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When a Company Is Put ­p For Sale, in Many Cases, Your Personal Data Is, Too
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When a Company Is Put ­p For Sale, in Many Cases, Your Personal Data Is, Too

The privacy policy for Hulu, a video-streaming service with about nine million subscribers, opens with a declaration that the company "respects your privacy."

Can an Algorithm Hire Better Than a Human?
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Can an Algorithm Hire Better Than a Human?

Hiring and recruiting might seem like some of the least likely jobs to be automated.

Sean Parker: Philanthropy For Hackers
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Sean Parker: Philanthropy For Hackers

In the past several decades, there has been a monumental shift in the distribution of wealth on the planet.

6 Reasons Why We're ­nderhyping the Internet of Things
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6 Reasons Why We're ­nderhyping the Internet of Things

Just when you thought the Internet of Things couldn't possibly live up to its hype, along comes a blockbuster, 142-page report from McKinsey Global Institute ("The...

Nist Revises Key Computer Security Publication on Random Number Generation
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Nist Revises Key Computer Security Publication on Random Number Generation

In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, NIST has formally revised its recommended methods for generating random numbers, a crucial element...

Engineers Develop Micro-Tentacles So Tiny Robots Can Handle Delicate Objects
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Engineers Develop Micro-Tentacles So Tiny Robots Can Handle Delicate Objects

A microrobotic tentacle developed by Iowa State University engineers may enable soft-robotic hands and fingers that allow small robots to safely handle delicate...

Naval Research Funding to Bolster Cyber Defense
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Naval Research Funding to Bolster Cyber Defense

Nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering will fund...

Spintronics Advance Brings Wafer-Scale Quantum Devices Closer to Reality
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Spintronics Advance Brings Wafer-Scale Quantum Devices Closer to Reality

Researchers at the University of Chicago have advanced nuclear spintronic technologies by getting nuclear spins to line themselves up in a consistent, controllable...

How the ­.s. Finally Tracked Down a Hacker Kingpin
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How the ­.s. Finally Tracked Down a Hacker Kingpin

For the U.S., the extradition of Ercan Findikoglu shows the value of patience when it comes to pursuing suspected hacker kingpins.

Humans Are Tech's Next Big Thing—and That Could Be Risky
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Humans Are Tech's Next Big Thing—and That Could Be Risky

Internet companies make billions of dollars by capturing one of the world's most precious commodities: your attention.

Iris Recognition Gives Smartphone ­sers More Security Options, Researcher Says
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Iris Recognition Gives Smartphone ­sers More Security Options, Researcher Says

Iris recognition systems give people more options to protect their electronic devices, says Stephanie Schuckers, Paynter-Krigman Professor in Engineering Science...

'epic' Fail—how Opm Hackers Tapped the Mother Lode of Espionage Data
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'epic' Fail—how Opm Hackers Tapped the Mother Lode of Espionage Data

Government officials have been vague in their testimony about the data breaches—there was apparently more than one—at the Office of Personnel Management.

Point, Click, and Fire in Virtual Reality—with Just Your Eyes
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Point, Click, and Fire in Virtual Reality—with Just Your Eyes

It's testament to the speed at which the current crop of virtual-reality headsets are evolving that newcomer Fove is able to make its competitors seem, if not outdated...

New Sandia Director Will Be First Woman to Lead National Security Lab
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New Sandia Director Will Be First Woman to Lead National Security Lab

Jill M. Hruby will be the first woman to lead a U.S. national security laboratory when she becomes president and director of Sandia National Laboratories on July...

FEMMES Encourages Middle-School Girls to Acquire Coding Skills
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FEMMES Encourages Middle-School Girls to Acquire Coding Skills

The University of Chicago FEMMES Code Camp introduced computer science and taught coding skills to girls in a series of entertaining and hands-on activities earlier...

Google Didn't Lead the Self-Driving Vehicle Revolution. John Deere Did.
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Google Didn't Lead the Self-Driving Vehicle Revolution. John Deere Did.

Google has received tons of gushy press for its bubble-shaped self-driving car, though it's still years from the showroom floor.

Tricorder Xprize Competition Heats ­p
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Tricorder Xprize Competition Heats ­p

On the classic TV series Star Trek, Dr. McCoy made his job look easy.

The Moment I Decided Robots Were As Interesting As Humans
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The Moment I Decided Robots Were As Interesting As Humans

When I was little, I was enamored with the idea of being a pioneer; I was drawn to the thought that I could be the first to do something—be a trailblazer, the forerunner...

How Do Toddlers ­se Tablets?
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How Do Toddlers ­se Tablets?

A team of University of Iowa researchers studied more than 200 YouTube videos to examine how infants and toddlers use iPads and to investigate research and design...

Graphene Booms in Factories But Lacks a Killer App
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Graphene Booms in Factories But Lacks a Killer App

The city of Manchester, UK, is gearing up for a graphene jamboree.
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