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A Brief History of the Atm
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A Brief History of the Atm

Eyes glaze over when I mention my interest in researching automated teller machines.

Why Kevin Mitnick, the World's Most Notorious Hacker, Is Still Breaking Into Computers
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Why Kevin Mitnick, the World's Most Notorious Hacker, Is Still Breaking Into Computers

Look no further than Kevin Mitnick's business card to see how some things never change.

Why the Tsarnaev Juror Questionnaire Screened For Computer Scientists
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Why the Tsarnaev Juror Questionnaire Screened For Computer Scientists

As we approach the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, many of us here in Massachusetts and beyond are riveted by the ongoing trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev...

How Crashing Drones Are Exposing Secrets About ­.s. War Operations
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How Crashing Drones Are Exposing Secrets About ­.s. War Operations

Crashing drones are spilling secrets about U.S. military operations.

For a Brighter Robotics Future, It's Time to Offload Their Brains
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For a Brighter Robotics Future, It's Time to Offload Their Brains

Robots already stand in for humans in some of the dullest and most dangerous jobs there are, handling everything from painting cars to drilling rocks on Mars.

Better Debugger
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Better Debugger

An algorithm developed at MIT CSAIL automatically identifies integer overflow bugs.

Now Algorithms Are Deciding Whom to Hire, Based on Voice
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Now Algorithms Are Deciding Whom to Hire, Based on Voice

If you're trying out for a job in sales, the person who judges your pitch may not be a person.

'space Lawyers' Help Startups Navigate the Final Legal Frontier
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'space Lawyers' Help Startups Navigate the Final Legal Frontier

When Sagi Kfir meets people and tells them he is a "space attorney," they usually think he has a strange way of saying he is in real estate.

Nasa Went to Space and All Humans Got Was This Acne Treatment
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Nasa Went to Space and All Humans Got Was This Acne Treatment

Earlier this week, researchers from Imperial College London announced that they had developed a way to make dialysis more effective for patients with kidney failure—inspired...

Dj Patil Talks Nerdy to ­S
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Dj Patil Talks Nerdy to ­S

DJ Patil was recently named the White House's deputy chief technology officer for data policy and chief data scientist, making him the first-ever national datacoined...

How 'game of Thrones' Creates Its Dragons
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How 'game of Thrones' Creates Its Dragons

When you hear the words "CGI" or "3-D animation," complex computer languages probably come to mind.

Virtual Zombie Apocalypse Can Prepare ­S For Disaster
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Virtual Zombie Apocalypse Can Prepare ­S For Disaster

Why use online games to study our responses to catastrophic events?

Modeling Complex Nanostructure Materials
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Modeling Complex Nanostructure Materials

Advances in computing and applied mathematics can improve the predictive value of models used to design new materials.

How Isis Succeeds on Social Media Where #stopkony Fails
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How Isis Succeeds on Social Media Where #stopkony Fails

Social networks offer an incredible tool for tapping into the collective unconscious, a virtual Jungian arena in which competition might be expected to amplify...

Complex, Legacy Code Creates Security Headaches for Microsoft Users
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Complex, Legacy Code Creates Security Headaches for Microsoft Users

Some of the biggest hacking episodes of the last few years, from Target Corp. to Home Depot Inc., share a common thread. Microsoft Corp. platforms were involved...

Five Solar System Sights Nasa Should Visit
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Five Solar System Sights Nasa Should Visit

It's show time for NASA's planetary programme.

The Big Business of Smashing Bugs
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The Big Business of Smashing Bugs

Frans Rosén is a tech entrepreneur by day and a bug bounty hunter by night.

On Pi Day, How Scientists Use This Number
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On Pi Day, How Scientists Use This Number

If you like numbers, you will love March 14, 2015.

How One Man Invented the Console Adventure Game
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How One Man Invented the Console Adventure Game

There's this yellow guy who lives in a yellow castle, and he's on a quest for a gleaming chalice.

Teaching Robots to Be Moral
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Teaching Robots to Be Moral

"Chappie," the highest-grossing movie in America last weekend, is, to put it mildly, not a great film; the critics have given it a twenty-nine on Rotten Tomatoes...
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