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Light Is Not Fast Enough For High-Speed Stock Trading
Every microsecond counts in stock trading. The New York Stock Exchange handles a third of the world's stock trading—around 22 billion messages a day. But NYSE Euronext...
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Software to Prevent Abuse at the Click of a Mouse
The State Office of Criminal Investigations in Berlin is using desCRY, a new system for detecting child-pornographic images in field tests.
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Cops on the Trail of Crimes that Haven't Happened
The patrol car comes to a stop in a sleepy neighbourhood of small, earth-coloured homes. A woman saunters past pushing a stroller. It is daytime in the artsy beach...
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High-Skill Visa Reform Needs Action By Congress, Obama Says
Congressional action is needed to overhaul high-skill immigration policy, President Obama said during a meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness...
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Popular Websites Share ser Information, Email Addresses, Stanford Study Finds
By signing onto many of the most popular sites on the Web, you may be unknowingly sharing your email address or name with other websites and data collection companies...
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Government Aims to Build a 'Data Eye in the Sky'
More than 60 years ago, in his "Foundation" series, the science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov invented a new science—psychohistory—that combined mathematics and...
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Patent Lawyer Demand Rises Following .s. Legislative Overhaul
Patent attorneys, who typically have degrees in fields such as engineering as well as law, are in such demand that their specialty may account for more than 15...
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Coming Soon: The Drone Arms Race
At the Zhuhai air show in southeastern China last November, Chinese companies startled some Americans by unveiling 25 different models of remotely controlled aircraft...
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White House Orders New Computer Security Rules
The White House plans to issue an executive order on Friday to replace a flawed patchwork of computer security safeguards exposed by the disclosure of hundreds...
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How Many Security Clearances Have Been Issued?
More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals...
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Idaho Lab in a Race to Shore Up Critical Infrastructure Systems
All it took was one click of a mouse from the CEO of the ACME Chemical company.
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Army Tracking Plan: Drones That Never Forget a Face
Perhaps the idea of spy drones already makes your nervous. Maybe you’re uncomfortable with the notion of an unblinking, robotic eye in the sky that can watch...
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A Plaything of Powerful Nations
The latest United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum provided insight on how the Internet is being handled on a global scale.
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Supreme Court Docket: Surveillance, Profanity, and Thought Patents
The Supreme Court’s 2011–2012 term began Oct. 3 with arguments on the docket concerning everything from television profanity to warrantless GPS surveillance.
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On the Front Line Against the Next Stuxnet
Something has gone terribly wrong on the plant floor at ACME Specialty Chemical International Inc.
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What to Do If You've Been Hacked
It's a nightmare scenario every business fears. Your tech department has spotted suspicious activity on the company network. Your customers and employees are...
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Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All
The nation’s major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to newly released Justice Department internal...
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Dealing With an Identity Hijacked on the Online Highway
Despite his prominent position as a Republican candidate for president, Rick Santorum has lost control of his online identity. And for all the snickering online...
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In China, Business Travelers Take Extreme Precautions to Avoid Cyber-Espionage
Packing for business in China? Bring your passport and business cards, but maybe not that laptop loaded with contacts and corporate memos.
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