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The U.s. Government Wants 6,000 New 'cyber Warriors' By 2016
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The U.s. Government Wants 6,000 New 'cyber Warriors' By 2016

The Pentagon plans to triple its cybersecurity staff by 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced recently.

Tech Employment and Consulting at Historic Highs, Government Says
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Tech Employment and Consulting at Historic Highs, Government Says

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the IT unemployment rate has dipped to 2.7 percent, well below the nationwide average of 6.7 percent for all jobs. At...

The Truth About Google X
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The Truth About Google X

Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it's something good.

World Cup Mind-Control Demo Faces Deadlines, Critics
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World Cup Mind-Control Demo Faces Deadlines, Critics

In less than 60 days, Brazil will begin hosting soccer's 2014 World Cup, even though workers are still hurrying to pour concrete at three unfinished stadiums.

The New Academic Celebrity
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The New Academic Celebrity

Back in 1991, a New York Times Magazine writer, Anne Matthews, described Andrew Ross, a doyen of American studies, strolling through the Modern Language Association...

4 Amazing Things Nasa Invented, and 4 You Think It Did
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4 Amazing Things Nasa Invented, and 4 You Think It Did

NASA is everywhere.

Stanford Medical Technology Exposes Hidden Maladies of Sculptor Auguste Rodin's Celebrated Hands
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Stanford Medical Technology Exposes Hidden Maladies of Sculptor Auguste Rodin's Celebrated Hands

One has a ganglion cyst.

Conference Shows High School Girls Their Scientific Future
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Conference Shows High School Girls Their Scientific Future

Nearly 400 high school girls from the Chicago area will attend the 27th annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference this week at the U.S. Department...

Call of Cyber Duty: Military Academies Take on Nsa
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Call of Cyber Duty: Military Academies Take on Nsa

If Douglas MacArthur or Ulysses S. Grant went to the U.S. Military Academy today, they might be testing their defensive skills hunched in front of a computer screen...

Supreme Court Weighing When Online Speech Becomes Illegal Threat
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Supreme Court Weighing When Online Speech Becomes Illegal Threat

When does an online threat become worthy of criminal prosecution?

Automated Age-Progression Software Lets You See How a Child Will Age
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Automated Age-Progression Software Lets You See How a Child Will Age

University of Washington researchers have developed software that automatically generates images of a young child's face as it ages through a lifetime.

Steve Matteson: Fonts in the Time of Wearables
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Steve Matteson: Fonts in the Time of Wearables

As gadgets get smaller, and mobile manufacturers find new ways to shrink their devices to fit on a user's wrist, people like Steve Matteson are focused on keeping...

The STEM Enrollment Boom
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The STEM Enrollment Boom

Undergraduates at four-year institutions have become much more likely to study science and technology fields, according to a study by researchers at the University...

As Human Laws Grapple with Robots, There Are No Easy Answers
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As Human Laws Grapple with Robots, There Are No Easy Answers

There's been a lot of buzz about robots lately.

New Research Office to Further Explore 'bio-Technological Frontier'
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New Research Office to Further Explore 'bio-Technological Frontier'

DARPA has launched the Biological Technology Office which aims to harness the power of biological systems by applying engineering tools to next-generation technologies...

Hey, Robot: Which Cat Is Cuter?
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Hey, Robot: Which Cat Is Cuter?

One recent morning, while contemplating writing this column, I scrolled through thousands and thousands of listings for mundane microgigs on Mechanical Turk, or...

The Internet Is Killing Most Languages
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The Internet Is Killing Most Languages

You might be living through another mass extinction of species—brought on by us humans, who have been changing climate and fragmenting habitats at an increasing...

Half of New York's Tech Workers Lack College Degrees, Report Says
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Half of New York's Tech Workers Lack College Degrees, Report Says

The fast-growing technology industry in New York is often cited as a magnet for graduates of the nation's top universities.

Hybrid Vehicles More Fuel Efficient In India, China Than in ­.S.
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Hybrid Vehicles More Fuel Efficient In India, China Than in ­.S.

Berkeley Lab researchers found that hybrid vehicles use less fuel and mitigate emissions more effectively in India, China than in the United States.

Carnegie Mellon Robot Invites Humans to Play Mean Game of Scrabble
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Carnegie Mellon Robot Invites Humans to Play Mean Game of Scrabble

Victor is obsessed with SCRABBLE.
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