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Can Hp Build the Computer of the Future?
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Can Hp Build the Computer of the Future?

On June 11, Hewlett-Packard revealed plans to make a new kind of computer that it's playfully calling The Machine.

Commercial Quantum Computer Still Awaits Ultimate Test
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Commercial Quantum Computer Still Awaits Ultimate Test

Quantum computers promise to revolutionise the digital world, but how do you tell if a computer really is harnessing the power quantum mechanics?

Supreme Court Tosses 'abstract' Software Patent
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Supreme Court Tosses 'abstract' Software Patent

The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a decision that clarifies standards for awarding patents, but not...

Elephants Pave Way For New Intel on Australian Shoppers
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Elephants Pave Way For New Intel on Australian Shoppers

Queensland University of Technology researchers have used a Sri Lankan elephant-tracking model to analyze the behavior of shoppers in Australia. 

The Role Robotics Could Play in Future Food Production
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The Role Robotics Could Play in Future Food Production

At the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, the academic and industrial communities will discuss advances in agriculture and horticulture...

Mastercard Expects Big Growth from 'big Data' Insights
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Mastercard Expects Big Growth from 'big Data' Insights

MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest debit and credit card company, sees business booming from selling data to retailers, banks, and governments on spending...

Who's Using Your Data?
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Who's Using Your Data?

The HTTP with Accountability protocol is designed to track the transmission of private data and enable the data owner to see how it is used online. 

Google Embraces Docker, the Next Big Thing in Cloud Computing
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Google Embraces Docker, the Next Big Thing in Cloud Computing

Google is putting its considerable weight behind an open source technology that’s already one of the hottest new ideas in the world of cloud computing.

With 'the Machine,' Hp May Have Invented a New Kind of Computer
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With 'the Machine,' Hp May Have Invented a New Kind of Computer

If Hewlett-Packard founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard are spinning in their graves, they may be due for a break.

Intelligence Too Big For a Single Machine
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Intelligence Too Big For a Single Machine

Ever since the computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, the field has gone through cycles of boundless optimism and sobering...

Submarines for Saturn, Comet Hitchhikers, Asteroid Wranglers and Other Space Fantasies
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Submarines for Saturn, Comet Hitchhikers, Asteroid Wranglers and Other Space Fantasies

If you thought Elon Musk was the only person coming up with innovative ideas for the exploration of outer space, you'd be wrong.

Waterloo Researchers Find 'magic' Ingredient For Quantum Computing
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Waterloo Researchers Find 'magic' Ingredient For Quantum Computing

Quantum contextuality is a key requirement for universal quantum computation, researchers say.

Nsf, Intel Labs Partner on Cyber-Physical Systems Security and Privacy
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Nsf, Intel Labs Partner on Cyber-Physical Systems Security and Privacy

The U.S. National Science Foundation and Intel Labs have partnered to support new approaches to securing current and emerging cyber-physical systems. 

Sound Clue in Hunt For Mh370
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Sound Clue in Hunt For Mh370

Researchers are exploring what may be the first promising lead in months in the search for the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

Nasa Instruments on Rosetta Start Comet Science
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Nasa Instruments on Rosetta Start Comet Science

Three NASA science instruments aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft, which is set to become the first to orbit a comet and land a probe on...

With New Hack, Cellphone Can Get Data Out of Computers
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With New Hack, Cellphone Can Get Data Out of Computers

A cellphone can be used to engage in air-gap network hacking, according to researchers at Ben Gurion University.

Ambitious Plans For Brain Project Unveiled
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Ambitious Plans For Brain Project Unveiled

A working group of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) presented a ten-year plan for the agency's portion of a major neuroscience initiative announced last...

World Cup 2014 to Be Most Hi-Tech Football Event Ever
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World Cup 2014 to Be Most Hi-Tech Football Event Ever

Football is full of "what ifs".

­CLA Researchers Create Nanoscale Structure For Computer Chips That Could Yield Higher-Performance Memory
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­CLA Researchers Create Nanoscale Structure For Computer Chips That Could Yield Higher-Performance Memory

Researchers say a new nanoscale magnetic component for memory chips could drastically improve their energy efficiency and scalability. 

Discovery Opens New Path to Superfast Quantum Computing
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Discovery Opens New Path to Superfast Quantum Computing

Researchers have used a super-cold cloud of atoms to perceive a quantum phenomenon predicted 60 years ago, opening a new experimental path to quantum computing. ...
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