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Spy Chief Adds to Warnings of Russian Cyber Attacks on Germany
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Spy Chief Adds to Warnings of Russian Cyber Attacks on Germany

Germany's spy chief has warned that Russian hackers are pelting his country with disinformation that could undermine the democratic process, echoing concerns already...

Google Deepmind Could Invent the Next Generation of AI By Playing Starcraft 2
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Google Deepmind Could Invent the Next Generation of AI By Playing Starcraft 2

The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.

Network Operators Beef ­p Last Mile For Cord-Cutters
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Network Operators Beef ­p Last Mile For Cord-Cutters

Consumers increasingly are bypassing traditional content providers to download content a la carte via broadband connection.

German Spies "alarmed" Over Threat To Election From Fake News, Russians
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German Spies "alarmed" Over Threat To Election From Fake News, Russians

An intelligence source told BuzzFeed News they fear 2017’s federal elections could see a repeat of the misinformation and hacking that disrupted the U.S. presidential...

Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is ­nder Attack
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Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is ­nder Attack

A flurry of social media reports suggests a major hacking campaign has been uncovered.

Telescope That 'ate Astronomy' Is on Track to Surpass Hubble
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Telescope That 'ate Astronomy' Is on Track to Surpass Hubble

The next great space telescope spread its golden wings this month.

Indium Selenide Takes on the Mantle of the New Wonder Material
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Indium Selenide Takes on the Mantle of the New Wonder Material

Is there a research institute with a more distinguished pedigree in graphene research than the University of Manchester?

Internet of Things Will Demand a Step-Change in Search Solutions
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Internet of Things Will Demand a Step-Change in Search Solutions

New Internet search mechanisms will need to be developed to support the growing Internet of Things.

Google's Deepmind AI Can Lip-Read Tv Shows Better Than a Pro
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Google's Deepmind AI Can Lip-Read Tv Shows Better Than a Pro

Researchers at Google's DeepMind and the University of Oxford are using deep-learning techniques to create a lip-reading system that can perform better than professional...

Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'
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Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'

A growing number of people die every year while taking photos of themselves at dangerous locations, leading researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to look for...

China's Secretive Space Program Threatens Nasa's Dominance
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China's Secretive Space Program Threatens Nasa's Dominance

The launch of the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft in western China last month marked another great leap forward for the nation's space program and its ambition to send manned...

Nasa Saturn Mission Prepares For 'ring-Grazing Orbits'
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Nasa Saturn Mission Prepares For 'ring-Grazing Orbits'

A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Japan Plans Supercomputer to Leap Into Technology Future
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Japan Plans Supercomputer to Leap Into Technology Future

Japan plans to build the world's fastest-known supercomputer in a bid to arm the country's manufacturers with a platform for research that could help them develop...

Making Sense of Exabytes of Data at Sc16
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Making Sense of Exabytes of Data at Sc16

“Think about how you got here,” said Katharine Frase, head of strategy and business development for IBM’s Watson Education unit, at the SC16 conference in Salt...

Miniature Wi-Fi Device Supplies Missing Link For the Internet of Things
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Miniature Wi-Fi Device Supplies Missing Link For the Internet of Things

Stanford University researchers have developed HitchHike, a tiny, ultra-low-energy wireless radio that enables data transmission using just micro-watts of energy...

Cracked, Frozen, and Tipped Over: New Clues From Pluto's Past
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Cracked, Frozen, and Tipped Over: New Clues From Pluto's Past

Sputnik Planitia, a 1,000-kilometer-wide basin within the iconic heart-shaped region observed on Pluto's surface, could be in its present location because accumulation...

Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior
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Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior

Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what's in Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, researchers using...

World's First Silicon Photonic Neural Network ­nveiled
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World's First Silicon Photonic Neural Network ­nveiled

Alexander Tait and colleagues at Princeton University say they have built the world's first integrated silicon photonic neuromorphic chip, a development that could...

Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
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Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You

Cautious computer users put a piece of tape over their webcam.

Fire ­p the Atom Forge
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Fire ­p the Atom Forge

Electron microscopy is on the brink of a transition.
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