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ACM and Infosys Foundation Honor Innovator in Network Security Research
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ACM and Infosys Foundation Honor Innovator in Network Security Research

Stefan Savage of the University of California, San Diego has been selected to receive the 2015 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences. 

Linux at 25: Q&a With Linus Torvalds
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Linux at 25: Q&a With Linus Torvalds

Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds reflects in an interview on what the past wrought and what the future holds for Linux. 

Facebook Taps Artificial Intelligence For ­sers With Disabilities
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Facebook Taps Artificial Intelligence For ­sers With Disabilities

Facebook is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to improve the social networking experience for people with disabilities. 

The MIT Lab Flushing Out a City's Secrets
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The MIT Lab Flushing Out a City's Secrets

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers believe analyzing the contents of sewage could provide scientists with new insights into human health. 

Athletes Look For an Edge in a New Place: Virtual Reality
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Athletes Look For an Edge in a New Place: Virtual Reality

While this may be the year virtual reality products achieve mainstream consumer acceptance, some athletes already have begun to explore the promise of the technology...

Bitcoin Technology's Next Big Test: Trillion-Dollar Repo Market
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Bitcoin Technology's Next Big Test: Trillion-Dollar Repo Market

Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., a firm at the center of Wall Street’s trading infrastructure, is about to give the technology behind bitcoin a big test: seeing...

Why Isis Is Winning the Social Media War
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Why Isis Is Winning the Social Media War

Early last December, two days after Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik murdered 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California, the married couple’s landlord...

American Tech Giants Face Fight in Europe Over Encrypted Data
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American Tech Giants Face Fight in Europe Over Encrypted Data

Silicon Valley's battle over encryption is heading to Europe.

Massive Network of Robotic Ocean Probes Gets Smart ­pgrade
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Massive Network of Robotic Ocean Probes Gets Smart ­pgrade

The Southern Ocean guards its secrets well. Strong winds and punishing waves have kept all except the hardiest sailors at bay.

Apple's Encryption Battle with ­nited States Still Alive in Brooklyn
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Apple's Encryption Battle with ­nited States Still Alive in Brooklyn

The U.S. Department of Justice will disclose over the next two weeks whether it will continue with its bid to compel Apple Inc to help access an iPhone in a Brooklyn...

Did You Really Write That?
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Did You Really Write That?

Online software is helping to thwart plagiarism.

How Google Wants to Solve Robotic Grasping By Letting Robots Learn For Themselves
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How Google Wants to Solve Robotic Grasping By Letting Robots Learn For Themselves

Google Research is letting robots them learn for themselves how to grasp objects. 

New Study Finds We Still Perceive Women to Be Incompatible With STEM
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New Study Finds We Still Perceive Women to Be Incompatible With STEM

A new study shows despite progress, women are still thought to lack the qualities needed to be successful scientists. 

Tackling Tuberculosis ­sing Crowd-Sourced Supercomputer
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Tackling Tuberculosis ­sing Crowd-Sourced Supercomputer

A new study to address tuberculosis utilizes IBM's World Community Grid, one of the most powerful and fastest virtual supercomputers in the world. 

Apple Likely Can't Force Fbi to Disclose How It Got Data from Seized Iphone
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Apple Likely Can't Force Fbi to Disclose How It Got Data from Seized Iphone

The US government isn't saying whether it will divulge to Apple the method it used to access the locked iPhone seized by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

­.s. Says It Has ­nlocked Iphone Without Apple, Ending Lawsuit
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­.s. Says It Has ­nlocked Iphone Without Apple, Ending Lawsuit

The Justice Department said Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel...

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...

Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks
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Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks

In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn's largest moon...

Software Flags 'Suicidal' Students, Presenting Privacy Dilemma
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Software Flags 'Suicidal' Students, Presenting Privacy Dilemma

Ken Yeh is the director of technology at Ontario Christian Schools, a private K-12 school near Los Angeles with about 100 children per grade.

Phone-Based Laser Rangefinder Works Outdoors
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Phone-Based Laser Rangefinder Works Outdoors

Researchers have developed an infrared depth-sensing system, built from a smartphone with a $10 laser attached to it, that works indoors and outdoors. 
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