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NSA Announces Winner of Its First Annual 'Science of Security Competition'
A research paper that was highlighted last year at an international symposium is the winner of the National Security Agency's first annual Science of Security (SoS)...
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As Machines Get Smarter, Evidence They Learn Like US
The brain performs its canonical task—learning—by tweaking its myriad connections according to a secret set of rules.
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The 'internet of Things' Will Mean Really, Really Big Data
The Internet of things could benefit business in a broad range of areas.
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They Know Much More Than You Think
In mid-May, Edward Snowden, an American in his late twenties, walked through the onyx entrance of the Mira Hotel on Nathan Road in Hong Kong and checked in.
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Testing the Future: Astronaut in Space Remote-Controls Robot in California
On a pebbled field built next to a parking lot, a small rover scoots forward and expels a long sheet of polyimide plastic from its backside, the third film the...
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Q&a: Tiffani Williams, Computer Scientist, on Creating an Open Source Tree of Life
The Open Tree of Life project aims to develop an open source compendium of existing knowledge on thousands of plant and animal species.
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Government Can Grab Cell Phone Location Records Without Warrant, Appeals Court Says
In a major victory for the Justice Department over privacy advocates, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that government agencies can collect records showing...
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Apps That Know What You Want, Before You Do
In Hollywood, there are umbrella holders. Outside corner offices, there are people who know exactly how much cream to pour in the boss's coffee. In British castles...
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Rethinking How We Watch Tv
To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. division here that runs like a startup.
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How a Satellite Called Syncom Changed the World
In the fall of 1957, the Soviet Union's newly launched Sputnik satellite would regularly streak across the Los Angeles sky, a bright dot in the black night.
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Jer Thorp: Data Artist, Question Farmer
Digital artist and designer Jer Thorp finds the art in data.
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Could the Government Get a Search Warrant For Your Thoughts?
We don't have a mind reading machine.
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I'm Still Waiting For My Phone to Become My Wallet
During the sweltering heat wave earlier this month, it seemed too hot to wear much, carry much or do much of anything at all.
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Your Body Is the Computer
The last few years have presented an unprecedented shift in the computing world as PCs are being replaced with mobile devices. But now that a large portion of the...
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Software Experts Attack Cars, to Release Code As Hackers Meet
Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded.
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Nsa Growth Fueled By Need to Target Terrorists
Twelve years later, the cranes and earthmovers around the National Security Agency are still at work, tearing up pavement and uprooting trees to make room for a...
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Self-Driving Cars Could Create 1Gbyte of Data a Second
Self-driving cars will come with a wide range of sensors, creating machine-to-machine data at the rate of 1Gbyte per second, according to BigData-Startups.com founder...
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Perfecting Digital Imaging
Harvard University researchers say they are developing computer graphics tools that narrow the gap between "virtual" and "real." One project tries to find better...
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Neuroscientists Plant False Memories in the Brain
The phenomenon of false memory has been well-documented: In many court cases, defendants have been found guilty based on testimony from witnesses and victims who...
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