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Warehouse 'bots Do Battle to Make Same-Day Delivery a Reality
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Warehouse 'bots Do Battle to Make Same-Day Delivery a Reality

The robots zipping across the aluminum grid look less like Star Wars droids and more like little red wagons.

New Tool For Csi? Geographic Software Maps Distinctive Features Inside Bones
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New Tool For Csi? Geographic Software Maps Distinctive Features Inside Bones

A common type of geographic mapping software offers a new way to study human remains.

Employee Shopping: 'acqui-Hire' Is the New Normal in Silicon Valley
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Employee Shopping: 'acqui-Hire' Is the New Normal in Silicon Valley

Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Zynga are on a shopping spree. They're buying small startups with innovative products and apps. But, many times, the tech...

Robot Culture Blossoms in Bay Area
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Robot Culture Blossoms in Bay Area

They may not look exactly like their goofy, gangly ancestors on '60s TV.

How Student Coders Helped Cern Build Iphone App, Speed ­p Simulations
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How Student Coders Helped Cern Build Iphone App, Speed ­p Simulations

Google Summer of Code is one of the best deals out there both for students looking to hone their coding skills and for organizations that need cheap, talented labor...

Pete Koomen: The Quest For More Clicks
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Pete Koomen: The Quest For More Clicks


The Original Twitter? Tiny Electronic Tags Monitor Birds' Social Networks
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The Original Twitter? Tiny Electronic Tags Monitor Birds' Social Networks

A tiny, digital tag is providing a first peek into the social lives of small animals. The tags tracked and revealed a surprising amount of interaction among New...

Does Rise of Biometrics Mean a Future Without Anonymity?
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Does Rise of Biometrics Mean a Future Without Anonymity?

Long envisioned as an alternative to remembering scores of computer passwords or lugging around keys to cars, homes and businesses, technology that identifies people...

Every Tweet Ever Written Is Now Available to Search and Analyze, Thanks to Gnip
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Every Tweet Ever Written Is Now Available to Search and Analyze, Thanks to Gnip

This morning, Gnip launched its Historical PowerTrack for Twitter, which will give developers the ability to search, find, analyze, and compare all the tweets ever...

Can the App Economy Cure Dismal Job Numbers?
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Can the App Economy Cure Dismal Job Numbers?

"This is shameless, really," said Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., on Wednesday, as she held out her iPad, showing high-resolution photo of her infant grandson to...

With Iphone 5, Apple Again Raises the Smartphone Bar
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With Iphone 5, Apple Again Raises the Smartphone Bar

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook took the stage Wednesday to unveil an eagerly awaited revamping of the company's flagship products, including the iPhone, iPod, iTunes—all...

Game Maker Without a Rule Book
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Game Maker Without a Rule Book

This is no Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.

Cellphone Medical Test Wins Npr's 'big Idea' Contest
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Cellphone Medical Test Wins Npr's 'big Idea' Contest

Most of us would like to make life better for people in developing countries. Most of us don't do anything about it. Catherine Wong is different.

Key Skills Pay Off in Fast-Evolving World of Mobile App Development
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Key Skills Pay Off in Fast-Evolving World of Mobile App Development

As demand for mobile app developers continues to increase, some universities are beginning to offer the type of basic training that is essential to a career in...

Artificial Intelligence Allows Automated Worm Sorting
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Artificial Intelligence Allows Automated Worm Sorting

Scientists have demonstrated an automated system that uses artificial intelligence and cutting-edge image processing to rapidly examine large numbers of individual...

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Schools Pitch New Degrees at Job-Focused Students

Despite a full-time job as a mechanical engineer, Sean Whitney is carving out hours to pursue the new Johns Hopkins MBA/MA in "Design Leadership." Whitney believes...

Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately
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Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately

New software developed at Ohio State University helps in-road traffic detectors count cars more accurately — and save city planners money.

Computer Scientist Explores Device-Independent Mobile Apps
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Computer Scientist Explores Device-Independent Mobile Apps

Eli Tilevich of Virginia Tech has garnered a Microsoft Research Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award to solve the problems of porting applications across...

Identifying Dolphins With Technology
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Identifying Dolphins With Technology

A computer program developed by students at Eckerd College simplifies the process of manual photo identification of bottlenose dolphins and other species.

Why Investors Willingly Pay Speed Traders Extra Billions
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Why Investors Willingly Pay Speed Traders Extra Billions

When high-frequency traders defend themselves against criticism that they're screwing up the stock market by distorting prices or making it more volatile, their...
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