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Beware Malware Networks in Search Engines: Report
A new security report warns of malware networks ("malnets") lurking within Google and other search engines, driving unsuspecting Web surfers to sites where they...
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Computer Sleuthing Helps nravel Rna's Role in Cellular Function
University of Central Florida computer engineers used a computer program to analyze the subunits that make up ribonucleic acid.
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Chicago Computer Scientists Develop Tools to Help Ecologists in Kenya
Computational ecology students at the University of Illinois at Chicago recently traveled to Kenya to conduct experiments using computer technology to collect wildlife...
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NASA Map Sees Earth's Trees in a New Light
A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the height of Earth's forests.
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Why 'big Data' Is a Magnet For Startups
Armies of entrepreneurs are trying to make money sifting through mountains of data from the Web and other sources, but one of the biggest challenges is simply getting...
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How to Tell If You're Being Tracked on Safari
If you're on an iPhone or iPad using the most recent version of Apple's operating system, click on the "Settings" icon, and then click on "Safari."
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The Machines Are Talking a Lot
As one of the leading manufacturers of the equipment that routes data around the Internet, Cisco Systems is in good position to know just how many 0s and 1s go...
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Activist-Backed Collaboration Platform Set for March Release
A functional prototype of the Global Square, a social network collaboration platform for activists, will be available by March.
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Best Time For a Coffee Break? There's an App For That
Pennsylvania State University researchers have developed Caffeine Zone, an application that can help people determine when caffeine may give them a mental boost...
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How Companies Learn Your Secrets
Andrew Pole had just started working as a statistician for Target in 2002, when two colleagues from the marketing department stopped by his desk to ask an odd question...
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How Google Tracked Safari Users
Google and other advertising companies have been following iPhone and Apple users as they browse the Web, even though Apple's Safari Web browser is set to block...
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Fbi Seeks Social Media Monitoring Tool
The goal is to use the tool to keep on top of breaking events, incidents and emerging threats, the agency said in a recent Request for Information from IT vendors...
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Flaw Found in an Online Encryption Method
A team of European and American mathematicians and cryptographers have discovered an unexpected weakness in the encryption system widely used worldwide for online...
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Ultrafast Trades Trigger Black Swan Events Every Day, Say Econophysicists
On 6 May 2010, shares on U.S. financial markets suddenly dropped on average by around 10% but in over 300 stocks by more than 60%. Moments later the prices recovered...
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Turing's Enduring Importance
Modern computing systems owe a sizable debt to Alan Turing, whose breakthrough work set the direction that the future of computing would take by determining that...
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Java Compiler Would Enable High-Quality Code, Efficient Memory se
Representatives from Oracle and other participants in the OpenJDK discussion group are advocating for the Graal project, an effort to implement a dynamic compiler...
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Infrared and 3D Vision Systems Combine to Help Pilots Avoid Crash Landings
When large airliners approach an airport for a landing, a combination of radio signals and high-intensity lighting shows the pilot exactly where the runway is,...
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Social Apps 'harvest Smartphone Contacts'
Twitter has admitted copying entire address books from smartphones and storing the data on its servers, often without customers' knowledge.
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What Dropbox Can Teach S About Cloud Computing
Dropbox is the most deceptively simple of services.
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