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Why the Death of Net Neutrality Would Be a Disaster For Libraries
The Internet's eyes turned to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, as the panel approved a plan to consider allowing Internet service providers to...
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Strongly Interacting Electrons in Wacky Oxide Synchronize to Compute Like the Brain
A device developed by Pennsylvania State University electrical engineers could serve as the foundation for non-Boolean computing.
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The Emerging Science of Superspreaders (and How to Tell If You're One of Them)
Who are the most influential spreaders of information on a network?
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Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens
Touch screens are ubiquitous on tablets and smartphones, but their flat glass surfaces can hinder close reading and accurate typing.
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"we're at Greater Risk": General Keith Alexander
Since Edward Snowden's revelations about government surveillence, we know more about how the National Security Agency has been interpreting Section 215 of the Patriot...
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Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes nchecked
The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
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More Google 'forget' Requests Emerge After Eu Ruling
A man who tried to kill his family is among the latest to request removal of search results from Google.
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Do We Need Asimov's Laws?
In 1942, the science fiction author Isaac Asimov published a short story called Runaround in which he introduced three laws that governed the behaviour of robots...
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After European Court Decision, Google Works on a Link Removal Tool
Google will announce by the end of the month a mechanism for consumers to request that links to information about them be removed from the company’s search engine...
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3D Printing Reveals the Power of Shark Skin
Viewed up close, a shark's skin bristles with tiny teeth or "denticles" which aid swimming.
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Some Predictions About the Internet of Things and Wearable Tech From Pew Research
Remember the prediction that one day your oven would be connected to the Internet and have the ability to talk to your car?
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Quantum Positioning System Steps In When Gps Fails
In 2016 a British submarine will slip its moorings and set sail under the guidance of the quantum world.
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Sentient Robots? Not Possible If You Do the Maths
So long, robot pals—and robot overlords.
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Google's Self-Driving Car Turns Out to Be a Very Smart Ride
A white Lexus hybrid SUV inches to the left, creating a slightly wider buffer as it passes a bicyclist in the bike lane on a busy and unseasonably hot Tuesday afternoon...
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Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover
NASA's Curiosity rover is in the prime of its life, exploring the rocks, soil and air of Mars. But the agency is already planning its successor—and this time, the...
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European Court Lets sers Erase Records on Web
The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Google should allow online users to erase links to content about them after a certain amount of time.
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When Driverless Cars Crash, Who's to Blame?
Self-driving cars have an undeniable allure: Think of all the fun things you could do if you didn't have to keep your eyes on the road!
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What Is the 'right to Be Forgotten'?
Sixteen years ago, a Spaniard named Mario Costeja Gonzalez had hit financial difficulties.
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