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The Martian Chroniclers
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The Martian Chroniclers

There once were two planets, new to the galaxy and inexperienced in life. Like fraternal twins, they were born at the same time, about four and a half billion years...

In the Virtual Cockpit: What It Takes to Fly a Drone
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In the Virtual Cockpit: What It Takes to Fly a Drone

Drone pilots escape the physical demands and dangers of a traditional cockpit. There's no g-force pinning them to their seats, no uncomfortable pressure suit to...

Big Tech Is Struggling With Old Age
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Big Tech Is Struggling With Old Age

At its heart, the tech industry is about the new.

It's Getting Harder to Make Money on Youtube
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It's Getting Harder to Make Money on Youtube

Despite success stories about YouTube sensations such as Jenna Marbles, the vast majority of the site's users probably don’t think of it as a place to earn money...

Meet the Woman Who Launched a Billion Clicks
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Meet the Woman Who Launched a Billion Clicks

Designer Susan Kare is the icon of icons. Her presence, as screen graphics and digital font designer at Apple in the '80s, helped establish the paradigm of icons...

A Digital Eye to Watch Soccer's Trouble Spots
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A Digital Eye to Watch Soccer's Trouble Spots

The organization at the heart of international soccer’s technological advancement is located in a generic two-story building just off the A4 highway here, a few...

Can Silicon Valley Re-Invent Customer Service?
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Can Silicon Valley Re-Invent Customer Service?

Think about all the online customer service innovations of the past few years, and the first example that probably comes to mind is the dedicated customer service...

Nyc Students, Hackers Train For Cybersecurity Jobs
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Nyc Students, Hackers Train For Cybersecurity Jobs

The Polytechnic Institute of New York University hosts Hack Night once a week to train students to become "white-hat" hackers. The school also holds an annual hacking...

Computer Model Solves Sandia's Steel Problem
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Computer Model Solves Sandia's Steel Problem

Sandia National Laboratories researchers Lisa Deibler and Arthur Brown had a ready-made problem for their computer modeling work when they were looking to improve...

The $12 Gongkai Phone
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The $12 Gongkai Phone

How cheap can you make a phone?

Expenses Mount For App Launches
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Expenses Mount For App Launches

Mobile-game maker ZeptoLab UK on Thursday released "Cut the Rope: Time Travel," its first major title in the popular "Cut the Rope" series since 2011.

Struggling Cities, From Detroit to New Orleans, See Startups as Saviors
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Struggling Cities, From Detroit to New Orleans, See Startups as Saviors

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Greg Schwartz worked in New York at Warner Music Group as director of digital business.

Programming Invitational Provides Tune-­p For Icpc World Finals
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Programming Invitational Provides Tune-­p For Icpc World Finals

Twenty-three teams from across North America, all qualifiers for the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals...

How Wireless Carriers Are Monetizing Your Movements
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How Wireless Carriers Are Monetizing Your Movements

Wireless operators have access to an unprecedented volume of information about users' real-world activities, but for years these massive data troves were put to...

Geer, Thieme: Specialization and Institutionalization Have Transformed Security
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Geer, Thieme: Specialization and Institutionalization Have Transformed Security

Two elders of information security came to Source Boston 2013 Wednesday morning to encourage the next generation to grab the torch from them and to urge great caution...

Is High-Tech Security at Public Events Counterproductive?
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Is High-Tech Security at Public Events Counterproductive?

Which is more intrusive: security screening and metal detectors every few blocks, or a drone flying high above it taking video of every little thing you do?

India, Long the Home of Outsourcing, Now Wants to Make Its Own Chips
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India, Long the Home of Outsourcing, Now Wants to Make Its Own Chips

The government of India, home to many of the world’s leading software outsourcing companies, wants to replicate that success by creating a homegrown industry for...

5 New Things to Know About Google Glass
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5 New Things to Know About Google Glass

Google is pulling back the curtain a bit more on Google Glass, the high-tech spectacles with an eye-mounted display for accessing the Internet.

Shortage of Skilled People Could Hamper Military's Offensive Security Capabilities
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Shortage of Skilled People Could Hamper Military's Offensive Security Capabilities

The U.S. military has been attempting to build up the offensive cybersecurity capabilities in its various services for several years now, but is running into the...

How New Military Technologies Can Help Prevent the Next Boston or Newtown
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How New Military Technologies Can Help Prevent the Next Boston or Newtown

This week, it's bombs. In December, it was guns.
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