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Data Mining Reveals How Conspiracy Theories Emerge on Facebook
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Data Mining Reveals How Conspiracy Theories Emerge on Facebook

Computational social scientists have studied the Facebook interactions of more than 1 million people to examine the spread of misinformation on the Internet. 

Spinoffs from Spyland
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Spinoffs from Spyland

It takes more than a little tradecraft to spin off a startup from the National Security Agency.

Virtual Reality Startups Look Back to the Future
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Virtual Reality Startups Look Back to the Future

It's been almost 30 years since the computer scientist Jaron Lanier formed VPL Research, the first company to sell the high-tech goggles and gloves that once defined...

Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof
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Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof

One of the common myths about the Internet is that it was originally designed during the Cold War to survive nuclear attack.

An Artificial Hand with Real Feeling
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An Artificial Hand with Real Feeling

Igor Spetic's hand was in a fist when it was severed by a forging hammer three years ago as he made an aluminum jet part at his job.

Marginally ­seful
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Marginally ­seful

Bitcoin, a purely digital currency, is backed by no commodity and governed by no central bank, but it exists because a small number of humans have chosen to believe...

A Robotic Hand, This Time with Feeling
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A Robotic Hand, This Time with Feeling

A Dutch man who lost his left hand in a fireworks accident nine years ago is now able to feel different kinds of pressure on three fingers of a prosthetic, robotic...

'honey Encryption' Will Bamboozle Attackers with Fake Secrets
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'honey Encryption' Will Bamboozle Attackers with Fake Secrets

Ari Juels, an independent researcher who was previously chief scientist at computer security company RSA, thinks something important is missing from the cryptography...

Not Ok, Glass
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Not Ok, Glass

PlaceAvoider is software that uses computer-vision techniques to identify potentially confidential or embarrassing pictures taken with new devices such as Google...

A 96-Antenna System Tests the Next Generation of Wireless
From ACM News

A 96-Antenna System Tests the Next Generation of Wireless

Even as the world's carriers build out the latest wireless infrastructure, known as 4G LTE, a new apparatus bristling with 96 antennas taking shape at a Rice University...

Are You a Super-Spreader of Disease?
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Are You a Super-Spreader of Disease?

New research could yield insight into monitoring a specific group of disease carriers to identify nascent outbreaks early and help prevent epidemics. 

How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future
From ACM Opinion

How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future

For all its success, Google's famous Page Rank algorithm has never understood a word of the billions of Web pages it has directed people to over the years.

How the Friendship Paradox Makes Your Friends Better Than You Are
From ACM TechNews

How the Friendship Paradox Makes Your Friends Better Than You Are

The friendship paradox applies to happiness and wealth, according to researchers at the University of Toulouse and Aalto University. 

The Tricky Problem of Making Smart Fridges Smart
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The Tricky Problem of Making Smart Fridges Smart

CloudFridge is a prototype smart refrigerator system designed to study and improve the user experience. 

How Google Cracked House Number Identification in Street View
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How Google Cracked House Number Identification in Street View

Google Street View has become an essential part of the online mapping experience.

How To Track Vehicles Using Speed Data Alone
From ACM News

How To Track Vehicles Using Speed Data Alone

Location is a key indicator of personal travel patterns and habits.

Ok, Glass, Find a Killer App
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Ok, Glass, Find a Killer App

A select group of developers have been experimenting with Google Glass for months and have created apps that could indicate where the technology will go in the...

Wikipedia's Secret Multilingual Workforce
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Wikipedia's Secret Multilingual Workforce

Versions of Wikipedia content in different languages have little overlap, with the English edition, for example, containing just 51 percent of the articles in German...

Identifying Signs of Chronic Brain Injury in Living Football Players
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Identifying Signs of Chronic Brain Injury in Living Football Players

Eight former pro football players learned this year that they have signs of a degenerative brain disorder called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition...

Data Mining Reveals the Secret to Getting Good Answers
From ACM TechNews

Data Mining Reveals the Secret to Getting Good Answers

A new algorithm can rank the questions and answers on question and answer websites, while weeding out off-topic and irrelevant entries.
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