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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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Google Maps Displays Crimean Border Differently In Russia, .s.
The U.S. sees Crimea as "occupied territory," as the government said in a recent statement.
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Google, Once Disdainful of Lobbying, Now a Master of Washington Influence
In May 2012, the law school at George Mason University hosted a forum billed as a "vibrant discussion" about Internet search competition.
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Acm Europe Panel Explores the Future of Cs Research in Europe
Considering the future of Europe's global competitiveness in research and innovation.
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Bend It, Charge It, Dunk It: Graphene, the Material of Tomorrow
I just want to say one word to you. Just one word.
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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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Three Questions For Eugene Kaspersky
The Moscow-based computer security firm Kaspersky Lab has analyzed major new kinds of malware, including Stuxnet, which four years ago was revealed to have damaged...
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Twitter Is Surprisingly Accurate at Predicting Unemployment
Twitter is full of relative junk: tweets you don't want to read from people you're not all that interested in knowing, almost all of them chiming in on topics (see ...
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Inside the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program
The White House Office of Science and Technology's Jennifer Pahlka discusses the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, which she helps oversee.
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A Veteran Programmer Explains How the Stock Market Became "Rigged"
A small group of financial firms are using their technological superiority to skim the top off the market, Michael Lewis claims in his new book "Flash Boys."
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The Story of Cortana, Microsoft's Siri Killer
Technically, Cortana isn't supposed to exist for at least another 500 years, but that's not stopping Microsoft from bringing her to life this week.
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Early STEM Education Will Lead to More Women in It
Girls Who Code says schools must develop mandatory computer science programs for K-12 if the technology industry wants more women in its workforce.
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DHS Turns to Mentors to Strengthen Cyber Workforce
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has adopted a rotation and mentorship strategy to help find and develop qualified cybersecurity professionals.
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While Warning of Chinese Cyberthreat, .s. Launches Its Own Attack
The U.S. government has long complained about Chinese hacking and cyberattacks, but new documents show that the National Security Agency managed to penetrate the...
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Getting to Know ... Jason
The JASON group is a low-profile, high-level adviser to the U.S. government on defense, science, and technology.
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How Gmail Happened: The Inside Story of Its Launch 10 Years Ago Today
If you wanted to pick a single date to mark the beginning of the modern era of the web, you could do a lot worse than choosing Thursday, April 1, 2004, the day...
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Teen to Government: Change Your Typeface, Save Millions
A Pittsburgh-area middle school student says his school district can save up to $21,000 annually by printing documents exclusively in the Garamond font.
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Nsa Infiltrated Rsa Security More Deeply Than Thought Study
Security industry pioneer RSA adopted not just one but two encryption tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency, greatly increasing the spy agency's...
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How Far Will the Supreme Court Go to Stop Patent Trolls?
What kinds of software—if any—deserve a patent?
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