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In 2008 U.S. troops in Iraq discovered that Shi’ite insurgents had figured out how to tap and record video feeds from overhead American drones. Now you too can...
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The target computer is picked. The order to strike has been given. All it takes is a finger swipe and a few taps of the touchscreen, and the cyberattack is prepped...
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Computer Brain Escapes Google's X Lab to Supercharge Search
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Jason Mars is a rarity. He's an outsider with regular access to Google's data centers.
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New Android Boss Finally Reveals Plans For World's Most Popular Mobile Os
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How Ray Kurzweil Will Help Google Make the ltimate AI Brain
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Meet the Woman Who Launched a Billion Clicks
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How Pixar sed Moore's Law to Predict the Future
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