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Iran Confirms Arrest of British Computer Science Professor
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Iran Confirms Arrest of British Computer Science Professor

A spokesman for Iran's judiciary has confirmed that Abbas Edalat, a British-Iranian academic, has been arrested on security charges.

Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
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Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station

Students from the United States and Japan will talk with astronauts on the International Space Station this week as part of NASA's Year of Education on Station....

Disney ­nveils a Prototype Virtual-Reality Jacket to Simulate Hugs, Punches and a Snake Slithering Across Your Body
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Disney ­nveils a Prototype Virtual-Reality Jacket to Simulate Hugs, Punches and a Snake Slithering Across Your Body

A big, green snake slithers up your body, squeezing your rib cage, but you're not afraid. It's strangely exhilarating.

Army Researchers Find the Best Cyber Teams Are Antisocial Cyber Teams
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Army Researchers Find the Best Cyber Teams Are Antisocial Cyber Teams

Army researchers have discovered what experienced information security teams already know: actual human interaction isn't a key to success when you already know...

The Surprisingly Simple iPad Apps Pilots ­se to Make Your Flight Better
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The Surprisingly Simple iPad Apps Pilots ­se to Make Your Flight Better

As you queue anxiously on the jet bridge, you pull out your tablet to see how much battery you've got left.

Who's Firing? (Qualcomm, GoPro, and IBM, Again) Who's Hiring? (Facebook, Apple, Amazon)
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Who's Firing? (Qualcomm, GoPro, and IBM, Again) Who's Hiring? (Facebook, Apple, Amazon)

In what has practically turned into an annual sign of spring, IBM rained layoff notices down on its tech workforce in late March and again in April.

British-Iranian Computer Scientist Detained in Iran, British Officials Say
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British-Iranian Computer Scientist Detained in Iran, British Officials Say

Abbas Edalat, a professor of computer science and mathematics at Imperial College London and a political activist, has been arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guards...

A New Startup Wants to ­se Crispr to Diagnose Disease
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A New Startup Wants to ­se Crispr to Diagnose Disease

In 2011, biologists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier published a landmark paper introducing the world to Crispr. The arcane family of bacterial proteins...

Breaking Bottlenecks to the Electronic-Photonic Information Technology Revolution
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Breaking Bottlenecks to the Electronic-Photonic Information Technology Revolution

A team of researchers have created an optical communications device that translates electrical bits into photonic bits at speeds tens of times faster than current...

Researchers 3D Print Electronics and Cells Directly on Skin
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Researchers 3D Print Electronics and Cells Directly on Skin

Researchers at the University of Minnesota used a customized, 3D printer to print electronics on a human hand. The technology could be used by soldiers on the battlefield...

Who Controls Your Data?
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Who Controls Your Data?

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will change how companies and individuals collect, store and share data.

Reuters Top 100: Europe's Most Innovative Universities – 2018
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Reuters Top 100: Europe's Most Innovative Universities – 2018

For the third year running KU Leuven tops Reuters ranking of Europe's most innovative universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions...

Chinese Tech Companies Turn to Games to Get Kids Interested in STEM
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Chinese Tech Companies Turn to Games to Get Kids Interested in STEM

The CodeCombat video game requires players to write Python or JavaScript to direct a character's movements.

Smithsonian Launches Pilot Program of 'Pepper' Robots
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Smithsonian Launches Pilot Program of 'Pepper' Robots

Humanoid Pepper robots have been deployed in six Smithsonian museums to test how robot technology can enhance visitor experiences and educational offerings.

When John Doerr Brought a 'Gift' to Google's Founders
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When John Doerr Brought a 'Gift' to Google's Founders

On a fall day in 1999, in the heart of Silicon Valley, I arrived at a two-story, L-shaped structure off the 101 freeway. It was young Google's headquarters, and...

Chips Down: China Aims to Boost Semiconductors as Trade War Looms
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Chips Down: China Aims to Boost Semiconductors as Trade War Looms

Now, as a trade war with the United States looms, a government decision to accelerate the development of the domestic chip industry underlines how far those goals...

The 14 Most Popular Programming Languages, According to a Study of 100,000 Developers
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The 14 Most Popular Programming Languages, According to a Study of 100,000 Developers

It's a good time to learn how to code.

­sing Data Science to Improve Public Policy
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­sing Data Science to Improve Public Policy

Data science, engineering, and policy students teamed up to explore solutions to real societal challenges at the MIT Policy Hackathon. 

Chinese Tech Companies Post Men-Only Job Listings, Report Finds
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Chinese Tech Companies Post Men-Only Job Listings, Report Finds

Major Chinese tech companies discriminate against women in their online job listings, according to a new report. Some job postings directly state they are for men...

Silicon Valley's Latest Revolution: Cutting Out Wall Street
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Silicon Valley's Latest Revolution: Cutting Out Wall Street

When Snap went public last year, it sold 200 million shares; none of them carried any voting rights. When Spotify went public earlier this month, it raised no money...
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