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The Plot to Kill the Password
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The Plot to Kill the Password

Last Friday, Samsung's new Galaxy S5 arrived with an unexpected and underhyped feature.

The Story of Cortana, Microsoft's Siri Killer
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The Story of Cortana, Microsoft's Siri Killer

Technically, Cortana isn't supposed to exist for at least another 500 years, but that's not stopping Microsoft from bringing her to life this week.

Pirate Bay Unveils Ambitious New Software Scheme to Foil Anti-Piracy Measures
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Pirate Bay Unveils Ambitious New Software Scheme to Foil Anti-Piracy Measures

The Pirate Bay is developing a tool designed to thwart copyright enforcers. 

Broken News: Struggling to Find Facts in the Twitter Maelstrom
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Broken News: Struggling to Find Facts in the Twitter Maelstrom

As with Hurricane Sandy, the Boston Marathon bombings, and countless other major stories, news of the shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport was sometimes...

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Watch Out, Wall Street: Report Says Tech Is Now Nyc's Second-Largest Sector

New York City's economy has traditionally been dominated by finance, real estate, and media.

Machine Language: How Siri Found Its Voice
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Machine Language: How Siri Found Its Voice

GM Voices is nestled on a rolling, leafy road in Alpharetta, Georgia, an affluent suburb of Atlanta.

Barons of Bitcoin: The Tokyo-Based Powerhouse that Controls the World's Virtual Money
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Barons of Bitcoin: The Tokyo-Based Powerhouse that Controls the World's Virtual Money

The virtual currency Bitcoin isn't backed by any assets or central authority.

How Vegas Casinos Wage War on Cheating
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How Vegas Casinos Wage War on Cheating

"I think most people feel that if you can find a way to beat the casino, more power to you," says Arnold Synder, his eyes, those telltale features, hidden behind...

Oculus Rift: Deep Inside the Immersive, Disorienting Virtual Reality Gaming Experience
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Oculus Rift: Deep Inside the Immersive, Disorienting Virtual Reality Gaming Experience

We just met with the team behind the Oculus Rift, which started out as a DIY project that quickly morphed into into a Kickstarter success story.

Rapture of the Nerds: Will the Singularity Turn ­S Into Gods or End the Human Race?
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Rapture of the Nerds: Will the Singularity Turn ­S Into Gods or End the Human Race?

Hundreds of the world’s brightest minds—engineers from Google and IBM, hedge funds quants, and Defense Department contractors building artificial intelligence—were...

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A Look Inside Leap Motion, the 3D Gesture Control That's Like Kinect on Steroids

Leap Motion's not the household name Kinect is, but it should be; the company's motion-tracking system is more powerful, more accurate, smaller, cheaper, and just...
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