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Mark Pincus Thinks Angry Birds Won't Hurt Your Kids
You are the founder and C.E.O. of Zynga, a company responsible for addictive games like FarmVille and the forthcoming Draw Something 2. You know, every time I see...
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Feathers Fly as New Rules Loom For Kids' Apps
Kids love Angry Birds, but will Angry Birds love them back?
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How Google Remade the Computer Science Researcher
John Wilkes spent a year negotiating his move to Google, and when he finally agreed to join the company, he still didn’t know what he’d be working on.
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Scientists Figure Out What You See While You're Dreaming
In today's science-so-weird-it-absolutely-must-be-science-fiction contest, we have a clear winner: a new study in which a team of scientists use an MRI machine,...
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Mechanical Computer Flexes Its Muscle
If we go way back to the 18th century, we find ourselves in the heyday of mechanics.
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Bet You're a Liam--Software Puts Names to Faces
Researchers are investigating whether it is possible to take an educated guess at someone's name with just one look at their face.
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Physicists Nudge Electrons, Move Toward Crazy-Fast Computers
Researchers have nudged electrons to change their spin in just quadrillionths of a second, a breakthrough that could lead to faster computers.
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As Web Search Goes Mobile, Competitors Chip at Google’s Lead
Google and others are developing smarter search apps designed to generate more customized and relevant results.
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World’s Most Detailed 3D Computer Model of Heart Chambers
Researchers say they have developed the world's most detailed 3D computer models of the heart's upper chambers.
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The Rise of the Bitcoin: Virtual Gold or Cyber-Bubble?
Bitcoin virtual currency is booming as it is used to pay for goods and services directly over the Internet without requiring intermediaries such as banks.
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Paul Mockapetris, Inventor of the Domain Name System, Wants to Filter the Web
Before the Internet, there was the ARPANet, a closed computer network that pretty much shut down on weekends and over holidays.
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New Test For Computers: Grading Essays at College Level
Imagine taking a college exam, and, instead of handing in a blue book and getting a grade from a professor a few weeks later, clicking the "send" button when you...
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Gravity-Bending Find Leads to Kepler Meeting Einstein
NASA's Kepler space telescope has witnessed the effects of a dead star bending the light of its companion star. The findings are among the first detections of this...
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Electronic Warfare: The Ethereal Future of Battle
The voice of the foreign military commander is sinister and gloating.
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Barons of Bitcoin: The Tokyo-Based Powerhouse that Controls the World's Virtual Money
The virtual currency Bitcoin isn't backed by any assets or central authority.
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Hackers Compete to Create the Most Insidious Code
The Underhanded C Conference calls on developers to create software that performs some kind of malicious activity but looks innocuous even under scrutiny.
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Sorting Out the Structure of a Parkinson’s Protein
A new model of the structure of the protein most commonly associated with Parkinson's disease could lead to a new way to treat the disease.
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Another Step Toward Quantum Computers: sing Photons for Memory
A new method of manipulating microwave signals could aid in the development of a quantum computer.
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Computer Model Provides Important Clues for the Production of Tightly Packed Electronic Components
Researchers have developed a computer model that predicts how a silicon wafer deforms when computer chips are crowded together too closely.
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