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Here's How One Hacker Is Waging War on the Syrian Government
As President Obama weighed U.S. air strikes in Syria this week, a lone American hacker was waging his own attack on the Syrian government.
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Plan B For Navigation
Scientists and engineers are exploring alternative navigation systems against the possibility of GPS failing.
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Researcher Controls Colleague's Motions in First Human Brain-to-Brain Interface
University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send...
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Nasa's Mars Curiosity Debuts Autonomous Navigation
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used autonomous navigation for the first time, a capability that lets the rover decide for itself how to drive safely on Mars.
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How Scholars Hack the World of Academic Publishing Now
If you want to understand the modern academy, it wouldn't hurt to start at "impact factor."
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The New York Times Web Site Was Taken Down By Dns Hijacking. Here's What That Means.
Just weeks after The Washington Post had our own run-in with the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), the New York Times is down, and the SEA is claiming responsibility...
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Princeton Researchers se Mobile Phones to Measure Happiness
Researchers used mobile phones to capture information in a study exploring the connection between environment and happiness.
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A Glimpse Into the Future of Robotic Technology
The European Union-funded EYESHOTS project has developed a model robot that can acquire awareness of its surroundings and use its memory to reach for objects.
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Hacked Feature Phone Can Block Other People's Calls
A few changes to a standard phone can block calls and text messages intended for nearby users of the same GSM cellular network.
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Ios and Android Weaknesses Allow Stealthy Pilfering of Website Credentials
A weakness in both the iOS and Android mobile operating systems makes it possible for hackers to steal sensitive user data and login credentials.
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How Surveillance Changes Behavior: A Restaurant Workers Case Study
Surveillance is certainly much in the news lately. Most notably, of course, there is the continuing outcry over the National Security Agency’s call-tracking program...
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NASA's Plan to Put a Landsail Rover on Venus
Venus is like a reclusive celebrity that gets the public's attention every couple of years, though in the planet's case it's more like every century.
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Why Video Games May Be Good For You
Games have long been accused of making players violent, but evidence has been building over the years that they can have positive effects.
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How a Look at Your Gmail Reveals the Power of Metadata
Sometimes you have to give up a little privacy in order to find out how much—or how little—privacy you really have.
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Google+ Posts Getting Language Translation Services
The Google+ translation feature will enable desktop users to rapidly receive basic translations when other users make posts in languages other than their own.
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New Technology Protects Against Password Theft and Phishing Attacks
Scientists say they can protect Internet users from phishing attacks with a new system called Uni-IDM.
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Twitter 'joke Bots' Shame Human Sense of Humor
Two Twitter bots generate phrases that are funny by virtue of not being particularly funny, to poke fun at human tweeters' own attempts at humor.
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Wormhole Is Best Bet For Time Machine, Astrophysicist Says
The concept of a time machine typically conjures up images of an implausible plot device used in a few too many science-fiction storylines.
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How Snowden Did It
When Edward Snowden stole the crown jewels of the National Security Agency, he didn't need to use any sophisticated devices or software or go around any computer...
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