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G.e., the 124-Year-Old Software Start-p
It may not qualify as a lightning-bolt eureka moment, but Jeffrey R. Immelt, chief executive of General Electric, recalls the June day in 2009 that got him thinking...
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Chip Technology Keeps Checked Luggage in Check
On a recent Southwest Airlines flight from Baltimore, Shvilla Rasheem arrived in Indianapolis, but her luggage did not.
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China Launches Quantum Satellite in Bid to Pioneer Secure Communications
China launched the world's first quantum communications satellite from the Gobi Desert early Tuesday, a major step in the country’s bid to be at the forefront of...
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Envisioning Bitcoin's Technology at the Heart of Global Finance
A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the underlying technology introduced by the virtual currency Bitcoin will come to occupy a central place...
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How to Give Rural America Broadband? Look to the Early 1900s
From the sofa in his living room, Clinton Creason can see the electric pole outside that his father staked 70 years ago to bring power to this remote area of hilly...
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Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things
A surprisingly specific genetic portrait of the ancestor of all living things has been generated by scientists who say that the likeness sheds considerable light...
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They Promised S Jet Packs. They Promised the Bosses Profit.
Project Foghorn is one of those straight-from-science-fiction concepts we've come to expect from Alphabet, the sprawling conglomerate formerly known as Google.
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How Mountains Obscured By Venus's Clouds Reveal Themselves
Colossal clouds cloak the surface of Venus, making it difficult for researchers to probe its secrets.
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What We've Learned About Pluto
In the year since NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto, the dwarf planet has maintained its icy heart.
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Europe Approves New Trans-Atlantic Data Transfer Deal
European officials approved a new agreement on Tuesday that will allow some of the world’s largest companies, including Google and General Electric, to move digital...
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Makers of Self-Driving Cars Ask What to Do With Human Nature
Even before Tesla revealed that a fatal accident had occurred while one of its cars was in semiautonomous driving mode, a debate was well underway between researchers...
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How China Took Center Stage in Bitcoin's Civil War
A delegation of American executives flew to Beijing in April for a secret meeting just blocks from Tiananmen Square.
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Should Your Driverless Car Hit a Pedestrian to Save Your Life?
Most people believe self-driving vehicles should ultimately put their passengers' lives first, according to a new study.
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Goodbye, Password. Banks Opt to Scan Fingers and Faces Instead.
The banking password may be about to expire—forever.
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Fighting Isis With an Algorithm, Physicists Try to Predict Attacks
After Orlando and San Bernardino and Paris, there is new urgency to understand the signs that can precede acts of terrorism.
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Court Backs Rules Treating Internet as Utility, Not Luxury
High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled in a sweeping decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband...
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A Russian Cybersleuth Battles the 'dark Ages' of the Internet
A sense of menace stirs right off the elevator on the fifth floor of Kaspersky Lab's Moscow headquarters, where a small television screen displays cyberthreatsa...
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For Driverless Cars, City-Like Test Sites Offer the npredictable
Automakers are turning to city-like test sites as they race to create the perfect self-driving car.
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Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive
Your smartphone allows you to get almost instantaneous answers to the most obscure questions. It also allows you to waste hours scrolling through Facebook or looking...
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