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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Someone's Watching You
FX Labs has developed myUnity, a communications application that can tell users if a coworker is busy at the desk, talking on the phone, or has left the building...
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'Wireless' Humans Could Form Backbone of New Mobile Networks
Queen's University Belfast researchers have developed wearable sensors that could create new ultra-high bandwidth mobile Internet infrastructures and reduce the...
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Study Finds Support For Presidential Net 'kill Switch'
Sixty-one percent of U.S. citizens believe the president should be authorized to control or even shut down portions of the Internet in the event key U.S. systems...
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A New Search Engine, Where Less Is More
Start-ups and big companies alike have tried to take on Google by building a better search engine. That they have failed has not stopped brave new entrants.
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'wireless' Humans Could Form Backbone of New Mobile Networks
Members of the public could form the backbone of powerful new mobile Internet networks by carrying wearable sensors, according to researchers from Queen's University...
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Should We Be Worried About a Cyberwar?
Some experts say that the real danger lies in confusing cyber espionage with cyber war.
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Dhs rged to Bolster Cyber Infrastructure Security
A new U.S. Government Accountability Office report says the Department of Homeland Security is not doing enough to ensure that critical infrastructure such as power...
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Get Ready For Verizon's 'dream Phone'
The soon-to-be-unveiled Verizon iPhone is the answer to many consumers' prayers. But a deal with Apple will test the company that Ivan Seidenberg has spent his...
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Where Good Ideas Come From
New search technologies can identify influential documents without relying on links.
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Programming Crowds
With the Web, people worldwide can work on distributed tasks. But getting reliable results requires algorithms that specify workflow between people, not transistors...
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Amid Criticism, Wikileaks Shifts Focus
When WikiLeaks launched with little fanfare in early 2007, its founders touted it as a unique collaboration that would rely on the same anyone-can-edit software...
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Darpa: Fuse Nerves With Robot Limbs, Make Prosthetics Feel Real
Controlling robotic limbs with your brain is just step one. The Pentagon eventually wants artificial arms and legs to feel and perform just the same as naturally...
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Teen Sailor Meets Nasa Team That Helped Save Her Life
It has been almost six months since 16-year-old Abby Sunderland’s 40-foot vessel, Wild Eyes, was damaged in a storm, leaving her stranded in the middle of the...
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Limewire Told to Shut
Popular file-sharing website LimeWire has been ordered to permanently shut down six months after a federal judge found it liable for copyright infringement on...
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W3c pdates Html5, Makes Math Easy
The W3C's updated MathML standard for rendering mathematical notations on Web pages better portrays math symbols and supports more languages. Designers will be...
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White House Forms Federal Committee on Internet, Privacy Policy
Officials from several U.S. government agencies are slated to join a new Internet privacy subcommittee being formed by the Obama administration. Consumer advocacy...
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Army
It's not that the unpiloted aircraft that the Army flies aren’t already tricked out. Some of them carry the latest surveillance systems and powerful missiles....
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Wiring The Brain to Aid People With Paralysis
Scientists are reporting progress in their efforts to channel brain waves to power mechanical devices, a development that could someday help paralyzed people...
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Wide Open Spaces
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's decision to open frequencies in the broadcast spectrum could enable broadband networks in rural areas, permit smart...
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