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Social Media Changing Collaborative Research
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Social Media Changing Collaborative Research

Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are using a collaboration portal designed to encourage collaborative "open science" by providing scientists...

Why Better Traffic Data Means More Than Just a Faster Commute
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Why Better Traffic Data Means More Than Just a Faster Commute

You might never have heard of Inrix, but there's a good chance it’s already helped you out—or vice versa.

Company Plans 'revolutionary' Eavesdropping Technology to Help Governments Monitor Internet Chats
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Company Plans 'revolutionary' Eavesdropping Technology to Help Governments Monitor Internet Chats

According to law enforcement agencies, the rising popularity of Internet chat services like Skype has made it difficult to eavesdrop on suspects' communications...

­.s. Businesses Operating in Social Media Denial
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­.s. Businesses Operating in Social Media Denial

American businesses are operating in social media denial, with 72 percent of businesses not having a social media strategy. Many cite a lack of data tied to ROI...

The Workday After Tomorrow
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The Workday After Tomorrow

What happens when business as usual is impossible?

With Millions Paid in Hacker Bug Bounties, Is the Internet Any Safer?
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With Millions Paid in Hacker Bug Bounties, Is the Internet Any Safer?

The night before the end of Google's Pwnium contest at the CanSecWest security conference this year in Vancouver, a tall teen dressed in khaki shorts, tube socks...

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Can Apple Still Innovate on a Shoestring?

In 1998, Steve Jobs told Fortune: "Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have." He shut down Apple's long-term research lab division to prove...

The Secret to Creating Cell Phones For Seniors
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The Secret to Creating Cell Phones For Seniors

Allen Calvin earned a doctorate in experimental psychology, was a consulting professor at Stanford University, and is currently the president of Palo Alto University...

Silicon Valley Technology Could Be Key to Connect Cars For Safer Driving
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Silicon Valley Technology Could Be Key to Connect Cars For Safer Driving

While Google's self-driving car is getting heaps of attention, a lesser-known effort that would employ Silicon Valley technologies to make regular automobiles safer...

Apple Said to Be Exploring Switch From Intel For Mac
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Apple Said to Be Exploring Switch From Intel For Mac

Apple Inc. is exploring ways to replace Intel Corp. processors in its Mac personal computers with a version of the chip technology it uses in the iPhone and iPad...

5 Most Surprising Things Heard at Harvard's Cyberposium
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5 Most Surprising Things Heard at Harvard's Cyberposium

There was the usual talk about the excitement of the startup universe and the thrill of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School's 18th annual Cyberposium on...

I Meet Tumblr Whizz-Kid David Karp
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I Meet Tumblr Whizz-Kid David Karp

There's a joke running around about social media: Facebook is how you want people to see you, Twitter is how you see yourself; Tumblr is—"Hey look! Funny cat picture...

One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education
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One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education

The headquarters of what has rapidly become the largest school in the world, at 10 million students strong, is stuffed into a few large communal rooms in a decaying...

DARPA Throws Down Gauntlet to Human-Style Robots
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DARPA Throws Down Gauntlet to Human-Style Robots

The DARPA Robotics Challenge, one of the most rigorous tests of robotic ability ever conceived, kicked off last week. The contest sets teams of engineers from around...

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The 10 San Francisco Tech Companies You Wish You Worked For

As a veteran Silicon Valley investor on the faculty of Stanford business school, Andy Rachleff spends much of his time counseling young tech workers on how to manage...

5 Cool Things at MIT Media Lab
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5 Cool Things at MIT Media Lab

You probably expect all the latest and greatest high-tech gear to be out in force at the MIT Media Lab innovation complex. And you’d be right. Holograms? Check....

Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2013
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Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2013

On Monday, the research firm laid out "10 critical tech trends for the next five years." Tuesday, it took a look at a little closer in, providing a list of the...

In the Future, Who Will Need Teachers?
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In the Future, Who Will Need Teachers?

Guitar teacher Erich Andreas works from a basement studio in Nashville, Tenn. His classroom, though, is the world itself.

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The Tech Job Market Keeps Heating ­p, But Not for Everybody

At first glance, you might think that anyone with up-to-date IT skills and a few years of work experience has it made in the shade.

Stanford Grads' Companies Combined Equals 10th Largest Economy
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Stanford Grads' Companies Combined Equals 10th Largest Economy

If companies founded by Stanford graduates formed an independent nation, it would be the 10th largest economy in the world, according to a new study by two Stanford...
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