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How the Science of Swarms Can Help ­s Fight Cancer and Predict the Future
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How the Science of Swarms Can Help ­s Fight Cancer and Predict the Future

The first thing to hit Iain Couzin when he walked into the Oxford lab where he kept his locusts was the smell, like a stale barn full of old hay.

Bitcoin May Be the Global Economy's Last Safe Haven
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Bitcoin May Be the Global Economy's Last Safe Haven

One of the oddest bits of news to emerge from the economic collapse of Cyprus is a corresponding rise in the value of Bitcoin, the Internet’s favorite, media-friendly...

Little-Known Surveillance Tool Raises Concerns By Judges, Privacy Activists
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Little-Known Surveillance Tool Raises Concerns By Judges, Privacy Activists

Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a sophisticated surveillance system to scoop up data from cellphones and other wireless devices in an...

Robot Butler Can Open Doors, Talk, and Separate Oreos
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Robot Butler Can Open Doors, Talk, and Separate Oreos

The Home Exploring Robot Butler (HERB) can get a meal out of the fridge, microwave food, clean up after a mess, and even separate an Oreo.

The Mayor's Geek Squad
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The Mayor's Geek Squad

It was a case for a digital Sherlock Holmes.

Yes, Your New Car Has A 'black Box.' Where's The Off Switch?
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Yes, Your New Car Has A 'black Box.' Where's The Off Switch?

If you're a vehicle owner and happen to have a car accident in the near future (we hope you don't), it's likely the crash details will be recorded.

The Future of the Internet Is Still Ads—and You're the Inventory
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The Future of the Internet Is Still Ads—and You're the Inventory

Ads pay for the Internet, or at least for what most of us do online.

Csiro Telepresence Robots Connect Students With National Museum
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Csiro Telepresence Robots Connect Students With National Museum

Australia's National Museum has launched a trial that enables schoolchildren to remotely navigate its galleries via robots that contain telepresence technology. ...

Fighting Cancer With the Google Pagerank Algorithm. Sort Of.
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Fighting Cancer With the Google Pagerank Algorithm. Sort Of.

In cancer parlance, metastasize is a four-letter word.

Web Money Gets Laundering Rule
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Web Money Gets Laundering Rule

The U.S. is applying money-laundering rules to "virtual currencies," amid growing concern that new forms of cash bought on the Internet are being used to fund illicit...

Microsoft Gives ­ser Data to the ­.s. Government Less Often Than Google, But to Foreign Governments Far More
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Microsoft Gives ­ser Data to the ­.s. Government Less Often Than Google, But to Foreign Governments Far More

Microsoft has finally joined Google and a small group of Internet firms that voluntarily reveal how often governments demand they hand over their users’ private...

Luring Young Web Warriors Is a ­.S. Priority. It’s Also a Game.
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Luring Young Web Warriors Is a ­.S. Priority. It’s Also a Game.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano says her department is in dire need of computer hackers. 

AI Programmers Struggle to Make Games 'imitate Life'
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AI Programmers Struggle to Make Games 'imitate Life'

Artificial intelligence in videogames should improve to incorporate more intelligent characters into games. 

Ap Wins Big: Why a Court Said Clipping Content Is Not Fair ­se
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Ap Wins Big: Why a Court Said Clipping Content Is Not Fair ­se

A federal court has sided with the Associated Press and the New York Times in a closely watched case involving a company that scraped news content from the Internet...

At 17, App Builder Rockets to Riches From Yahoo Deal
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At 17, App Builder Rockets to Riches From Yahoo Deal

Seventeen-year-old Nick D'Aloisio is taking some time off from school in London, where he lives with his parents. He will let mom and dad help manage his money.

Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want a Tattoo That Tracks Troops' Vitals
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Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want a Tattoo That Tracks Troops' Vitals

In its ongoing quest to measure every aspect of U.S. troops' physiology, the Pentagon's esoteric research enclave wants to develop a durable, unobtrusive device...

Printable Robots Designed to Be Consumer-Friendly, Inexpensive
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Printable Robots Designed to Be Consumer-Friendly, Inexpensive

A new project to automate the design and manufacturing of consumer robots uses two-dimensional desktop technology fabrication methods. 

Robot-Delivered Speech and Physical Therapy a Success in Umass Amherst Test
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Robot-Delivered Speech and Physical Therapy a Success in Umass Amherst Test

A humanoid robot used to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient has resulted in noticeable improvement in quality of life. 

It's Like They’re Reading My Mind
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It's Like They’re Reading My Mind

Whether it's our location, contact lists, calendars, photo albums, or search requests, app developers, advertising companies, and other tech firms are scrambling...

Carnegie Mellon, Nsa Seek High School Hackers
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Carnegie Mellon, Nsa Seek High School Hackers

Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking.
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