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IBM Taps Into Android Devices for Volunteer Computing Effort
Owners of Android-based smartphones and tablets can now "donate" surplus computing power from their devices to science.
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Software Employment Rises 45% in 10 Years, as Angst in Engineering Grows
IT employment has gone up and down over the past decade, but the only tech occupation that appears to have recovered to full employment is software developer, according...
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The Mooc That Roared
Georgia Institute of Technology is about to take a step that could set off a broad disruption in higher education: It's offering a new master's degree in computer...
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For Nsa Chief, Terrorist Threat Drives Passion to 'collect It All,' Observers Say
In late 2005, as Iraqi roadside bombings were nearing an all-time peak, the National Security Agency's newly appointed chief began pitching a radical plan for halting...
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World's Cheapest Computer Gets Millions Tinkering
The Raspberry Pi was designed to help children learn to code; nearly 1.5 million of the Linux-based devices have sold in 18 months.
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Chips That Mimic the Brain
A breakthrough in the effort to build an artificial brain involves using neuromorphic chips to incorporate complex cognitive abilities into electronic systems.
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To Create a Robot With Common Sense, Mimic a Toddler
A new robot is being designed to mimic the common sense of a three-year-old.
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Study: Commerce Department App Privacy Proposal Confuses Consumers
The terminology of the Commerce Department's "short-form notice" privacy proposal is too ambiguous and confusing to be adopted.
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F.T.C. Turns a Lens on Abusers of the Patent System
To its defenders, Intellectual Ventures is a revolutionary company unfairly viewed, in the words of its co-founder Peter N. Detkin, "as the poster child of everything...
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Nsa Surveillance Program Extended By Court, Intelligence Officials Say
A secret court on Friday extended the National Security Agency's authority to collect and store the phone records of tens of millions of American cellphone customers...
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Education Tech: What's Trending?
Educators and industry experts will gather July 25 at the Education Technology Innovation Summit to discuss new ideas and products in education technology.
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Symantec: Google Glass Still Vulnerable to Wi-Fi Attack
Just days after Google said it had patched a QR code vulnerability affecting its Google Glass wearable computer, Symantec says it has found another vulnerability...
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'Huge Opportunities' for Harvesting Data Shown
Huge quantities of useful information are being created by Internet users, but much of it is owned by commercial companies or public agencies.
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Are Schools Getting Enough Bang For Their Technology Buck?
Public schools in the United States have a lot to learn about integrating technology into education.
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Nsa Revelations Reframe Digital Life For Some
In Louisiana, the wife of a former soldier is scaling back on Facebook posts and considering unfriending old acquaintances, worried an innocuous joke or long-lost...
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A Black Box For Car Crashes
When Timothy P. Murray crashed his government-issued Ford Crown Victoria in 2011, he was fortunate, as car accidents go.
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Stanford Expert Says Internet's Backbone Can Readily Be Made More Sustainable
The U.S. Department of Energy wants to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for all computers and servers sold in the United States.
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How Computer Analysis ncovered J. K. Rowling's Secret Novel
A Duquesne University professor used computer analysis to determine that Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling."
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Optical Lattice Atomic Clock Could 'Redefine the Second'
We currently use atomic clocks to count the seconds, but tests on an alternative atomic timekeeper have revealed that it is more precise.
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