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The Plan to Give Every Cellphone ­ser Free Data
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The Plan to Give Every Cellphone ­ser Free Data

More than half the people on the planet still don't have Internet access. But figuring out how to get them online is as much of a political challenge as it is a...

Google's Artificial Intelligence Gets Its First Art Show
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Google's Artificial Intelligence Gets Its First Art Show

On Friday evening, inside an old-movie-house-cum-art-gallery at the heart of San Francisco's Mission district, Google graphics guru Blaise Agüera y Arcas delivered...

Electron-Beam Imaging Sees Elements That Are 'invisible' to Common Methods
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Electron-Beam Imaging Sees Elements That Are 'invisible' to Common Methods

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed and tested a new imaging technique that greatly improves images of light elements using fewer...

Building Living, Breathing Supercomputers
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Building Living, Breathing Supercomputers

A team of researchers have created a model of a biological computer that is able to process information quickly and accurately.

Apple Encryption Stand Highlights Mobile Operators' Dilemma
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Apple Encryption Stand Highlights Mobile Operators' Dilemma

Apple Inc's stance on privacy in the face of a U.S. government demand to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers has raised awkward questions...

A Robot That Has Fun at Telemarketers' Expense
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A Robot That Has Fun at Telemarketers' Expense

Roger Anderson may not seem like a superhero. But to many, he has become one.

Who/what's Driving and When?
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Who/what's Driving and When?

Two newly published studies look at the human factors of self-driving cars through the eyes and ears of drivers.

Computers Can Tell If You're Bored
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Computers Can Tell If You're Bored

Computers are able to read a person's body language to tell whether they are bored or interested in what they see on a screen, according to a new study.

The Robots Are Coming For Wall Street
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The Robots Are Coming For Wall Street

When Daniel Nadler woke on Nov. 6, he had just enough time to pour himself a glass of orange juice and open his laptop before the Bureau of Labor Statistics released...

Quantum Dot Solids: This Generation's Silicon Wafer?
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Quantum Dot Solids: This Generation's Silicon Wafer?

Just as the single-crystal silicon wafer forever changed the nature of electronics 60 years ago, a group of Cornell researchers is hoping its work with quantum...

What Role Should Silicon Valley Play in Fighting Terrorism?
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What Role Should Silicon Valley Play in Fighting Terrorism?

On Friday, January 8, several high-level officials from the Obama administration—including the attorney general, the White House chief of staff, and the directors...

Apple Case Highlights Struggles Cios Face in Balancing Privacy, Law Enforcement Requests
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Apple Case Highlights Struggles Cios Face in Balancing Privacy, Law Enforcement Requests

As technology advances, there's a delicate balance between individual privacy and law enforcement’s requests for information.

China's Great Tech Wealth Machine
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China's Great Tech Wealth Machine

Wang Feng is the kind of successful tech entrepreneur whom private wealth bankers from Goldman Sachs to Credit Suisse would love to land as a client.

Engineers Achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 Times Lower Power
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Engineers Achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 Times Lower Power

University of Washington computer scientists and electrical engineers have generated "passive" Wi-Fi transmissions that use 10,000 times less power than current...

A New Breed of Trader on Wall Street: Coders With a Ph.d.
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A New Breed of Trader on Wall Street: Coders With a Ph.d.

The mood in the markets may be getting grimmer, but in the booming world of exchange-traded funds, people just want to party.

'stem Careers' Means Engineering to Parents, Not Teaching
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'stem Careers' Means Engineering to Parents, Not Teaching

Although 90 percent of parents said they would encourage their children to pursue a career in STEM, only 9 percent said they would encourage their children to become...

Decoding Harvard's Computer Science Gender Gap
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Decoding Harvard's Computer Science Gender Gap

Harvard, which faces a stark gender inequality in its Computer Science Department, has begun to focus on bridging the gender gap and encouraging more women to join...

To Keep America Safe, Embrace Drone Warfare
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To Keep America Safe, Embrace Drone Warfare

"Are you sure they're there?" the decision maker asks. "They" are Qaeda operatives who have been planning attacks against the United States.

Moving Electrons Around Loops with Light
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Moving Electrons Around Loops with Light

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to generate a quantum logic operation, or rotation of the qubit, that is intrinsically resilient to noise as well as to...

Buildings Wrapped in High-Efficiency, Flexible Solar Cells? It Could Happen
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Buildings Wrapped in High-Efficiency, Flexible Solar Cells? It Could Happen

A patented breakthrough by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology improves the efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells by 50 percent, and could...
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