Obama Puts $126 Million Toward Next-Generation Exascale Computer Research
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A Company Seeks Ubiquitous Iris Scans On PCs, ATMs and Cell Phones
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Telepresence Bots Help Sick Teens Attend Class, Providing Real-Time Lessons and Adolescent Interaction
With telepresence robots serving as stand-ins, there's no reason for sick kids to miss school. Some children may prefer to skip class, of course, but for those with serious immune system disorders, telepresence ‘bots are a
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Egypt Comes Back Online, Even as Protests Turn Violent
After nearly a weeklong Internet blackout in Egypt amid anti-government protests, the Egyptian Web is back online this morning. Web monitoring firm Renesys reported via blog post that
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3-D Printer Sets Record For Building World's Biggest, Most Complicated Rubik's Cube
They said it couldn't be done, but Oskar van Deventer-a longtime puzzle maker living in the Netherlands-created it anyhow: a 17-by-17-by-17 tile Rubik's cube that, as far as we know, is an unofficial world record for the world's largest and most complex Rubik's puzzle.
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To Silence Protesters, Egypt Unplugs Itself From the Internet Entirely
Add "shutting down the Internet" to batons and tear gas as the protest-silencing methods of the modern era. In response to protests simmering throughout Egypt this week, with calls for the president to resign and outcries over the jailing of political dissidents,
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong: An Internet "Off" Switch
The last time someone could shut down the Internet was probably in 1969, when it consisted of two computers. But in recent years, concerned with the possibility of a "cyberattack," Congress has been exploring such an option.
In 2009, senator Jay Rockefeller sponsored
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With Upgraded Fasteners for the iPhone 4, Apple Finds a New Way to Screw With Inquisitive Users
If you thought Apple's dictatorial stranglehold over the devices that you bought and paid for only extended to the company's vice-grip control over its operating system and its app store, think again. According to the hardware hackers over at ifixit,
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Kraft Foods' Dinner Decider Studies Your Face, Suggests (Kraft) Food Choices Based on Gender, Age
Next time you're hungry, but unsure what to make for dinner, don't despair - Kraft Foods has some ideas for you. Are you a mom? KraftBot calculates
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In Warmup Match, Jeopardy All-Stars Defeated By IBM's Supercomputer Watson
Can a computer beat a human in the most challenging trivia game on TV? Today, at IBM's headquarters in New York, we learned that the answer is yes
Today at IBM's headquarters in Yorktown, New York, an historic battle was staged. Two superstar Jeopardy!
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You Are Here: How Digital Maps Are Changing the Landscape of the 21st Century
Mapmakers have more power than ever. But who are the mapmakers?
Buried beneath November's headlines depicting rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, European economic woes, and the brazen disclosure of confidential State Department cables, a meaningful geopolitical
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Ten Google Chrome Apps to Check Out Right Now
Ten reasons apps are better than bookmarks
Everyone loves apps, right? Google is the first to launch a desktop app store (though Apple and Microsoft aren't far behind), the Chrome Web Store, expressly designed for their Chrome browser. It looks pretty much like any
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3-D Printer Sets Record For Building World's Biggest, Most Complicated Rubik's Cube
They said it couldn't be done, but Oskar van Deventer-a longtime puzzle maker living in the Netherlands-created it anyhow: a 17-by-17-by-17 tile Rubik's cube that, as far as we know, is an unofficial world record for the world's largest and most complex Rubik's puzzle.
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How Secure Is Julian Assange's "Thermonuclear" Insurance File?
Could Wikileaks's most damaging files be hacked too early?
Once your leader has been compared to a Bond villain, you might as well go all the way, right? A few months back, Wikileaks released a giant file that's been referred to as the "thermonuclear" option,
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Anonymous Activist Hackers Attack Wikileaks's Enemies, Bring Down MasterCard.com
"Anonymous," a group of hackers perhaps best known for their attacks on the Church of Scientology, have appointed themselves the protectors of Wikileaks. To that end, they've begun a full-scale attack on those who have harmed Wikileaks in the past. This is no cute
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Obama Puts $126 Million Toward Next-Generation Exascale Computer Research
President Obama's 2012 budget request specifically focuses on exascale computing, the first time the word has appeared in the federal books.
Under
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Genetic Algorithms Design and Manufacture Robots Without Human Intervention
In sci-fi lore, one of the great qualifying events leading up to the eventual war with and enslavement by our machines is the moment when robots begin replicating - that is, they begin manufacturing themselves without help from humans. If that's the case, then the latest
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With Upgraded Fasteners for the iPhone 4, Apple Finds a New Way to Screw With Inquisitive Users
If you thought Apple's dictatorial stranglehold over the devices that you bought and paid for only extended to the company's vice-grip control over its operating system and its app store, think again. According to the hardware hackers over at ifixit,
Read more...
A Company Seeks Ubiquitous Iris Scans On PCs, ATMs and Cell Phones
A company based in Puerto Rico wants to install iris-detection capabilities in everything from cell phones to ATMs, beefing up personalized
Read more...
To Silence Protesters, Egypt Unplugs Itself From the Internet Entirely
Add "shutting down the Internet" to batons and tear gas as the protest-silencing methods of the modern era. In response to protests simmering throughout Egypt this week, with calls for the president to resign and outcries over the jailing of political dissidents,
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China Unveils 2.507-Petaflop Supercomputer, the World's Fastest
Earlier this week China unveiled the world's fastest bullet train, and today it boasts the world's fastest supercomputer.
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Apocrypha In Your Browser: Google Is Putting The Dead Sea Scrolls Online
In a matter of months, it will be possible to peruse the Dead Sea Scrolls from the comfort of your computer chair. Because now that Google's digitized one priceless
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Researchers Call For 'Physical Internet' To Ferry Freight Through a Series of Tubes
Hungry? Better turn on your linear induction motor and send a metal capsule through an underground polyethylene tube to retrieve some groceries.
That's the vision of Foodtubes,
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IBM Unveils Nanophotonic Chips that Could Lead the Exascale Computing Revolution
IBM is prepped to lead the way into the next era of exascale computing, at least if the technology they showed off at a convention today in Chiba, Japan can live up to
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Kinect Hack Makes You Invisible, No Metamaterials Required
You didn't think the enthusiasm for hacking the Kinect to make it do variously useful and silly things was going to end after two weeks, did you? It's just going to
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Genetic Algorithms Design and Manufacture Robots Without Human Intervention
In sci-fi lore, one of the great qualifying events leading up to the eventual war with and enslavement by our machines is the moment when robots begin replicating - that is, they begin manufacturing themselves without help from humans. If that's the case, then the latest
Read more...
How Secure Is Julian Assange's "Thermonuclear" Insurance File?
Could Wikileaks's most damaging files be hacked too early?
Once your leader has been compared to a Bond villain, you might as well go all the way, right? A few months back, Wikileaks released a giant file that's been referred to as the "thermonuclear" option,
Read more...
You Are Here: How Digital Maps Are Changing the Landscape of the 21st Century
Mapmakers have more power than ever. But who are the mapmakers?
Buried beneath November's headlines depicting rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, European economic woes, and the brazen disclosure of confidential State Department cables, a meaningful geopolitical
Read more...
Ten Google Chrome Apps to Check Out Right Now
Ten reasons apps are better than bookmarks
Everyone loves apps, right? Google is the first to launch a desktop app store (though Apple and Microsoft aren't far behind), the Chrome Web Store, expressly designed for their Chrome browser. It looks pretty much like any
Read more...
Anonymous Activist Hackers Attack Wikileaks's Enemies, Bring Down MasterCard.com
"Anonymous," a group of hackers perhaps best known for their attacks on the Church of Scientology, have appointed themselves the protectors of Wikileaks. To that end, they've begun a full-scale attack on those who have harmed Wikileaks in the past. This is no cute
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