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Beijing Seeks to Tighten Reins on Websites in China
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Beijing Seeks to Tighten Reins on Websites in China

China's government said on Monday that it would take steps to more strictly manage websites in the country, its latest push to set boundaries in the wider Internet...

Despite Gains, Women Still Seen as Incompatible with Stem Fields, Study Finds
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Despite Gains, Women Still Seen as Incompatible with Stem Fields, Study Finds

A new study offers important clues as to how women scientists are perceived and how stereotypes might lead to prejudicial treatment.

Affordableschools.net Ranks Online Bachelor's Degrees in Computer Science, It
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Affordableschools.net Ranks Online Bachelor's Degrees in Computer Science, It

AffordableSchools.net has released its newest college rankings list of 20 Affordable Online Bachelor's Degrees in Computer Science/ IT. 

Massive Robots Keep Docks Shipshape
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Massive Robots Keep Docks Shipshape

At one of the busiest shipping terminals in the U.S., more than two dozen giant red robots wheeled cargo containers along the docks on a recent morning, handing...

Andy Grove's Warning to Silicon Valley
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Andy Grove's Warning to Silicon Valley

The praise this week for Andy Grove, who died on Monday at age 79, has been wrapped up in praise for Silicon Valley, where he was a towering figure in the semiconductor...

AI Hits the Mainstream
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AI Hits the Mainstream

For Robert Welborn, head of data science for the insurer and finance company USAA, 2015 was the year machine learning started to make commercial sense.

Meet the Largest Science Project in ­S Government History—the James Webb Telescope
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Meet the Largest Science Project in ­S Government History—the James Webb Telescope

Since Galileo first discovered the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus, telescopes have gotten larger, more accurate, and more powerful.

$5.9 Million Center Will Archive Arctic Scientific Data
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$5.9 Million Center Will Archive Arctic Scientific Data

A new $5.9 million data center funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and located at the University of California, Santa Barbara will serve as NSF Arctic...

Shadowy Hacking Industry May Be Helping Fbi Crack an Iphone
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Shadowy Hacking Industry May Be Helping Fbi Crack an Iphone

Turns out there's a shadowy global industry devoted to breaking into smartphones and extracting their information.

'minimal' Cell Raises Stakes in Race to Harness Synthetic Life
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'minimal' Cell Raises Stakes in Race to Harness Synthetic Life

Genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter has created a synthetic cell that contains the smallest genome of any known, independent organism.

Remembering Silicon Valley's First Giant, Intel's Andrew Grove
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Remembering Silicon Valley's First Giant, Intel's Andrew Grove

Silicon Valley is full of logical absolutists, people who will follow a line of argument wherever it goes, no matter what the human repercussions.

Israeli Firm Helping Fbi to Open Encrypted Iphone: Report
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Israeli Firm Helping Fbi to Open Encrypted Iphone: Report

Israel's Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the...

Government Use of Technology Has Potential to Increase Food Security
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Government Use of Technology Has Potential to Increase Food Security

Acceptance of information technology can play a vital role in meeting the demand for food in developing countries, according to a new study by Iowa State University...

Silicon Valley Rides Obama's Coattails Into Cuba
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Silicon Valley Rides Obama's Coattails Into Cuba

President Barack Obama is in Cuba, and Silicon Valley is tagging along for the ride.

Israel Cyber Cadets Train in Harry Potter-Inspired War Zone
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Israel Cyber Cadets Train in Harry Potter-Inspired War Zone

The Israeli military's elite Cyber Command is honing its skills at Hogwarts.

Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program That Won't Give Them a College Degree
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Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program That Won't Give Them a College Degree

Computer-coding "boot camps" are surging in popularity, but these non-accredited programs do not offer a college degree, so graduates who invest a lot of money...

Hpc4mfg Program Seeks to Fund New Proposals
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Hpc4mfg Program Seeks to Fund New Proposals

A U.S. Department of Energy program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance U.S. manufacturing is now seeking a second round of proposals...

Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock Iphone, Might Resist
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Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock Iphone, Might Resist

If the F.B.I. wins its court fight to force Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone, the agency may run into yet another roadblock: Apple's engineers.

Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program that Won't Give Them a College Degree
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Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program that Won't Give Them a College Degree

Brian O'Neill has been trying to hire a developer at Philly-based tech company Monetate.

Automakers Go Back to School to Learn to Build Self-Driving Cars
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Automakers Go Back to School to Learn to Build Self-Driving Cars

Automakers didn't build the self-driving car: Google did.
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