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Diagnosis By Keyboard
Analyzing people's keystrokes as they type on a computer keyboard can reveal a great deal of information about the state of their motor function, according to a...
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Google Patented Building Robots with Personalities
Whether or not we are headed toward a robot revolution, Google wants us to get comfortable with the next generation of robots.
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New U.s.-Japan Collaborations Bring Big Data Approaches to Disaster Response
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Japan Science and Technology Agency will jointly fund six collaborative big data projects to enhance disaster management...
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Google’s Project Zero Aims to 'improve Security Across the Internet'
Google has assembled 'the best practically-minded security researchers' to 'significantly reduce the number of people harmed by targeted attacks.'
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This Air Force Tech Could've Averted the Germanwings Crash
An old aviators' joke goes like this: In the future, airline cockpit crews will consist of one pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog, the dog is there...
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U.s. Establishes Sanctions Program to Combat Cyberattacks, Cyberspying
President Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas...
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After Snowden, the Nsa Faces Recruitment Challenge
Daniel Swann is exactly the type of person the National Security Agency would love to have working for it.
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.s. Supreme Court: Gps Trackers Are a Form of Search and Seizure
If the government puts a GPS tracker on you, your car, or any of your personal effects, it counts as a search—and is therefore protected by the Fourth Amendment...
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The Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records
Steven Keating's doctors and medical experts view him as a citizen of the future.
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Germanwings Flight 9525, Technology, and the Question of Trust
Shortly before the dreadful crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, I happened to be reading part of "The Second Machine Age," a book by two academics at M.I.T., Erik...
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2,636 Icelandic Genomes Pinpoint Risk For Alzheimer's, Other Diseases
An Icelandic genetics firm has sequenced the genomes of 2,636 of its countrymen and women, finding genetic markers for a variety of diseases, as well as a new timeline...
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The 5 Biases Pushing Women Out of STEM
Gender bias appears to be a key contributor to the scarcity of U.S. women in science, technology, engineering, and math, according to new studies.
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Hoax-Detecting Software Spots Fake Papers
Software programs that generate nonsense computer science papers have become sources of embarrassment for major academic publishers.
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Why Kevin Mitnick, the World's Most Notorious Hacker, Is Still Breaking Into Computers
Look no further than Kevin Mitnick's business card to see how some things never change.
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Extreme Cryptography Paves Way to Personalized Medicine
The dream for tomorrow's medicine is to understand the links between DNA and disease—and to tailor therapies accordingly.
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Smarter Smart Grids
North Carolina State University researchers are using cloud computing resources to analyze smart grid data.
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How Crashing Drones Are Exposing Secrets About .s. War Operations
Crashing drones are spilling secrets about U.S. military operations.
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Voice Control Will Force an Overhaul of the Whole Internet
Jason Mars built his own Siri and then he gave it away.
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What If Web Search Results Were Based on Accuracy?
Imagine, for a moment, that every Web search gave only accurate, verified information.
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