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Python-Based Compiler Achieves Performance Speedups
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Raspberry Pi 2 Review: A $35 Computer Can Do a Heck of a Lot
Our computers have become too easy to use.
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In Image-Guided Operating Suites, Surgeons See Real-Time Mri, Ct Scans
Surgeons sometimes fly blind when operating on hard-to-reach anatomical parts or hard-to-see conditions.
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In Japan, Dog Owners Feel Abandoned as Sony Stops Supporting 'aibo'
Yahui and Tatsuo Matsui met because of their dogs, Ai and Doggy.
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J. Craig Venter on Dna and Life's Mysteries
J. Craig Venter is in the life business.
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The Technology that nmasks Your Hidden Emotion
Paul Ekman, perhaps the world's most famous face reader, fears he has created a monster.
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Time to Change Global Clock Management? It's nder Debate
Does anybody really know what time it is?
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IBM Wins Most Patents—again—but Google and Apple Climb in Rankings
There was little change among the largest recipients of U.S. patents in 2014. But two big Silicon Valley names—Google and Apple—continued climbing the charts.
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'Internet of Things' Poses Risks, FTC Chairwoman Warns
By 2015, the world will have 25 billion smart thermostats, fitness bands, and other Internet-connected, data-spewing devices, according to the Federal Trade Commission...
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Sony Made It Easy, but Any of S Could Get Hacked
Earlier this month, a mysterious group that calls itself Guardians of Peace hacked into Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer systems and began revealing many...
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Trends to Watch in 2015: From Algorithmic Accountability to the ber of X
Year-end technology prediction lists can be dull fodder devoted to pie-in-the-sky concepts, outlandish marketing claims or rehashes of familiar trends.
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Survey: .s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data
Adults living in the U.S. overwhelmingly believe that the government and private companies are violating their privacy, a new survey found.
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What Is Tor? Did Police Outfox It?
European police Friday said they had figured out how to pierce an Internet privacy tool used by dissidents, journalists and online drug dealers.
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Google Retools Its Flu Prediction Engine—after Getting It Wrong
It's flu season and Google has some news.
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Accessibility Claims Expected Over Websites
Businesses should brace for a new crop of so-called "accessibility" lawsuits alleging that their commercial websites fail to comply with federal disabled-access...
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Tech Companies Hope to Introduce Coding to 100 Million Students
The CEOs of two dozen major tech companies, including Google and Microsoft, will announce their support on Wednesday for a project by nonprofit Code.org that seeks...
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The Smithsonian Works to Digitize Millions of Documents
During the past six months, retired pharmaceutical researcher Irv Cantor helped transcribe a 641-page field book written by an archaeologist traveling through 1920s...
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Replay: New Wizardry Keeps Pinball Rolling in the Internet Age
At the recent Battle at Stonehedge pinball tournament here, Jessie Carduner cursed her ninth-place finish and vowed to get professional help.
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Google Backs Second Quantum Computing Effort
Scientists can't seem to agree on what a quantum computer is. But the uncertainty hasn't deterred Google from backing a second major effort in the field.
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Okcupid's Co-Founder on Experiments, Data Science and the Myth of the 'unicorn'
Christian Rudder, co-founder and president of the IAC/InterActiveCorp.'s OkCupid, caused a stir recently when he responded to Facebook's news feed controversy with...
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