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British Authorities Unveil Plan For Mass Electronic Surveillance
British authorities have unveiled a plan to compile details about every email, phone call, and text message in the United Kingdom.
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Iran: 'flame' Virus Fight Began with Oil Attack
Computer technicians battling to contain a complex virus last month resorted to the ultimate firewall measures—cutting off Internet links to Iran’s Oil Ministry...
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In Cuba, Mystery Shrouds Fate of Internet Cable
It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet isolation...
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Internet Group Says Quality Over Speed in Restoring Domain-Name Expansion
A system used by ICANN to allow companies and organizations to propose new generic top-level domain names remains shut down indefinitely, three weeks after the...
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Education Woes Linked to National Security
A report furnished by a U.S. task force warned that unless the American educational system improves, national security and economic prosperity will be threatened...
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Google: Technology Is Making Science Fiction Real
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality—meaning people will have driverless...
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Un Sets Stage For Blazing Fast Mobile Devices
The United Nations has approved new standards for the IMT-advanced system, which should make the next generation of mobile technology 500 times faster than 3G smartphones...
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Russian Space Chief Claims Space Failures May Be Sabotage
Some recent failures of Russian satellites may have been the result of sabotage by foreign forces, Russia's space chief said in comments apparently aimed at the...
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Winter Driving Trouble? There's an App for That
North Dakota State University researchers have developed Winter Survival Kit, a free iPhone and Android application that helps motorists prepare for winter driving...
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Intel's Newest Project: Helping Stephen Hawking Speak
Intel is looking for ways to help famed British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech, according to a senior executive with the American...
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Mexico's Cartels Build Own National Radio System
When convoys of soldiers or federal police move through the scrubland of northern Mexico, the Zetas drug cartel knows they are coming.
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Science Fiction-Style Sabotage a Fear in New Hacks
The U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, a nonprofit group that helps the U.S. government identify vulnerabilities for cyberattacks, has replicated the recent attack that...
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niversity Studies Crowdsourcing For Intelligence
The U.S. intelligence community is studying how to tap the power of crowdsourcing through a multi-university effort.
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Mass. Schools Team Up For Supercomputer Center
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computer Center aims to capitalize on the huge boost in the amount of computer power available for academic research.
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Paralyzed Man Uses Brain-Powered Robot Arm to Touch
Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend's hand. Such ordinary acts—but a milestone for a paralyzed man. True, a robotic arm parked next to his wheelchair did...
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Airline Pilots Forgetting How to Fly? Computer Controls Blamed
Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more...
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Your Smartphone: A New Frontier For Hackers
Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Google's popular Android operating system. The...
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Internet Braces For New Addresses Beyond '.com,' Including '.bank,' '.eco' and '.canon.'
The organization that oversees the Internet address system is preparing to open the floodgates to a nearly limitless selection of new Web-site suffixes, including...
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