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Why Haven't Reporters Mass-Adopted Secure Tools For Communicating With Sources?
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Why Haven't Reporters Mass-Adopted Secure Tools For Communicating With Sources?

In the months since Donald Trump took office, Washington has been leaking like a sieve.

Robots Debate Future of Humans at Hong Kong Tech Show
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Robots Debate Future of Humans at Hong Kong Tech Show

Two lifelike robots discussed the pros and cons of humans in front of a nervously tittering audience at the RISE technology conferenc in Hong Kong.

Why Robots Won't Steal All Our Jobs
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Why Robots Won't Steal All Our Jobs

Don't worry. The robots won't destroy all our jobs. History suggests just the opposite—that new technologies inspire new jobs.

­.s. Spends $65 Million to Build Brain Implants
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­.s. Spends $65 Million to Build Brain Implants

The quest to create a real link between machines and human brains has potentially groundbreaking consequences.

­.s. Institutions Awarded the Most Doctorates Ever Recorded in 2015
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­.s. Institutions Awarded the Most Doctorates Ever Recorded in 2015

Over a 20-year span, the number of women receiving doctorates in science and engineering at U.S. institutions increased by 93 percent, and the number receiving...

'bro Culture' at Start-­ps Keeps Talented Women Out: Harvey Mudd President
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'bro Culture' at Start-­ps Keeps Talented Women Out: Harvey Mudd President

Marie Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College, is speaking out about Silicon Valley's culture in the wake of numerous scandals.

The Strange and Righteous History of the Equals Sign
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The Strange and Righteous History of the Equals Sign

Robert Recorde was one of those people so extraordinarily ahead of his time that he seemed destined to come to a tragic end.

Two Giants of AI Team ­p to Head Off the Robot Apocalypse
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Two Giants of AI Team ­p to Head Off the Robot Apocalypse

There's nothing new about worrying that superintelligent machines may endanger humanity, but the idea has lately become hard to avoid.

Ornl Team Applies Computational Expertise to St. Jude Research
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Ornl Team Applies Computational Expertise to St. Jude Research

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created custom algorithms to help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists mine a trove of data from powerful...

All the Promises Automakers Have Made About the Future of Cars
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All the Promises Automakers Have Made About the Future of Cars

Yet another announcement came yesterday: Volvo, the Swedish slash Chinese car company, announced that it will only offer electric or hybrid vehicles by 2019.

In Reporting on North Korea, Tech Helps Break Through Secrecy
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In Reporting on North Korea, Tech Helps Break Through Secrecy

How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Choe Sang-Hun, The Times's Korea correspondent who is based in Seoul...

The President of Search Giant Baidu Has Global Plans
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The President of Search Giant Baidu Has Global Plans

Google and Facebook are household names around the world. Baidu? Not yet. Ya-Qin Zhang, president of China's leading search business, says Chinese companies can...

China Ties the ­.s. as the Most Influential Nation in Science
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China Ties the ­.s. as the Most Influential Nation in Science

China now ranks as the most influential country in four of eight core scientific fields, matching the United States, according to the Japan Science and Technology...

How Video Games Helped Give ­S the Self-Driving Car
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How Video Games Helped Give ­S the Self-Driving Car

Self-driving cars. They're the future of transportation—and they're getting smarter all the time.

A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree
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A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree

A few years ago, Sean Bridges lived with his mother, Linda, in Wiley Ford, W.Va. Their only income was her monthly Social Security disability check. He applied...

Building a STEM Pipeline
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Building a STEM Pipeline

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's summer science camp supports future innovators, scientists, and engineers.

Image Doctoring Must Be Halted
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Image Doctoring Must Be Halted

Seven years ago, a cover of The Economist showed Barack Obama, head down on a Louisiana beach in front of an oil rig—the picture of lonely despair.

Foreign It Workers Seen as Solution to Industry Shortage
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Foreign It Workers Seen as Solution to Industry Shortage

The rising demand for IT engineers in Japan has companies moving to recruit workers from overseas.

New Natural Selection: How Scientists Are Altering Dna to Genetically Engineer New Forms of Life
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New Natural Selection: How Scientists Are Altering Dna to Genetically Engineer New Forms of Life

Before human beings wrote books or did math or composed music, we made leather.

Virtual Training Prepares First Responders For Active Shooter Incidents
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Virtual Training Prepares First Responders For Active Shooter Incidents

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's EDGE virtual training platform allows first responders to assume avatars and role-play in complex response scenarios...
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