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10 Extraordinary Pentagon Mind Experiments
It’s been 30 years since the first message was sent over initial nodes of the Arpanet, the Pentagon-sponsored precursor to the internet. But this month, researchers...
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Facebook 'likes' Predict Personality
Researchers at Cambridge University used algorithms to predict religion, politics, race and sexual orientation.
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Star Trek 'holodeck' in the Living Room?
With "immersive media" taking content well beyond the TV screen, new technology is attempting to move virtual reality towards something even closer to real life...
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Web-Based 'brain' For Robots Goes Live
Robots confused about what they encounter in the world of humans can now get help online.
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Frozen Android Phones Give Up Data Secrets
Researchers were able to bypass the encryption system of an Android smartphone by freezing it for an hour.
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Lars Rasmussen: The Brains Behind Facebook's Future
For a man that made his career out of helping millions of people find their way around, Lars Rasmussen is frank about his own navigational shortcomings.
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'every New Car' Connected to Web By 2014
Five years ago mobile phones were at the forefront of technology, by 2010 the focus was on tablet computers and now billions of yen, dollars and pounds are being...
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Will We Ever Simulate the Human Brain?
For years, Henry Markram has claimed that he can simulate the human brain in a computer within a decade. On 23 January 2013, the European Commission told him to...
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NASA's 'Crazy' Robot Lab
It's three in the afternoon, and in their NASA lab in Silicon Valley, California, two engineers are playing with a toy designed for toddlers.
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Smartphone Sensors Reveal Security Secrets
Data captured by smartphone sensors could help criminals guess codes used to lock the gadgets, say security researchers.
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Behind the Scenes of Latin America's Internet 'brain'
It may be one of central Miami's most recognisable buildings, yet only a few people know what goes on inside the sturdy concrete block with massive spheres on its...
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Ticketmaster Dumps 'hated' Captcha Verification System
The world's largest online ticket retailer is to stop requiring users to enter hard-to-read words in order to prove they are human.
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Rio De Janeiro Brings Qr Codes to Its Streets
Rio de Janeiro is adding something new into its trademark black-and-white mosaic pavements: QR codes.
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Has Chip and Pin Had Its Day?
Go to a cash machine in Japan or Poland and there's a good chance you'll find a finger-sized scanner next to the keypad.
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Lens-Less Camera Emerges from Metamaterials Work
U.S. scientists have used metamaterials to build the imaging system, which samples infra-red and microwave light.
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Learn English Online: How the Internet Is Changing Language
Online, English has become a common language for users from around the world. In the process, the language itself is changing.
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North Korea: On the Net in World's Most Secretive Nation
There's a curious quirk on every official North Korean Website: a piece of programming that must be included in each page's code.
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Robots Ride the Ocean Blue
When superstorm Sandy was rampaging across the Caribbean and mid-Atlantic, heralded by gale force winds, torrential rain, and surging tides, people rushed to get...
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