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Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected By Scientists
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Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected By Scientists

In a retired shore station for transpacific communications cables on the western coast of Vancouver Island sits a military computer in a padlocked cage.

Vexed in the City: Starved For Tech Talent and Yet Nobody to Hire?
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Vexed in the City: Starved For Tech Talent and Yet Nobody to Hire?

Darin Wedel made headlines in 2012 when his wife, Jennifer, asked President Barack Obama during a Google+ Hangout why her husband was still out of work while H-1B...

Delivery By Drone
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Delivery By Drone

A new algorithm lets drones monitor "health" issues such as fuel levels, the condition of their propellers, cameras, and other sensors throughout long package-delivery...

An App Maker Hangs On Amid War in ­kraine
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An App Maker Hangs On Amid War in ­kraine

App maker Readdle sounds like a classic success story from Silicon Valley: In 2007, four young techies get together to pioneer business productivity tools for the...

For Big-Data Scientists, 'janitor Work' Is Key Hurdle to Insights
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For Big-Data Scientists, 'janitor Work' Is Key Hurdle to Insights

Technology revolutions come in measured, sometimes foot-dragging steps.

The Engineer of the Original Apple Mouse Talks About His Remarkable Career
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The Engineer of the Original Apple Mouse Talks About His Remarkable Career

Jim Yurchenco was responsible for squeezing the guts inside the impossibly slim Palm V.

Vast Majority of Hackers Believe They're Above the Law—survey
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Vast Majority of Hackers Believe They're Above the Law—survey

When most hackers are infiltrating computer systems, the last thing on their mind is getting caught, according to new data.

Is Encrypted Messaging Entering the Mainstream?
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Is Encrypted Messaging Entering the Mainstream?

As people grow more aware of government and criminal surveillance of their mobile devices and computers, a flurry of companies have recently launched products they...

Virginia Tech's Uav Test Site Program 'fully Operational'
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Virginia Tech's Uav Test Site Program 'fully Operational'

The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership's Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site program is fully operational and ready to conduct research vital to integrate unmanned...

Researchers' Model Examines How to Keep Women in IT Profession
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Researchers' Model Examines How to Keep Women in IT Profession

Researchers have proposed a new model they hope will "re-energize the dialogue regarding creating a more diversified IT work environment," their study says.

No Boys Allowed: Girls Who Code Takes on Gender Gap
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No Boys Allowed: Girls Who Code Takes on Gender Gap

The nonprofit Girls Who Code's summer program has grown from 20 girls in one classroom in 2012 to 380 girls in classrooms at 16 companies across the country.

It Jobs: Which States Show Most Growth?
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It Jobs: Which States Show Most Growth?

Dice's August jobs report found Texas leads in technology job growth in 2014 based on new hiring data, followed by Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington...

Hashtags and Selfies Yield College Scholarships
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Hashtags and Selfies Yield College Scholarships

Companies and institutions are offering new scholarships that will help today's college students use social media to help finance college costs.

Beyond Classic Brain Illustrations That Make ­S Drool
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Beyond Classic Brain Illustrations That Make ­S Drool

I threw down a bit of a challenge last month at the Association of Medical Illustrators Conference in Minnesota.

Tattoo Biobatteries Produce Power From Sweat

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Tattoo Biobatteries Produce Power From Sweat


Researchers have designed a sensor in the form of a temporary tattoo that can monitor a person's performance and produce power from his or her perspiration.

As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics
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As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics

Scholars are exhilarated by the prospect of tapping into the vast troves of personal data collected by Facebook, Google, Amazon, and a host of start-ups, which...

Quantum Engineering
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Quantum Engineering

Paola Cappellaro's lab at MIT operates at the interface of basic and applied research. "We sometimes go more in one direction and sometimes more in the other,"...

Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask
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Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask

When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, the headlines were not about its speedy A5 chip or improved camera.

Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple's Style
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Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple's Style

Apple may well be the only tech company on the planet that would dare compare itself to Picasso.

Founder of America's Biggest Hacker Conference: 'we ­nderstand the Threat Now'
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Founder of America's Biggest Hacker Conference: 'we ­nderstand the Threat Now'

For one weekend every year, thousands of the world’s best—or worst, depending on your point of view—hackers meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defcon.
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