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Meet Diesel, a Cute Dog and Organic Robot
A Labrador Retriever named Diesel has become a canine that functions as a Cyber-Physical Search and Rescue Dog through a high-tech vest.
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Squiggly Lines Secure Smartphones
To protect your financial and personal data, most mobiles come with PIN-based security, biometrics or number grids that require you to retrace a particular pattern...
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Jonathan Ive on Apple's Design Process and Product Philosophy
When Steven P. Jobs led Apple, he created a core principle for the company's designers and engineers: stay fully focused on making great products.
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Quantum Network Would Be Most Precise Clock Yet
By exploiting the tricks of quantum physics, researchers say they could build a worldwide network of atomic clocks that are much more accurate than any single clock...
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FCC Begins Investigation Into Quality of Internet Download Speeds
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is investigating deals in which some companies have agreed to pay Internet service providers for faster video delivery...
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Scotus to Weigh In on When Online Rants Become Criminal Threats
The US Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will consider a case involving a thorny free speech issue in the digital age: at what point does a statement made...
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Football-Playing Robots Eye Their Own Cup, and Beyond
The premiere event for robotic football (soccer) is scheduled for Brazil in July, and the University of Pennsylvania robotics lab will be seeking a fourth consecutive...
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The Turing Test Is Not What You Think It Is
Whether or not you caught wind of the excited announcement that "Eugene Goostman," a computer program ("chatbot") devised by Vladimir Veselov, Eugene Demchenko,...
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Online Marketing Schemes Can Still Lure Customers
Despite legislation and warnings, online consumers remain susceptible to post-transaction marketing schemes.
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At World Cup, Goal-Line Tech Causes Controversy
As all things that are meant to be infallible, new technology being used in the 2014 World Cup has caused a stir.
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How to Watch the World Cup in the .s. Without Paying For Tv
Most of the world can watch the World Cup for free. Not so much in the U.S.
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Google Embraces Docker, the Next Big Thing in Cloud Computing
Google is putting its considerable weight behind an open source technology that’s already one of the hottest new ideas in the world of cloud computing.
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With 'the Machine,' Hp May Have Invented a New Kind of Computer
If Hewlett-Packard founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard are spinning in their graves, they may be due for a break.
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Fcc Unveils 'new Regulatory Paradigm' For Defeating Hackers
The Federal Communications Commission is working to expand its role among federal agencies charged with protecting U.S. networks from cyberattacks.
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sing Twitter to Track Flu, Lady Gaga
The Health Social Analytics website visualizes data about health-related disorders, drugs, and organizations from Twitter, news stories, and online health forums...
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Intelligence Too Big For a Single Machine
Ever since the computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, the field has gone through cycles of boundless optimism and sobering...
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Submarines for Saturn, Comet Hitchhikers, Asteroid Wranglers and Other Space Fantasies
If you thought Elon Musk was the only person coming up with innovative ideas for the exploration of outer space, you'd be wrong.
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New Technology Aims to Rid World Cup of 'ghost Goals'
In 1966, British soccer legend Geoff Hurst booted a right-foot shot against Germany in the World Cup championship game.
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Sound Clue in Hunt For Mh370
Researchers are exploring what may be the first promising lead in months in the search for the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
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