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I Would Have Hired Edward Snowden
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I Would Have Hired Edward Snowden

I don't know Edward Snowden, but I know his kind.

Nasa Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
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Nasa Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge

NASA announced Tuesday a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them.

Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope
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Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope


The Tech Company Lawyers Who Stand Between You and Government Snoops
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The Tech Company Lawyers Who Stand Between You and Government Snoops

The in-house legal teams at Silicon Valley companies are usually associated with intellectual property disputes, anti-trade spats, and the maneuvering around initial...

Tedglobal: Cloud Schools Offer New Education
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Tedglobal: Cloud Schools Offer New Education

Children in developing countries could educate themselves in "cloud schools" equipped with computers and online moderators but no physical teachers, Newcastle University...

Now You Can Build Google's $1m Artificial Brain on the Cheap
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Now You Can Build Google's $1m Artificial Brain on the Cheap

Andrew Ng wants to bring deep learning—an emerging computer science field that seeks to mimic the human brain with hardware and software into the DIY era.

A Revolution in the Making
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A Revolution in the Making

On a dark and stormy night two weeks ago in Schenectady, N.Y., Ken Hislop was relaxing at home when his cellphone suddenly began buzzing in his pocket. It was an...

Will the Nsa Rethink Its Data Collection System?
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Will the Nsa Rethink Its Data Collection System?

Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin talks to Joel Brenner, former senior counsel at the National Security Agency, about whether the NSA can protect Americans'...

Advanced Placement Adds New Computer-Science Test
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Advanced Placement Adds New Computer-Science Test

High school students will have another opportunity to earn college credit in computer science. The College Board's Advanced Placement Program plans to add a second...

Tech, Education Leaders Talk STEM Challenges
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Tech, Education Leaders Talk STEM Challenges

Although education and technology leaders support the Obama administration's efforts to open the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to more...

Detecting Peroxide-Based Explosives, but Not Toothpaste
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Detecting Peroxide-Based Explosives, but Not Toothpaste

Sandia National Laboratories researchers want airports and checkpoints to detect homemade explosives made with hydrogen peroxide without nabbing people whose...

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Study Gauges Value of Technology in Schools

With school districts rushing to buy computers, tablets, digital white boards, and other technology, a new report questions whether the investment is worth it.

Why Google Is the Big Data Company That Matters Most
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Why Google Is the Big Data Company That Matters Most

Every now and then, someone asks "Who’ll be the Google of big data?"

Moving Common Apps to the Cloud Promises Significant Energy Savings
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Moving Common Apps to the Cloud Promises Significant Energy Savings

A six-month study led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that moving common software applications used by 86 million U.S. workers to the cloud...

The Nsa Could Collect Far More Than Your Phone Records from Mobile Operators
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The Nsa Could Collect Far More Than Your Phone Records from Mobile Operators

The revelation that the National Security Agency is collecting our phone records has generated considerable outrage, but phone call metadata is just the beginning...

Vulcan Brings 5 Petaflops to Collaborations With Industry and Academia
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Vulcan Brings 5 Petaflops to Collaborations With Industry and Academia

The Vulcan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is now available for collaborative work with industry and research universities to advance...

Spies Like ­s: How We All Helped Build Prism
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Spies Like ­s: How We All Helped Build Prism

It used to be that the National Security Agency and its ilk had to pay through the nose for the latest in spying technology.

Titan Completes Acceptance Testing
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Titan Completes Acceptance Testing

ORNL's Titan supercomputer has completed rigorous acceptance testing to ensure the functionality, performance, and stability of the machine, one of the world's...

Hands-Free Talking and Texting Are Unsafe, Report Finds
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Hands-Free Talking and Texting Are Unsafe, Report Finds

Using hands-free devices to talk, text, or send e-mail while driving is distracting and risky, says a new University of Utah study issued by the AAA Foundation...

DARPA Robotics Challenge: The Search For the Perfect Robot Soldier
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DARPA Robotics Challenge: The Search For the Perfect Robot Soldier

The Atlas robot looks something out of the post-apocalyptic future, or maybe a Will Smith blockbuster. It's a 330lb cyborg with eerily human-like hands and a head...
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