Oil Industry
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Hi-Tech and Big Data Offer Hope to Battered ­.s. Oil Industry

The tech geeks are coming to the oil industry's rescue.

Seven Strategies For Keeping Women in STEM Fields
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Seven Strategies For Keeping Women in STEM Fields

The 28-member Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group has developed a seven-point plan for achieving gender equity in science, technology,...

CIA to Make Sweeping Changes, Focus More on Cyber Ops: Agency Chief
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CIA to Make Sweeping Changes, Focus More on Cyber Ops: Agency Chief

The Central Intelligence Agency is launching one of the biggest reorganizations in its history, aimed in part at sharpening its focus on cyber operations and incorporating...

China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear from Anti-Terror Law
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China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear from Anti-Terror Law

China's proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after U.S. President ...

China Draft Counterterror Law Strikes Fear in Foreign Tech Firms
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China Draft Counterterror Law Strikes Fear in Foreign Tech Firms

China is weighing a far-reaching counterterrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys and install security "backdoors", a potential...

China Drops Leading Technology Brands For State Purchases
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China Drops Leading Technology Brands For State Purchases

China has dropped some of the world's leading technology brands from its approved state purchase lists, while approving thousands more locally made products, in...

U.s. to Establish New Cybersecurity Agency
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U.s. to Establish New Cybersecurity Agency

The U.S. government is creating a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats, pooling and analyzing information on a spectrum of risks, a senior Obama administration...

China's Internet Population Hits 649 Million, 86 Percent on Phones
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China's Internet Population Hits 649 Million, 86 Percent on Phones

China had 649 million Internet users by the end of 2014, with 557 million of those using handsets to go online, said a government report on Tuesday, as the world's...

In North Korea, Hackers Are a Handpicked, Pampered Elite
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In North Korea, Hackers Are a Handpicked, Pampered Elite

Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state...

­.s. National Security Prosecutors Shift Focus from Spies to Cyber
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­.s. National Security Prosecutors Shift Focus from Spies to Cyber

The U.S. Justice Department is restructuring its national security prosecution team to deal with cyber attacks and the threat of sensitive technology ending up...

Nato Agrees Cyber Attack Could Trigger Military Response
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Nato Agrees Cyber Attack Could Trigger Military Response

NATO leaders agreed on Friday that a large-scale cyber attack on a member country could be considered an attack on the entire U.S.-led alliance, potentially triggering...

China Targets Own Operating System to Take on Likes of Microsoft, Google
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China Targets Own Operating System to Take on Likes of Microsoft, Google

China could have a new homegrown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Apple Inc, Xinhua news agency said...

Hacker Says to Show Passenger Jets at Risk of Cyber Attack
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Hacker Says to Show Passenger Jets at Risk of Cyber Attack

Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight...
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