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Cyber Cops: Target Hackers May Takes Years to Find
Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target's computer systems last December.
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The Plot to Kill the Password
Last Friday, Samsung's new Galaxy S5 arrived with an unexpected and underhyped feature.
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Mit Transform Project Gives Shape to Human-Object Interplay
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Tangible Media Group recently demonstrated a tabletop that becomes a dynamic display.
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'wearable Eyes' Make You Appear Friendly, Social Even When You're Not
AgencyGlass is a wearable device that produces "virtual eyes" to give the wearer a semblance of friendliness and approachability.
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AI Gets Its Groove Back
The field of artificial intelligence is making real progress after a long period of sporadic advances that failed to pan out.
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The U.s. Government Wants 6,000 New 'cyber Warriors' By 2016
The Pentagon plans to triple its cybersecurity staff by 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced recently.
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The Truth About Google X
Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it's something good.
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World Cup Mind-Control Demo Faces Deadlines, Critics
In less than 60 days, Brazil will begin hosting soccer's 2014 World Cup, even though workers are still hurrying to pour concrete at three unfinished stadiums.
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Atomic Time Lord to Battle Sneaky High-Speed Trades
Welcome to the room where time lives. I am standing in a space bristling with atomic clocks at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, U.K., which generates...
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Home sers Cite Laziness For Lax Online Security
A survey examining why people do not adequately protect their home computers found that about 80 percent of respondents said they were too lazy.
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Sneak a Peek Through the Mist to Technology of the Future
A tabletop display system could change the way people interact and collaborate in the future.
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Command a Glowing Robot Horde to Do Your Bidding
Researchers have built palm-sized glowing robots that can scurry along the ground at the command of someone using a tablet or a gesture-sensing camera.
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A Faster Internet For Your Smartphones
Namehelp Mobile is a smartphone application that compares Domain Name Service performance provided by one's organization and by public DNS systems.
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Heartbleed Bug's 'voluntary' Origins
The encryption flaw that punctured the heart of the Internet this week underscores a weakness in Internet security: A good chunk of it is managed by four European...
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Heartbleed: Developer Who Introduced the Error Regrets 'oversight'
The developer who introduced the "Heartbleed" vulnerability to the open-source code used by thousands of websites has told the Guardian it was an "oversight"—but...
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Forget Wearable Tech, Embeddable Implants Are Already Here
Smartphone mapping features are great for getting directions, until you lose signal.
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Stanford Medical Technology Exposes Hidden Maladies of Sculptor Auguste Rodin's Celebrated Hands
One has a ganglion cyst.
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Stanford Engineers Design Video Game Controller That Can Sense Players' Emotions
Stanford University researchers have developed a prototype video game controller that gauges the player's brain activity in real time.
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