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The Nsa's Cyber-King Goes Corporate
Keith Alexander, the recently retired director of the National Security Agency, left many in Washington slack-jawed when it was reported that he might charge companies...
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Cheering Robots Replace Real Fans at Korean Baseball
The Hanwha Eagles Korean baseball team has equipped its stadium with robots that fans who are unable to attend the games can control over the Internet.
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pgrade Your Brain: Liquid Hard Drive Implants Could Increase Intellect
Researchers have found that digital information can be stored on colloidal clusters because they can switch between two states when placed in a liquid.
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Tele-Robotics Puts Robot Power at Your Fingertips
Cyber-dogs could help address one of the more pressing challenges of our time, according to scientists at the recent Smart America Expo.
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The Weird Reasons Why People Make p False Identities on the Internet
Sockpuppetry—using false identities for deception—is centuries old, but the advent of the web has made creating sockpuppets, and falling for their tricks, easier...
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Lcd Hacking Trick Could Make Virtual Reality More Real
Virtual reality systems could gain a new dimension of realism from a prototype headset that can quadruple the pixel density of a liquid crystal display panel.
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Hitchhiking Robot Embarks on Cross-Country Trek From Halifax to Victoria
Social-media-savvy robot Hitchbot is hitchhiking its way from Halifax to Victoria.
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Meet the Online Tracking Device That Is Virtually Impossible to Block
A new, extremely persistent type of online tracking is shadowing visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn.com.
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Changes Afoot as DARPA Challenge Robots Prep For pgrade
Researchers are preparing developing autonomous humanoid robots for the finals of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's robotics challenge.
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Prototype Display Lets You Say Goodbye to Reading Glasses
New display technology uses algorithms to alter an image based on a person's actual vision prescription.
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How to Invent a Person Online
On April 8, 2013, I received an envelope in the mail from a nonexistent return address in Toledo, Ohio.
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Wireless Home Automation Systems Reveal More Than You Would Think About ser Behavior
Saarland University researchers have found modern smart home wireless automation systems can pose a security risk.
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Art By Algorithm: Computer Evolves New Artworks
New software creates digital artworks using algorithms that mimic natural selection.
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The Need For Speed
Researchers are using high-performance computers to achieve new breakthroughs in science and engineering.
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Google's New Moonshot Project: The Human Body
Google Inc. has embarked on what may be its most ambitious and difficult science project ever: a quest inside the human body.
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U.s. Government Chatbot Gets You to Tell All
Want access to the U.S. government's secrets? Talk to the robot.
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No Man's Sky: A Vast Game Crafted By Algorithms
Sean Murray, one of the creators of the computer game No Man's Sky, can't guarantee that the virtual universe he is building is infinite, but he's certain that,...
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Computer Science Adds New Dimension to Study of Chemistry
Computer science is benefiting the study of chemistry by adding a layer to analyze chemical processes.
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Astronauts to Test Free-Flying 'housekeeper' Robots
Astronauts on the International Space Station will use two prototype Project Tango smartphones to collect visual data to generate a 3D model of their environment...
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