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Fingerprints As Passwords: New Iphone Touch Id Gets Mixed Security Verdict
Of all the new features of Apple's new iPhone 5S, few have drawn more attention than the built-in fingerprint scanner known as Touch ID.
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Appeals Court Voices Concern About FCC Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has concerns about the legality of FCC rules requiring equal treatment for all Internet traffic.
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The Nsa Sponsors 'cyber Operations' Training at niversities. Here's What Students Learn.
Last week, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh became one of the latest—and most prestigious—schools to partner with the National Security Agency on a program...
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Researchers Developing New Systems to Improve Voice Recognition
A new system can identify speaking voices even while whispering, speaking through various emotions, or talking with a stuffy nose.
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Precomputing Speeds Up Cloth Imaging
Cornell University researchers say they have extended the idea of repetition to make calculation of computer graphic models much simpler and faster.
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Mapping the Bitcoin Economy Could Reveal Users' Identities
An analysis of the public log of Bitcoin digital currency transactions could enable law enforcement to pinpoint user identities.
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Calling For Proposals: Creating Visions For Computing Research
The Computing Research Association's Computing Community Consortium has issued a call for proposals for workshops on research at the frontiers of computing.
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Team Attempts to Restore Communications
Ground controllers have been unable to communicate with NASA's long-lived Deep Impact spacecraft.
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions
The birth of artificial-intelligence research as an autonomous discipline is generally thought to have been the monthlong Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial...
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Grassroots Groups Work to Inspire Women To Code
New organizations aim to introduce women to computing at the local level.
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iSpy: How the NSA Accesses Smartphone Data
Michael Hayden has an interesting story to tell about the iPhone.
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The Nba Will Now Track Every Player's Movements
The National Basketball Association announced a contract with sports information company Stats to install player-tracking camera systems in every arena beginning...
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The New Era of Toy Robotics
In olden times, the most an ambitious young tinkerer could hope for in a toy was to be able to stick one funny-shaped piece onto another. Kids built airplanes with...
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Sudoku Saves Photographers From Copyright Theft
Computer scientists in Malaysia have developed a watermarking technology based on a system similar to the rules used to solve the puzzles known as Sudoku.
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Engineers Make Golden Breakthrough to Improve Electronic Devices Based on Molybdenum Disulfide
Molybdenum disulfide is a material that, when manipulated with gold atoms, has the potential to improve electronic and thermal devices.
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md Engineering Group on Cutting Edge in Car Safety
Researchers have developed programming that will give drivers instant information on what lies ahead of them on the road.
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In The World: Mapping the Logistics of Megacities
Logistics data on neighborhoods in several world cities is available online in an open-access pool of information that is graphically represented on city maps.
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Open Source Career Opportunities Continue to Abound
Open source jobs remain a consistent source of career growth for technology professionals, according to Dice.com statistics from August 2012 to August 2013.
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