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Ibm Seeks to Marry Biological and Artificial Computing
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Ibm Seeks to Marry Biological and Artificial Computing

IBM is seeking insights about biological and artificial computing by building next-generation systems that meld concepts from both worlds. 

Dude, Where's My Code?
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Dude, Where's My Code?

Stack is a new system that automatically combs through programmers' code, identifying those lines that compilers might discard, but that could be functional. 

Electric Cars: Hidden Habits You Are Sharing with Firms
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Electric Cars: Hidden Habits You Are Sharing with Firms

You wouldn't think that anybody would care about your drive to the supermarket to buy milk.

Taking the Internet ­nderwater
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Taking the Internet ­nderwater

A deep-sea Internet framework could lead to better tsunami detection, offshore oil and natural gas exploration, surveillance, pollution monitoring, and other activities...

The Future Fabric of Data Analysis
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The Future Fabric of Data Analysis

A new approach to computation is required for managing big data because of the shift to a decentralized, distributed computer architecture. 

Whither Supercomputing?
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Whither Supercomputing?

Even as America’s economic uncertainty over the government shutdown ends, the fate of Supercomputing remains undecided.

Huawei Executive Talks About Cyber Security
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Huawei Executive Talks About Cyber Security

As the world's second-largest supplier of telecommunications network equipment, Huawei plays a part in the technology industry's efforts to ensure network security...

How IBM Is Making Computers More Like Your Brain. For Real
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How IBM Is Making Computers More Like Your Brain. For Real

Despite a strong philosophical connection, computers and brains inhabit separate realms in research.

This Algorithm Can Predict Your Success At ­niversity
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This Algorithm Can Predict Your Success At ­niversity

In a large university full of lecture classes, it can be hard to pinpoint the students who are falling through the cracks.

On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline
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On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline

Hurricane Sandy devastated this barrier island community of multimillion-dollar homes, but in Peter Flihan's view, Verizon Communications has delivered a second...

Measuring a Superconducting Qubit by Manipulating Its Environment
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Measuring a Superconducting Qubit by Manipulating Its Environment

Measurement in quantum systems is an inherently challenging problem.

Tweets Have Become Shorter Since 2009, Say Computer Scientists
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Tweets Have Become Shorter Since 2009, Say Computer Scientists

Twitter users are communicating with fewer and shorter words, researchers have found.

Researchers Discover New Approach to Improve Personalized Cancer Treatments
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Researchers Discover New Approach to Improve Personalized Cancer Treatments

A new method for targeting mutated cells could lead to a major breakthrough in a personalized medicine approach to treat cancer. 

Impact of Aging on Smart Phone ­se to Be Examined
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Impact of Aging on Smart Phone ­se to Be Examined

The University of Strathclyde's Mark Dunlop is launching a project to study the effects of aging on the use of smartphones and other mobile devices. 

Google Seeks Student Coders for Code-In, Summer of Code Events
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Google Seeks Student Coders for Code-In, Summer of Code Events

Google is looking for great young software developers to participate in its Google Code-in 2013 and Google Summer of Code 2014 events. 

Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance
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Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance

Cities across the United States increasingly are using big data for law enforcement, raising concerns about government tracking the details of citizens' lives. 

N.s.a. Director Gives Firm and Broad Defense of Surveillance Efforts
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N.s.a. Director Gives Firm and Broad Defense of Surveillance Efforts

The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, said in an interview that to prevent terrorist attacks he saw no effective alternative to...

A Touch of Security
From ACM News

A Touch of Security

Biometrics hold promise, but haven’t yet paid off in consumer devices.

Cryptographer Adi Shamir Prevented from Attending Nsa History Conference
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Cryptographer Adi Shamir Prevented from Attending Nsa History Conference

In this email message to colleagues, Israeli cryptographer Adi Shamir recounts the difficulties he faced in getting a visa to attend the 2013 Cryptologic History...

Unbreakable Encryption Comes to the U.S.
From ACM News

Unbreakable Encryption Comes to the U.S.

As revelations about the depth and breadth of the NSA's digital eavesdropping program continue to come to light, Ohio-based Battelle Memorial Institute is rolling...
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