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Divorce Lawyers' New Friend: Social Networks
Discretion and privacy have become antiquated notions on social networks, and the generous revelation of secrets make some people cringe—though not divorce lawyers...
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Crazy Military Tracking Tech, From Super Scents to Quantum Dots
Scents that make you trackable, indoors and out. Nanocrystals that stick to your body, and light up on night-vision goggles. Miniradar that maps your location...
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Siemens Scada Hacking Talk Pulled Over Security Concerns
A planned presentation on security vulnerabilities in Siemens industrial control systems was pulled Wednesday over worries that the information in the talk was...
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The Search Serpent: The Next Wave in Robotics
Carnegie Mellon University researcher Howie Choset worked with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Annette Hossoi to develop a snake-like robot that can...
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Iphone App Uses Crowd Sourcing to Help the Blind
Researchers from several universities have collaborated on a crowdsourcing project to develop VizWiz, a system that enables a blind user to take photos of an object...
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Eric Schmidt: Anti-Piracy Laws Would Be Disaster For Free Speech
Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, warned on Wednesday that government plans to block access to illicit filesharing websites could set a "disastrous precedent"...
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Spy Planes Played Indispensable Role in Mission
The raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan represents probably the biggest success so far of a revolution in military technology: the ability to relay...
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Bin Laden Compound Now a Virtual Training Ground for Commandos
To passers-by, T.J., a fit 20-something, is running around a red felt carpet about half the size of a basketball court inside a convention center. In his mind...
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For Buyers of Web Start-ps, Quest to Corral Young Talent
Sam Lessin sold his Web start-up to Facebook for millions last year, and Facebook promptly shut it down. All Facebook wanted was Mr. Lessin.
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Irobot Contemplates the Next Big Leap For Robotics, Google's Along For the Ride
When I saw iRobot's Ava at CES this January, I was pretty insanely excited. Just a month or so prior I had been prodding iRobot CEO Colin Angle about building...
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Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light...
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Sony Ceo Warns of 'bad New World'
After spending weeks to resolve a massive Internet security breach, Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer said he can't guarantee the security of the company's...
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It Employment Passes 4 Million Again, Regains Recession Losses
In November 2008, two months after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and Hewlett-Packard announced plans to lay off some 25,000 workers, IT employment reached...
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Successful First Test Drive of "sighted" Wheelchair
Lulea University of Technology researchers have developed an electric wheelchair that can detect the surrounding environment and transmit the information to a visually...
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The Next Computer: Your Genes
Nanyang Technical University researchers are developing a new form of computing, based on DNA strands, which could be used to solve complex problems, such as strategic...
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Obama Administration Outlines International Strategy For Cyberspace
President Obama has released an international strategy for cyberspace security that focuses on developing rules for responsible state behavior with the goal of...
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Which Technologies Get Better Faster?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict which technologies are the most likely to rapidly advance and be...
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Why Bayes Rules: The History of a Formula That Drives Modern Life
Google has a small fleet of robotic cars that since autumn have driven themselves for thousands of miles on the streets of Northern California without once striking...
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Netflix Biggest Driver of U.s. Internet Traffic, Puts Spotlight on Broadband Pricing
Netflix streaming videos drove nearly 30% of all North American broadband Internet traffic during peak hours, with consumers continuing their voracious appetite...
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