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Google Awards $1.5 Million to Code For America
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Google Awards $1.5 Million to Code For America

Code for America plans to expand its fellowship program and offer two new pilot programs--the Civic Startup Seed Accelerator and the CIA Brigade--using a $1.5 million...

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Mp: U.s. Forced Back By Iran's Cyber Power

A member of the Iranian parliament lauded the country's armed forces for downing a hi-tech US stealth drone through a cyber attack earlier this month, and said...

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Spying on Your Buying

Monograms don't usually make me cry. But there in my room at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, embroidered in cursive on the king-size pillowcase, were two beautiful...

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Spies Fail to Escape Spyware in $5 Billion Bazaar For Cyber Arms

The intelligence operative sits in a leather club chair, laptop open, one floor below the Hilton Kuala Lumpur’s convention rooms, scanning the airwaves for spies...

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In Russia, the Lost Generation of Science

For the past decade, Russia has been pouring money into scientific research, trying to make up for the collapse of the 1990s, but innovation is losing out to...

Stanford Scientists' Computer Models Help Predict Tsunami Risk
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Stanford Scientists' Computer Models Help Predict Tsunami Risk

Stanford University researchers are using computational models to predict tsunami risk. 

FCC Commissioner Delivers Warning on Threat to 'internet Freedom'
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FCC Commissioner Delivers Warning on Threat to 'internet Freedom'

The United States is not ready for the battle over whether the Internet will remain free from government regulations or fall under the control of emerging global...

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Feds Launch 'healthy App Challenge'

The ONC has partnered with the U.S. Surgeon General to launch the Healthy App Challenge, which invites developers to submit health, wellness, and fitness apps that...

R&d Spending to Continue Climbing
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R&d Spending to Continue Climbing

The United States, Europe, and Asia are expected to boost spending on R&D a combined 5.2 percent to $14 trillion in 2012, according to a Battelle Memorial Institute...

Forrester's Five Futuristic Computing Form Factors
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Forrester's Five Futuristic Computing Form Factors

Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps says five computing form factors could gain momentum in the near future. 

Educators Look For Resources, New Programs Amid STEM Push
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Educators Look For Resources, New Programs Amid STEM Push

U.S. President Obama's push to prepare 100,000 new STEM educators over the next 10 years, the effort by the National Science Teachers Association to have science...

Wearing Your Computer on Your Sleeve
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Wearing Your Computer on Your Sleeve

Google and Apple researchers are developing projects that might result in wearable computers, with smartphones acting as the hub for information sharing. 

Digital Data on Patients Raises Risk of Breaches
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Digital Data on Patients Raises Risk of Breaches

One afternoon last spring, Micky Tripathi received a panicked call from an employee. Someone had broken into his car and stolen his briefcase and company laptop...

Can Cornell Build a Silicon Valley Culture in New York City?
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Can Cornell Build a Silicon Valley Culture in New York City?

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell University and its partner Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have been approved to build a...

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Should We Fire the First Shot in a Cyberwar?

Military bureaucracies around the world are likely to see offensive capabilities as increasingly attractive in any cyberwar, suggests the head of the computer...

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Sopa Hearings Cast Debate as Old Media vs. New Media

The circus atmosphere of the hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), reflected the high-stakes, emotional nature of the...

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Iran's Alleged Drone Hack: Tough, but Possible

Take everything that Iran says about its captured U.S. drone with a grain of salt. But its new claim that it spoofed the drone’s navigational controls isn't implausible...

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Dm: Iran Pioneering Drone Production

Iran is a leading country in manufacturing different types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi stressed on Monday.

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Tiny Biocomputers Move Closer to Reality

Several research groups are developing DNA-based circuits that could one day monitor and treat disease from inside the body.

Initiative Aims For 100,000 New STEM Teachers
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Initiative Aims For 100,000 New STEM Teachers

The 100Kin10 initiative — aims to increase the supply of math and science teachers by preparing 100,000 new ones over the next 10 years. It is based on President...
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