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The Secret History of the First Microprocessor, the F-14, and Me
In a weird way, I've known Ray Holt all my life, but I never knew what he had accomplished—or how his inventions wove their way into my own family.
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Students Find Creating Covid-19 Tracing App for School Was Easy. Navigating Fault Lines of the Teenage Pull to Socializing Was More Treacherous.
Two Marin County, CA, high school students built apps to help local schools contain the spread of Covid-19, hoping to encourage in-person attendance while maintaining...
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Underwater Robot Designed to keep Tabs on Fish Farms
Researchers at Norway's SINTEF institute are designing an underwater robot to autonomously inspect fish farms.
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Does the Shoe Fit? Try It On with Augmented Reality
Retailers are increasingly reliant on augmented reality technology to help consumers try on products, hoping to virtually recreate the real-world shopping experience...
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AI, Drones, 4K Cameras: New Tech Boosts Security Systems in Japan
Shortages of security personnel in Japan have prompted adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence, drones, and 4K video cameras.
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Our Digital Lives Drive a Brick-and-Mortar Boom in Datacenters
Developers and investors see more opportunities in commercial real estate as businesses and consumers gobble up more data.
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Kazakhstan Spies on Citizens' HTTPS Traffic; Browser-Makers Fight Back
Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft are partnering to stop Kazakhstan's government from decrypting and reading HTTPS-encrypted traffic between citizens and...
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Social Work Faculty Uses AI to Fight Substance Abuse in Youth Experiencing Homelessness
The University of Pittsburgh recently received an $8-million+ National Institutes of Health grant to develop brain-computer interfaces.
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To the Brain, Reading Computer Code Is Not the Same as Reading Language
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University neuroscientists have found that reading computer code activates different brain regions than reading...
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A Touch of Reality
The field of haptics—the use of technology to simulate touch, feeling, and motion—is finally hitting its stride.
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City Researchers Reveal Link Between Coding of Cryptocurrencies and Their Market Behavior
A connection between the coding of cryptocurrencies and their market behavior has been identified by researchers at the U.K.'s City University of London.
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Social Work Faculty Uses AI to Fight Substance Abuse in Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Researchers studied more than 1,600 youths and used algorithms and machine learning tto determine how and when to intervene with regard to substance use disorder...
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Google's Antitrust Cases: A Guide for the Perplexed
The company is facing multiple lawsuits from the U.S. Department of Justice and three dozen states.
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Microsoft: 2021 is the Year Passwords Die
The software giant has highlighted the strides it made to kill off passwords in 2020, and has stated that it plans to make them a thing of the past for all its...
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Microsoft's Lessons for Google
What the Microsoft case teaches us about antitrust and the power of Big Tech today.
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Up to 3 Million Devices Infected by Malware-Laced Chrome and Edge Add-ons
Researchers warned Wednesday that up to 3 million devices have been infiltrated by malware-impregnated Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions that...
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Tiny Quantum Computer Solves Real Optimization Problem
Researchers showed that a small but well-functioning quantum computer was able to solve a small portion of a real logistics problem in the aviation industry.
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Super Surfaces Use Terahertz Waves to Help Bounce Wireless Communication Into the Next Generation
Princeton University researchers have invented a programmable "metasurface" that lets engineers control and focus incoming terahertz waves.
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More Hacking Attacks Found as Officials Warn of 'Grave Risk' to U.S. Government
Minutes after the government statement, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. warned his administration would impose "substantial costs" on those responsible.
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