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Andrew Kay, Pioneer in Computing, Dies at 95
Andrew Kay, designer of the Kaypro II, died Aug. 28 in Vista, CA. He was 95.
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Earth's New Address: 'solar System, Milky Way, Laniakea'
The supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way is 100 times bigger in volume and mass than previously thought, a team of astronomers says.
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Nato Agrees Cyber Attack Could Trigger Military Response
NATO leaders agreed on Friday that a large-scale cyber attack on a member country could be considered an attack on the entire U.S.-led alliance, potentially triggering...
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The Hazards of Going on Autopilot
At 9:18 P.M. on February 12, 2009, Continental Connection Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, took off from Newark International Airport.
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NASA Mars App Redefines 'Mission Creep'
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Analyst's Notebook app has grown to handle the volume of information collected by the Mars rovers.
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Drone Developers Consider Obstacles That Cannot Be Flown Around
Drone makers are eager for a new age of drone ubiquity, but several issues remain to be resolved.
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Ride-Sharing Could Cut Cabs' Road Time By 30 Percent
Researchers analyzing taxi trip data found about 95% of trips could have been shared, and an optimal combination of trips would have cut travel time by 40%.
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Ieee Predicts Top Technologies For 2022
A new Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers report describes 23 technologies that it says could change the world by 2022.
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Earthquake Alert? An App For That Is On the Way
Saving your life when the Big One finally rocks California? Yeah, there's an app for that.
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E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests
A bewitching creature—half woman, half deer—battles a shaman and a sentient tree.
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Study: Swedish Boys Are Learning English From World of Warcraft
Swedish children, especially boys, may be learning more English during a late-night Minecraft session than from struggling through hours of homework.
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Programmers Could Get Repl in Official Java
Proponents of open source Java are formally considering adding a Read Evaluate Print Loop tool to the programming language.
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Carnegie Mellon Receives $5.6m Nsf Grant For Cybersecurity Education
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded Carnegie Mellon University a $5.6-million grant through the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program.
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The Defenders of Anonymity on the Internet
You may not realise it, but every time you open up your laptop or switch on your phone, you are at the heart of one of the greatest battles now taking place in...
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Multiple Standards Hinder Growth of Wireless Charging
Three standards organizations promote two core technologies for charging mobile devices (and even electric cars) without plugging them in.
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Isis Displaying a Deft Command of Varied Media
The extremists who have seized large parts of Syria and Iraq have riveted the world's attention with their military prowess and unrestrained brutality.
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California, Texas Serve as Testing Grounds For Open Source Voting Technology
Several counties in California and Texas are hoping open source voting will be the solution to electronic voting machines now reaching the end of their lifespans...
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Student-Built Apps Teach Colleges a Thing or Two
College students across the United States have been developing their own apps, sometimes to great success.
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Finding the 'holy Grail' of Making Smarter Robots
Robots that can learn how to do just about anything, including anticipating what their human owners are about to do, may be lurking around the corner if scientists...
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