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The Invisible Network That Keeps the World Running
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The Invisible Network That Keeps the World Running

It’s been just over 45 years since the Apollo Moon landings, and some would have it that we are failing to build big anymore; that we've since become too fascinated...

In Japan, Dog Owners Feel Abandoned as Sony Stops Supporting 'aibo'
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In Japan, Dog Owners Feel Abandoned as Sony Stops Supporting 'aibo'

Yahui and Tatsuo Matsui met because of their dogs, Ai and Doggy.

Researchers Design New App to Help Elderly Patients Reduce Medication Mistakes
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Researchers Design New App to Help Elderly Patients Reduce Medication Mistakes

Researchers in Spain have developed Alicia, an application to assist elderly patients with administering their own medications at home. 

Not in Front of the Telly: Warning Over 'listening' Tv
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Not in Front of the Telly: Warning Over 'listening' Tv

Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.

DARPA Is Developing a Search Engine For the Dark Web
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DARPA Is Developing a Search Engine For the Dark Web

A new search engine being developed by Darpa aims to shine a light on the dark web and uncover patterns and relationships in online data to help law enforcement...

What Watson Has Been Up To Since “jeopardy!”
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What Watson Has Been Up To Since “jeopardy!”

Remember Watson, the computer that won "Jeopardy!" in 2011 and made us all worry about the impending obsolescence of the human race?

Our Fear of Artificial Intelligence
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Our Fear of Artificial Intelligence

Years ago I had coffee with a friend who ran a startup.

Nsa Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From Us Cyberattacks
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Nsa Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From Us Cyberattacks

After the Stuxnet digital weapon was discovered on machines in Iran in 2010, many security researchers warned that US adversaries would learn from this and other...

Nasa Spacecraft Completes 40,000 Mars Orbits
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Nasa Spacecraft Completes 40,000 Mars Orbits

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passed a mission milestone of 40,000 orbits on Feb. 7, 2015, in its ninth year of returning information about the atmosphere,...

Washington Lawmakers Want Computer Science to Count as Foreign Language
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Washington Lawmakers Want Computer Science to Count as Foreign Language

Two Washington state legislators have recently introduced a bill that would allow computer science class (e.g., programming) to effectively count as a foreign language...

Over-the-Air Software Coming Soon to Your Next Car
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Over-the-Air Software Coming Soon to Your Next Car

Car manufacturers soon hope to upgrade vehicles' software over-the-air, which they say will enhance customer satisfaction, boost safety, and curb costs. 

Stanford-Designed Hapkit Brings Physical Touch to the Virtual Classroom
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Stanford-Designed Hapkit Brings Physical Touch to the Virtual Classroom

Stanford University researchers have developed Hapkit, a do-it-yourself kit that gives online learners hands-on experience by bringing haptics into virtual classrooms...

­mass Medical School, Wpi Developing Smartphone App to Address Stress Eating
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­mass Medical School, Wpi Developing Smartphone App to Address Stress Eating

Researchers are developing a stress-eating smartphone app to help users better understand why they overeat.

J. Craig Venter on Dna and Life's Mysteries
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J. Craig Venter on Dna and Life's Mysteries

J. Craig Venter is in the life business.

The Attention Machine
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The Attention Machine

Human attention isn't stable, ever, and it costs us: lives lost when drivers space out, billions of dollars wasted on inefficient work, and mental disorders that...

Human Traffickers Caught on Hidden Internet
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Human Traffickers Caught on Hidden Internet

In November 2012 a 28-year-old woman plunged 15 meters from a bedroom window to the pavement in New York City, a devastating fall that left her body broken but...

Look Into My Eyes: Tracking Your Gaze Could Be the Next Big Gaming Input
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Look Into My Eyes: Tracking Your Gaze Could Be the Next Big Gaming Input

The bulk of the press release announcing a March 10 release for the PC port of Assassin's Creed Rogue is strictly boilerplate.

Looking ­nder the Bitcoin Bonnet: Students Aim to Enhance Transparency
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Looking ­nder the Bitcoin Bonnet: Students Aim to Enhance Transparency

Trinity College Dublin researchers are studying Bitcoin in an effort to make the cryptocurrency more transparent and reduce the risk of fraud. 

Senator: Your Futuristic Car Is Putting Your Privacy and Security At Risk
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Senator: Your Futuristic Car Is Putting Your Privacy and Security At Risk

Cars these days have more in common with smart phones than the Model-T. But a new reportfrom Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) warns that the increasing technical complexity...

Autonomous Vehicles: No Drivers Required
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Autonomous Vehicles: No Drivers Required

This summer, people will cruise through the streets of Greenwich, U.K., in electric shuttles with no one's hands on the steering wheel—or any steering wheel at...
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