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First-of-Its-Kind Online Master's Draws Wave of Applicants
Since implementing a new low-cost online master's program in computer science based on MOOC technology, Georgia Tech has received almost twice as many applications...
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'li-Fi' Via Led Light Bulb Data Speed Breakthrough
Several U.K. institutions are collaborating on the ultra-parallel visible light communications project. The researchers have used a micro-LED light bulb to transmit...
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Can Quantum Cryptography Work in the Real World?
Battelle Memorial Institute researchers say they have developed the first production system for quantum distribution of cryptographic keys and are planning to create...
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Intelligence Chief Clapper Cites 'casablanca' in Dismissing Merkel Mess
You must remember this: A kiss is just a kiss, a spy is just a spy.
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Tor Trouble: Anonymizing Service Faces Vulnerability Claims
Tor, a service that helps cautious Internet users stay anonymous online, is facing increased scrutiny and potentially new attacks as the global debate on surveillance...
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Software Firm Claims Breakthrough in Computer Vision Will Lead to Better AI
Luis von Ahn has heard it all before.
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Mozilla Developing Geolocation Data Service For Public se
Mozilla plans to offer developers a more privacy-aware geolocation service using cell towers and Wi-Fi signals.
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'feel' Objects in Thin Air: The Future of Touch Technology
Touch technology has come a long way in the last decade.
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Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes
How has the definition of life changed during your lifetime?
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Of Fact, Fiction and Defibrillators
In a chilling episode of "Homeland" last year, a terrorist killed the vice president with a fiendishly clever weapon: a remote-control device that attacked the...
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Germany Wants a German Internet as Spying Scandal Rankles
As a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spying accusations, state-backed Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to cooperate...
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Can Technology Help Avoid Stampedes?
It seems the cruellest and most unnecessary of deaths—to be crushed in the midst of a crowd.
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Sharing the Power of the Crowd
Three years ago, McGill University researchers launched Phylo, an online puzzle game with more than 300,000 users worldwide that helped with genomic research....
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The Information-Gathering Paradox
Consumer trust is a vital currency for every big Internet company, which helps to explain why the giants of Silicon Valley have gone to great lengths in recent...
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Researchers Draw Romantic Insights From Maps of Facebook Networks
The shape of a person's social network is a powerful signal that can identify one's spouse or romantic partner, according to Cornell University's Jon Kleinberg...
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Cassini Swings Above Saturn to Compose a Portrait
It's a view as good as gold. A loop high above Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed this stately view of the golden-hued planet and its main rings.
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The Man Who Would Teach Machines to Think
"It depends on what you mean by artificial intelligence."
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Haunted House Business Gets Boost As Techs p Thrill Ante
Ed Terebus was an 18-year-old high school student when he and his big brother Jim, a laid-off auto worker, decided to build their first haunted house 34 years ago...
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Why Facebook Is Teaching Its Machines to Think Like Humans
Facebook is turning to deep learning to teach computers to more closely imitate the human brain, with the goal of gaining greater insight into individual users. ...
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