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Cerf: Classified Nsa Work Mucked p Security For Early Tcp/ip
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf says that he had access to cutting edge cryptographic technology in the mid 1970s that could have made TCP/IP more secure – too bad the...
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Orienteering For Robots
Suppose you're trying to navigate an unfamiliar section of a big city, and you’re using a particular cluster of skyscrapers as a reference point.
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The Story of Cortana, Microsoft's Siri Killer
Technically, Cortana isn't supposed to exist for at least another 500 years, but that's not stopping Microsoft from bringing her to life this week.
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NASA Space Assets Detect Ocean inside Saturn Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft and Deep Space Network have uncovered evidence Saturn's moon Enceladus harbors a large underground ocean of liquid water, furthering scientific...
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Princeton Compsci Prof Wins Prestigious Award
An expert in machine learning and Bayesian statistics at Princeton University is the recipient of the 2013 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in Computer Sciences.
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In the Long Run: Keeping Track of Athletes with Wearable Tech
Researchers have developed a wireless position location system that works anywhere conventional global-positioning systems satellites cannot reach.
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Knowledge Transfer: Computers Teach Each Other Pac-Man
A computer now can give advice and teach skills to another computer similar to the way a real teacher interacts with a student.
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The Build-Up: Good and Ready
Robotics appears to be preparing for a major acceleration after a slow start.
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Early STEM Education Will Lead to More Women in It
Girls Who Code says schools must develop mandatory computer science programs for K-12 if the technology industry wants more women in its workforce.
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With California's Red Light Cameras, Are Pictures Admissible Evidence?
Carmen Goldsmith was driving her BMW through Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb, when she ran a red light.
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Physicists Are Building an Nsa-Proof Internet
It's long been the Holy Grail of communications: technology that not only maximizes privacy, but also reveals when a message had been intercepted or copied.
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Wanna Build a Rocket? Nasa's About to Give Away a Mountain of Its Code
Forty years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, NASA open sourced the software code that ran the guidance systems on the lunar module.
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'electronic Skin' Equipped with Memory
Researchers have created a wearable device that is as thin as a temporary tattoo and can store and transmit data about a person's movements, receive diagnostic...
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Vint Cerf: CS Changes Needed To Address Iot Security, Privacy
The Internet of Things has tremendous potential but also poses a tremendous risk if the underlying security of Internet of Things devices is not taken into account...
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Twitter Maps Show Americans' Beer Preferences
University of Kentucky (UK) researchers mapped tweets to discover the real-world preferences of brews and beer brands in the United States.
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DHS Turns to Mentors to Strengthen Cyber Workforce
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has adopted a rotation and mentorship strategy to help find and develop qualified cybersecurity professionals.
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Optical Information Processing on Chips Inspired by Human Brain
The way the human brain works is the inspiration for a new technique for optical information processing on chips.
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Computer Building Blocks Made Using Slime Mold
Researchers have constructed logic units from the slime mold Physarum polycephalum that can process information.
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NSA Performed Warrantless Searches on Americans' Calls and Emails
The U.S. National Security Agency has performed warrantless searches of its databases to obtain data from Americans' phone calls and emails.
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