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Apple Services Shut Down in China in Startling About-Face
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Apple Services Shut Down in China in Startling About-Face

For years, there has been a limit to the success of American technology companies in China. Capture too much market share or wield too much influence, and Beijing...

Nasa Seeks Industry Ideas For an Advanced Mars Satellite
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Nasa Seeks Industry Ideas For an Advanced Mars Satellite

NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s. The satellite would provide advanced communications...

Rules For Cyberwarfare Still ­nclear, Even as ­.s. Engages In It
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Rules For Cyberwarfare Still ­nclear, Even as ­.s. Engages In It

When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Iraq for a surprise visit this week, he came armed with this news: More than 200 additional U.S. troops are headed...

Lawful Hacking: Should, or Can, the Fbi Learn to Overcome Encryption Itself?
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Lawful Hacking: Should, or Can, the Fbi Learn to Overcome Encryption Itself?

U.S. lawmakers Tuesday once again brought Apple, the FBI, security experts and law enforcement officials to testify on the ongoing debate over encryption and the...

Apple Refused China Request For Source Code in Last Two Years: Lawyer
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Apple Refused China Request For Source Code in Last Two Years: Lawyer

Apple Inc has been asked by Chinese authorities within the last two years to hand over its source code but refused, the company's top lawyer told lawmakers on Tuesday...

You Pay to Read Research You Fund. That's Ludicrous
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You Pay to Read Research You Fund. That's Ludicrous

In 2011, developer and researcher Alexandra Elbakyan launched Sci-Hub, an online archive that shares research articles freely and openly without paywalls or restrictions...

Artificial Intelligence For Everyday ­se: Coming Soon
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Artificial Intelligence For Everyday ­se: Coming Soon

Real-world artificial-intelligence applications are popping up in unexpected places—and much sooner than you might think.

All Hail Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, King of the Bots
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All Hail Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, King of the Bots

Mark Zuckerberg was once the boy king of Silicon Valley. Now he wants to be the bot king of Silicon Valley.

Billing by Millionths of Pennies, Cloud Computing's Giants Take In Billions
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Billing by Millionths of Pennies, Cloud Computing's Giants Take In Billions

Imagine building an enormous beach resort, maybe the best in the world.

Universities Aren't Doing Enough to Train the Cyberdefenders America Desperately Needs
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Universities Aren't Doing Enough to Train the Cyberdefenders America Desperately Needs

The threat of hacking seems to lurk around every corner, but American universities may not be doing enough to prepare the next generation of cyberdefenders.

Dear Silicon Valley: The Pentagon Has Sent You a Friend Request
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Dear Silicon Valley: The Pentagon Has Sent You a Friend Request

When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter first spoke about the Pentagon's startup in Silicon Valley, the former Harvard physicist said he had great expectations.

Microsoft Strikes Partnership With Banks on Blockchain Tech
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Microsoft Strikes Partnership With Banks on Blockchain Tech

Microsoft Inc. has pulled ahead of Alphabet Inc.'s Google, International Business Machines Corp., and Amazon.com Inc. in the race for supremacy in operating other...

Outshone By Smaller Screens, Pcs Aim to Be Seen as Cool Again
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Outshone By Smaller Screens, Pcs Aim to Be Seen as Cool Again

Dion Weisler, the chief executive of HP Inc., recently held out a bulky laptop that was the pride of 2012. "This is the laptop we had when I came here," he said...

Apple Still Strong at 40, But Are Best Years Behind It?
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Apple Still Strong at 40, But Are Best Years Behind It?

Apple turned 40 on Friday, and it's a very different company from the audacious startup that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched in a Silicon Valley garage in...

Where The Tech Jobs Are In Europe
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Where The Tech Jobs Are In Europe

There are plenty of job openings for EEs, computer and software engineers, and IT professionals across Europe, but recruiting people with the most in-demand skill...

Apple Bruised
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Apple Bruised

Did Apple win? Or the U.S. government? Neither did.

Lots of Coders Are Self-Taught, According to Developer Survey
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Lots of Coders Are Self-Taught, According to Developer Survey

More computer programmers are self-taught rather than graduates of coding "boot camps" or industry certification programs run by big tech companies, according to...

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.

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...
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