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American Tech Giants Face Fight in Europe Over Encrypted Data
Silicon Valley's battle over encryption is heading to Europe.
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Massive Network of Robotic Ocean Probes Gets Smart pgrade
The Southern Ocean guards its secrets well. Strong winds and punishing waves have kept all except the hardiest sailors at bay.
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Apple's Encryption Battle with nited States Still Alive in Brooklyn
The U.S. Department of Justice will disclose over the next two weeks whether it will continue with its bid to compel Apple Inc to help access an iPhone in a Brooklyn...
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How Google Wants to Solve Robotic Grasping By Letting Robots Learn For Themselves
Google Research is letting robots them learn for themselves how to grasp objects.
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Apple Likely Can't Force Fbi to Disclose How It Got Data from Seized Iphone
The US government isn't saying whether it will divulge to Apple the method it used to access the locked iPhone seized by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
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.s. Says It Has nlocked Iphone Without Apple, Ending Lawsuit
The Justice Department said Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel...
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Massive Robots Keep Docks Shipshape
At one of the busiest shipping terminals in the U.S., more than two dozen giant red robots wheeled cargo containers along the docks on a recent morning, handing...
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Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks
In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn's largest moon...
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Software Flags 'Suicidal' Students, Presenting Privacy Dilemma
Ken Yeh is the director of technology at Ontario Christian Schools, a private K-12 school near Los Angeles with about 100 children per grade.
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Phone-Based Laser Rangefinder Works Outdoors
Researchers have developed an infrared depth-sensing system, built from a smartphone with a $10 laser attached to it, that works indoors and outdoors.
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The Race Is On to Control Artificial Intelligence, and Tech's Future
The resounding win by a Google artificial intelligence program over a champion in the complex board game Go this month was a statement—not so much to professional...
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Meet the Largest Science Project in S Government History—the James Webb Telescope
Since Galileo first discovered the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus, telescopes have gotten larger, more accurate, and more powerful.
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Intel Accepts That Moore’s Law Is Finally Dead, Drops Its ‘tick-Tock’ Model Of Chip Making
Many experts have called 2016 the year when Moore’s Law dies.
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Security Missed Brussels Bombs–But Could Sensors Spot Them?
After terrorists attacked Paris last November, nearby Brussels, home of many of the attackers, posted heavily armed soldiers in public places.
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'minimal' Cell Raises Stakes in Race to Harness Synthetic Life
Genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter has created a synthetic cell that contains the smallest genome of any known, independent organism.
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Tech Could Help Secure Public Spaces, If Europe Wants More Surveillance
Facial recognition software, scanners that detect weapons and cameras that spot nervous people are some of the technologies that could be used more widely to secure...
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Locking Out the Hackers
New hardware and services are aimed at identifying malware before it has the chance to execute.
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Bright Spots and Color Differences Revealed on Ceres
Scientists from NASA's Dawn mission unveiled new images from the spacecraft's lowest orbit at Ceres, including highly anticipated views of Occator Crater, at the...
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Fbi Director Says Fight with Apple About Terrorism, Not Setting Precedent
James Comey, the Federal Bureau of Investigation director, is defending the agency's legal battle with Apple, saying it is about fighting terrorism and not about...
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