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Caught Up in the Nsa Net
The Washington Post has published an analysis of about 22,000 surveillance reports collected by the U.S. National Security Agency between 2009 and 2012.
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From Google to Amazon: Eu Goes to War Against Power of S Digital Giants
Within the salons of the Elysée Palace, along the corridors of the European parliament and under the glass dome of the Reichstag, Old Europe is preparing for a...
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Chainsaws, Gunshots, and Coughs: Our Smartphones Are Listening
From chainsaws whirring in rainforests to snoring that sounds like chainsaws, entrepreneurs are finding all sorts of creative ways to detect sounds using smartphones...
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Arm Tries to Spread Its Chips to Forests, Felds, and Factories
Forest fire on the way? Building stress getting too high? Farmland too moist?
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Keeping Time By Rubidium at the Naval Observatory
You know when you dial a number, and a man reads you the exact time at the tone? That precise timekeeping starts at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.
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Linking Television and the Internet
Researchers are working on the LinkedTV project, a new television concept designed to connect TV offerings with the Internet.
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Female Cyber Sleuths Hack Into Silicon Valley's Boys Club
One area of the tech world in which women are making great gains is information security, where they outnumber men in certain positions.
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Interview With the Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2014: Wendy Hall
ComputerWeekly.com has named University of Southampton computer science professor Wendy Hall its Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2014.
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Will Workplace Robots Cost More Jobs Than They Create?
The UK unveiled its robotics strategy last Tuesday, revealing a plan drawn up by the Technology Strategy Board that aims to spur the country on towards capturing...
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Hospitals Are Mining Patients' Credit Card Data to Predict Who Will Get Sick
Imagine getting a call from your doctor if you let your gym membership lapse, make a habit of buying candy bars at the checkout counter, or begin shopping at plus...
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The Bbc Doesn't Want to Be Forgotten By Google
Since agreeing to comply with the European Court of Justice’s decision that people have the right to be forgotten, Google has received about 50,000 requests for...
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California Public Schools to Incorporate More STEM Education
A task force on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in California schools has given its recommendations to the state.
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Here's What the Leaders of Tech Told Graduates in 2014
Graduates around the world gather at the end of spring for one final lesson: the commencement speech.
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Tibetan Altitude Gene Came from Extinct Human Species
Tibetans are comfortable at high altitudes where the air is thin.
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Panel Endorses Some Nsa Internet Surveillance
A bipartisan privacy board on Wednesday unanimously adopted its report that endorses some of the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs.
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Norway Internet Voting Experiment Fails
Norway has ended a pilot online voting program.
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Forecasting Future May One Day Become as Practical as Predicting Weather, Thanks to Big Data Advances
The Early Model Based Even Recognition using Surrogates (EMBERS) project was created to develop ways to use big data to forecast significant societal events.
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Virtual Flashlight Reveals Secrets of Ancient Artefacts
The Revealing Flashlight projects computer-generated models onto real objects, filling in missing details wherever the spotlight lands.
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Ask the Crowd: Robots Learn Faster, Better With Online Helpers
University of Washington computer scientists have discovered crowdsourcing is an effective way to teach robots.
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