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Disney ­nveils a Prototype Virtual-Reality Jacket to Simulate Hugs, Punches and a Snake Slithering Across Your Body
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Disney ­nveils a Prototype Virtual-Reality Jacket to Simulate Hugs, Punches and a Snake Slithering Across Your Body

A big, green snake slithers up your body, squeezing your rib cage, but you're not afraid. It's strangely exhilarating.

The Surprisingly Simple iPad Apps Pilots ­se to Make Your Flight Better
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The Surprisingly Simple iPad Apps Pilots ­se to Make Your Flight Better

As you queue anxiously on the jet bridge, you pull out your tablet to see how much battery you've got left.

A New Startup Wants to ­se Crispr to Diagnose Disease
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A New Startup Wants to ­se Crispr to Diagnose Disease

In 2011, biologists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier published a landmark paper introducing the world to Crispr. The arcane family of bacterial proteins...

Who Controls Your Data?
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Who Controls Your Data?

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will change how companies and individuals collect, store and share data.

When John Doerr Brought a 'Gift' to Google's Founders
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When John Doerr Brought a 'Gift' to Google's Founders

On a fall day in 1999, in the heart of Silicon Valley, I arrived at a two-story, L-shaped structure off the 101 freeway. It was young Google's headquarters, and...

Chips Down: China Aims to Boost Semiconductors as Trade War Looms
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Chips Down: China Aims to Boost Semiconductors as Trade War Looms

Now, as a trade war with the United States looms, a government decision to accelerate the development of the domestic chip industry underlines how far those goals...

The 14 Most Popular Programming Languages, According to a Study of 100,000 Developers
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The 14 Most Popular Programming Languages, According to a Study of 100,000 Developers

It's a good time to learn how to code.

How to Calculate Pricing and Resources for Cloud Computing
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How to Calculate Pricing and Resources for Cloud Computing

Researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Management have developed an algorithm that cloud computing service providers can use to establish pricing and...

Made in China 2025: Beijing's Big Ambitions from Robots to Chips
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Made in China 2025: Beijing's Big Ambitions from Robots to Chips

China is looking to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology, making a major push with a "Made in China 2025" strategy that...

Your Heartbeat Could Power a Smartphone
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Your Heartbeat Could Power a Smartphone

In "I Sing the Body Electric," the poet Walt Whitman waxed lyrically about the "action and power" of "beautiful, curious, breathing, laughing flesh."

Sitting with the Cyber-Sleuths Who Track Cryptocurrency Criminals
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Sitting with the Cyber-Sleuths Who Track Cryptocurrency Criminals

Spiky yellow and blue shapes begin to fill a screen that spans an entire wall in a lab at Imperial College London.

Staff Changes Upend White House Cyber Team
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Staff Changes Upend White House Cyber Team

The White House cybersecurity team is undergoing a major shuffle that former officials say could jeopardize the administration's efforts to develop cyber policy...

Why Silicon Valley Shouldn't Work With the Pentagon
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Why Silicon Valley Shouldn't Work With the Pentagon

Is Silicon Valley going to war?

What the Latest Strike on Syria Succeeded At (and What It Didn't)
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What the Latest Strike on Syria Succeeded At (and What It Didn't)

On April 13, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom launched the largest barrage of cruise missiles since the opening of the Gulf War.

Google's New AI Head Is So Smart He Doesn't Need AI
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Google's New AI Head Is So Smart He Doesn't Need AI

Google's heavy investment in artificial intelligence has helped the company's software write music and beat humans at complex board games. What unlikely feats could...

Iran Bans State Bodies from ­sing Telegram App, Khamenei Shuts Account
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Iran Bans State Bodies from ­sing Telegram App, Khamenei Shuts Account

Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office said his account...

Russia Blocks Google, Amazon IP Addresses in Bid to Ban Telegram
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Russia Blocks Google, Amazon IP Addresses in Bid to Ban Telegram

Russia's state communications regulator on Tuesday said it had blocked IP addresses owned by Google and Amazon, saying they were being used by the Telegram messaging...

Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can't Be Found
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Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can't Be Found

When Zbynek Frolik needed new employees to handle surging orders at his cavernous factories in central Bohemia, he fanned advertisements across the Czech Republic...

Hackathons Are ­sually Dominated by Men; This One Was Just for Girls
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Hackathons Are ­sually Dominated by Men; This One Was Just for Girls

"HeartOnSleeve," "Too Tired to be Tired," "Moodchanger," "Food for Less Thought." If these apps sound like something a teen girl would love, that's because they...

U.S. Top Court Rules that Microsoft Email Privacy Dispute Is Moot
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U.S. Top Court Rules that Microsoft Email Privacy Dispute Is Moot

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) privacy fight with the Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies...
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