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Hackers Could ­se 'the Internet of Things' to Turn Everyday Devices Into Paths of Attack
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Hackers Could ­se 'the Internet of Things' to Turn Everyday Devices Into Paths of Attack

The "Internet of Things" is great—we'll soon be able to build apps for our cars, thermostats, refrigerators, and more. But what happens when attackers get into...

Interview with Creators of Romo Iphone Robot
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Interview with Creators of Romo Iphone Robot

One of the biggest charmers at TED2013 so far has been Romo the Robot, who rolled and whizzed around the stage with one of his creators, Keller Rinaudo.

Qualcomm's Decidedly Different Plan to Connect Your Devices to the Internet of Things
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Qualcomm's Decidedly Different Plan to Connect Your Devices to the Internet of Things

Qualcomm, the chip company that made its fortune in mobile connectivity had big visions beyond its CDMA and cellular radio heritage.

Intel Takes Big Step in Custom Chip Foundry Business
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Intel Takes Big Step in Custom Chip Foundry Business

Intel has agreed to make chips on behalf of Altera, a significant step toward opening its prized manufacturing technology to customers on a larger scale, potentially...

Why Marissa Mayer's Ban on Remote Working at Yahoo Could Backfire Badly
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Why Marissa Mayer's Ban on Remote Working at Yahoo Could Backfire Badly

Not long after her arrival at Yahoo, new CEO Marissa Mayer started handing out carrots to her new employees, including new smartphones, free food, and other Google...

For Ibm, Africa Is Risky and Rife With Opportunity
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For Ibm, Africa Is Risky and Rife With Opportunity

Tony Mwai moved back to his homeland of Kenya in 2009 to run IBM's East Africa operations, about 20 years after joining the company in New York.

Working From Home: The End of Productivity or the Future of Work?
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Working From Home: The End of Productivity or the Future of Work?

In its bid to reshape itself for the future, Yahoo is returning to a workplace culture of the tech industry's past.

A New 'virtual Moderator' Helps Reach Consensus in Troubled Negotiations
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A New 'virtual Moderator' Helps Reach Consensus in Troubled Negotiations

A new fuzzy ontology-based system can help with decision-making, according to researchers at the University of Granada and Abo Akademi.  

Calling Out the Robocaller
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Calling Out the Robocaller

Last month, the Haggler was sitting at home when the phone rang.

It's Not Game Over For Pinball
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It's Not Game Over For Pinball

The game peaked in the early 1990s, when pinball machines filled dark arcades and backrooms of bowling alleys.

New Video Games Mirror Debates About Data Privacy, Hacking
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New Video Games Mirror Debates About Data Privacy, Hacking

A man shuffles down the street, phone in hand.

A Titan's How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling
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A Titan's How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Before Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, started to write "Lean In," her book-slash-manifesto on women in the workplace, she reread Betty...

The Quantified Man: How an Obsolete Tech Guy Rebuilt Himself for the Future
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The Quantified Man: How an Obsolete Tech Guy Rebuilt Himself for the Future

Tesco—the company that runs a chain of grocery stores across Great Britain—uses digital armbands to track the performance of its warehouse staff.

U.s. Ups Ante For Spying on Firms
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U.s. Ups Ante For Spying on Firms

The White House threatened China and other countries with trade and diplomatic action over corporate espionage as it cataloged more than a dozen cases of cyberattacks...

Private ­.s. Firms Take Major Role Vs. Cyberattacks
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Private ­.s. Firms Take Major Role Vs. Cyberattacks

When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have to consult...

The Newest Overhyped Mobile Industry Buzzword: Lte-Advanced
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The Newest Overhyped Mobile Industry Buzzword: Lte-Advanced

Admittedly, mobile technology evolves at a very fast pace. But somewhere along the way we seem to have skipped an entire generation of networks.

It Training Gets an Extreme Makeover
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It Training Gets an Extreme Makeover

IT professionals who grew up on a steady diet of bite-size online videos now consider it commonplace to learn within a video-centric training environment.

How to Find and Be a Good Mentor
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How to Find and Be a Good Mentor

Allison McWilliams, director of the Mentoring Resource Center at Wake Forest University, offers tips on finding a mentor and improving your own mentoring skills...

The Boy Wonder of Buzzfeed
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The Boy Wonder of Buzzfeed

"BenSmithing is now an official term!" shouted Michael Hastings, a BuzzFeed reporter and author, at his book release party in Chelsea on a subfreezing night in...

Data Mining Is New Lobbying Gold
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Data Mining Is New Lobbying Gold

A congressman gets an earful from his neighbor after church about a tax bill. A senator suddenly finds old high school classmates calling her about an upcoming...
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