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Plunge Into a (virtual Reality) Black Hole
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Plunge Into a (virtual Reality) Black Hole

Imagine, in the frigid depths of space, a pair of immense black holes crashing together so violently that they shake the fabric of space and time.

Tech Is Taking Over Our Lives, and Our 401(k) Accounts
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Tech Is Taking Over Our Lives, and Our 401(k) Accounts

As technology takes over more of people's daily lives, it's also taking over ever-bigger chunks of their retirement accounts.

Jpl Deploys a Cubesat For Astronomy
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Jpl Deploys a Cubesat For Astronomy

Tiny satellites called CubeSats have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Besides allowing researchers to test new technologies, their relative simplicity...

What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)
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What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)

An examination by Indeed.com of search terms used by tech workers and by recruiters over the past two years shows that interest in React, the JavaScript library...

China's Top Ideologue Calls For Tight Control of Internet
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China's Top Ideologue Calls For Tight Control of Internet

Little heard from but hugely influential, the professor-turned-Communist theoretician who has been a major adviser to three Chinese leaders finally stepped out...

A Tiny New Chip Could Secure the Next Generation of Iot
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A Tiny New Chip Could Secure the Next Generation of Iot

The Internet of Things security crisis persists, as billions of inadequately secured webcams, refrigerators, and more flood homes around the world.

Track Record: computer Simulations Improve Goodyear tire Designs
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Track Record: computer Simulations Improve Goodyear tire Designs

Sandia National Laboratories and  Goodyear Tire & Rubber have worked together for 25 years to create better vehicle tires and more advanced computational mechanics...

Demand For AI Talent Turns Once-Staid Conference Into Draft Day
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Demand For AI Talent Turns Once-Staid Conference Into Draft Day

Actors in robot costumes stood in the lobby of the Westin hotel in Long Beach, California on Sunday night, "Intel Inside" stickers displayed on their foam torsos...

Bitcoin's Insane Energy Consumption, Explained
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Bitcoin's Insane Energy Consumption, Explained

The skyrocketing value of Bitcoin is leading to soaring energy consumption. According to one widely cited website that tracks the subject, the Bitcoin network is...

What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)
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What Tech Skills Are Hot (react, Cloud) or Not (linux, Tableau)

It's a good time to have experience in React, the JavaScript library used to create user interfaces, according to a study released this week by job search firmIndeed...

How AI Will Invade Every Corner of Wall Street
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How AI Will Invade Every Corner of Wall Street

It was AI versus Warren Buffett.

­niverse's Baby Picture Wins $3 Million
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­niverse's Baby Picture Wins $3 Million

Astrophysicists who captured an image of the Big Bang's afterglow—and confirmed the standard model of cosmology—won a US$3-million Breakthrough Prize on 3 December...

Future Wars May Depend as Much on Algorithms as on Ammunition, Report Says. 
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Future Wars May Depend as Much on Algorithms as on Ammunition, Report Says. 

The Pentagon is increasingly focused on the notion that the might of U.S. forces will be measured as much by the advancement of their algorithms as by the ammunition...

From the Arctic's Melting Ice, an ­nexpected Digital Hub
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From the Arctic's Melting Ice, an ­nexpected Digital Hub

This is one of the most remote towns in the United States, a small gravel spit on the northwest coast of Alaska, more than 3,700 miles from New York City. Icy seas...

Google, Amazon Find Not Everyone Is Ready For AI
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Google, Amazon Find Not Everyone Is Ready For AI

Executives at ascendant tech titans like Amazon and Google tend to look down on their predecessor IBM.

The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck's Differential Analyzer
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The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck's Differential Analyzer

In 1950, the physicist Arnold Nordsieck built himself this analog computer.

Australian Man ­ses Snack Bags as Faraday Cage to Block Tracking By Employer
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Australian Man ­ses Snack Bags as Faraday Cage to Block Tracking By Employer

A 60-year-old electrician in Perth, Western Australia had his termination upheld by a labor grievance commission when it was determined he had been abusing his...

At Berkeley, a New Generation of 'ethical Hackers' Learns to Wage Cyberwar
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At Berkeley, a New Generation of 'ethical Hackers' Learns to Wage Cyberwar

"Whenever I teach a security class, it happens that there is something going on in the news cycle that ties into it," Doug Tygar, a computer-science professor at...

In AI Technology Race, ­.s. Chips May Be Ace-In-The-Hole Vs. China
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In AI Technology Race, ­.s. Chips May Be Ace-In-The-Hole Vs. China

The U.S. holds an enviable lead in pushing artificial-intelligence technology out of labs and into real-world applications. Thank companies like Alphabet (GOOGL...

AI Is Dreaming ­p New Kinds of Video Games
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AI Is Dreaming ­p New Kinds of Video Games

Michael Cook, a 30-year-old senior research fellow at the University of Falmouth, has built an AI capable of imagining new video games from scratch.
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