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Sri International Is an Innovation Powerhouse Trying to Rise Above the Noise of Apple, Google, and Facebook
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Sri International Is an Innovation Powerhouse Trying to Rise Above the Noise of Apple, Google, and Facebook

When Intel worried years ago that its marvelous innovation wasn't being noticed by consumers-at-large, it launched the ubiquitous "Intel Inside" campaign.

Meet the Maker
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Meet the Maker

MIT alumna Limor Fried has become a pioneer of the 'maker movement' with Adafruit Industries, her multimillion-dollar seller of do-it-yourself kits.

­ssr's Old Domain Name Attracts Cybercriminals
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­ssr's Old Domain Name Attracts Cybercriminals

The Soviet Union disappeared from the map more than two decades ago. But online an 'e-vil empire' is thriving.

Charlie Rose Talks to Tumblr's David Karp
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Charlie Rose Talks to Tumblr's David Karp

What made you decide that this was the right time to sell—and that Yahoo! was the right buyer?

X-Rays Reveal Interior of Nasa Spacesuits
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X-Rays Reveal Interior of Nasa Spacesuits

"Suited for Space," a traveling exhibit now on tour, pairs spacesuits from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum with X-rays that reveal of the interiors...

New ­niversity of ­tah Program Prepares Students to Work at New Nsa Center
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New ­niversity of ­tah Program Prepares Students to Work at New Nsa Center

A few years ago, the National Security Agency, the country's top electronic spy agency, pondered a question with national security implications.

Wanted For the Internet of Things: Ant-Size Computers
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Wanted For the Internet of Things: Ant-Size Computers

If the Internet is to reach everywhere—from the pills you swallow to the shoes on your feet—then computers will need to get a whole lot smaller.

How to Build the Digital Subway Map of the Future
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How to Build the Digital Subway Map of the Future

The spotless white walls of Control Group's workshop differ so much from the dark, brooding interior of the historic Woolworth Building's lobby that it's hard not...

In China, Big Data Is Becoming Big Business
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In China, Big Data Is Becoming Big Business

With 1.3 billion people, a quickly expanding urban economy, and rising rates of Internet and smartphone penetration, China generates an immense amount of data annually...

How Instant Messaging Rules the Internet
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How Instant Messaging Rules the Internet

If you strip away the flashy interfaces, expensive ad campaigns, and layers of hype, you'll notice that for the past 15 years, the dominant unit of social technology...

Skill Shortages? Not If You Pay or Train
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Skill Shortages? Not If You Pay or Train

Companies in search of workers with the most sought-after IT skills may be better off investing in training programs than hiring, according to IDC. One analysts...

This Pentagon Project Makes Cyberwar as Easy as Angry Birds
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This Pentagon Project Makes Cyberwar as Easy as Angry Birds

The target computer is picked. The order to strike has been given. All it takes is a finger swipe and a few taps of the touchscreen, and the cyberattack is prepped...

Government Plan to Build 'back Doors' For Online Surveillance Could Create Dangerous Vulnerabilities
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Government Plan to Build 'back Doors' For Online Surveillance Could Create Dangerous Vulnerabilities

Recently, the FBI has been attacking the "going dark" problem—that is, its inability to read all electronic communications—from both legal and technological angles...

Inside Google's Secret Lab
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Inside Google's Secret Lab

Last February, Astro Teller, the director of Google's secretive research lab, Google X, went to seek approval from Chief Executive Officer Larry Page for an unlikely...

German Railways to Test Anti-Graffiti Drones
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German Railways to Test Anti-Graffiti Drones

The idea is to use airborne infra-red cameras to collect evidence, which could then be used to prosecute vandals who deface property at night.

Can Patents Keep ­p with Technology?
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Can Patents Keep ­p with Technology?


Drones May Violate International Law
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Drones May Violate International Law

President Obama recently defended U.S. use of drones to combat terrorism, but Leila Sadat, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that...

Hackers Find China Is Land of Opportunity
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Hackers Find China Is Land of Opportunity

Name a target anywhere in China, an official at a state-owned company boasted recently, and his crack staff will break into that person's computer, download the...

A Master's-Level Computer Science Degree, Delivered Via Moocs
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A Master's-Level Computer Science Degree, Delivered Via Moocs

The Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Computing, plans to offer the first online Master of Science degree in computer science that can be earned via a...

Mooc Provider Edx More Than Doubles Its University Partners
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Mooc Provider Edx More Than Doubles Its University Partners

EdX announced that 15 additional universities have agreed to offer free massive open online courses, bringing the total membership to 27 institutions.
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