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Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps
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Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps

ChemCam zaps rocks with a high-powered laser to determine their composition and carries a camera that can survey the Martian landscape.  

China Bars Banks from Bitcoin Transactions
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China Bars Banks from Bitcoin Transactions

China's government banned financial institutions from trading in bitcoin on Thursday, in what analysts said was a restrained first step towards regulating the digital...

Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley
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Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley

On the outside, China's answer to Silicon Valley doesn't look the part: It's a crowded mass of electronics malls, fast-food joints and office buildings in northwest...

Everything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science
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Everything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science

Computer science is widening its public appeal as people increasingly realize how it impacts nearly every other field of academic endeavor.

Google Puts Money on Robots, ­sing the Man Behind Android
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Google Puts Money on Robots, ­sing the Man Behind Android

In an out-of-the-way Google office, two life-size humanoid robots hang suspended in a corner.

Singularity ­niversity Plots Hi-Tech Future For Humans
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Singularity ­niversity Plots Hi-Tech Future For Humans

Rob Nail walks into the room looking like a Silicon Valley Doctor Who as played by David Tennant—tailored suit, 3D-printed trainers and the Californian twist on...

Aviation Initiative to Get $2.6 Million to Test Unmanned Aircraft
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Aviation Initiative to Get $2.6 Million to Test Unmanned Aircraft

The addition of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace is expected to create a billion-dollar industry in the United States in the coming years. Funding...

Pilot ­se of Automation Eyed in Air Crashes
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Pilot ­se of Automation Eyed in Air Crashes

Pilots are becoming so reliant on the computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're...

Diagnosis For Healthcare.gov: ­nrealistic Technology Expectations
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Diagnosis For Healthcare.gov: ­nrealistic Technology Expectations

The fiasco with the $600 million federal health insurance website wasn't all bureaucratic.

China Launches Moon Rover Mission
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China Launches Moon Rover Mission

China's latest display of ambition in space involves sending a Jade Rabbit roaming across the Bay of Rainbows.

Jury: Newegg Infringes Spangenberg Patent, Must Pay $2.3 Million
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Jury: Newegg Infringes Spangenberg Patent, Must Pay $2.3 Million

Newegg, an online retailer that has made a name for itself fighting the non-practicing patent holders sometimes called "patent trolls," sits on the losing end of...

Sharing Personal Info Via Online Social Networks Can Lead to Hiring Discrimination
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Sharing Personal Info Via Online Social Networks Can Lead to Hiring Discrimination

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found evidence that sharing personal information via online social networks can lead to hiring discrimination.

Already Anticipating 'terminator' Ethics
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Already Anticipating 'terminator' Ethics

What could possibly go wrong?

Lawrence Livermore Researchers Awarded a Billion Supercomputer Core Hours
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Lawrence Livermore Researchers Awarded a Billion Supercomputer Core Hours

Thirteen Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have been awarded more than a billion core hours on two of America's fastest supercomputers as part...

Newegg Trial: Crypto Legend Takes the Stand, Goes For Knockout Patent Punch
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Newegg Trial: Crypto Legend Takes the Stand, Goes For Knockout Patent Punch

Newegg's courtroom face-off with patent-licensing giant TQP Development is nearing its end.

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Why the ­.s. May Lose the Race to Exascale

In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers—exascale—there is no guarantee the U.S. will finish first.

Women Gain in Some STEM Fields, but Not Computer Science
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Women Gain in Some STEM Fields, but Not Computer Science

A few weeks ago, I wrote about ways to get more women interested in computer science.

Meet The 'assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins
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Meet The 'assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins

As Bitcoin becomes an increasingly popular form of digital cash, the cryptocurrency is being accepted in exchange for everything from socks to sushi to heroin.

They're Watching You at Work
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They're Watching You at Work

In 2003, thanks to Michael Lewis and his best seller Moneyball, the general manager of the Oakland A’s, Billy Beane, became a star.

Nsf Provides $10.5 Million Grant to Develop Software For Un-Curated Data
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Nsf Provides $10.5 Million Grant to Develop Software For Un-Curated Data

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a team of researchers more than $10 million over the next five years to develop software to manage and make sense...
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