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Meet the Largest Science Project in ­S Government History—the James Webb Telescope
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Meet the Largest Science Project in ­S Government History—the James Webb Telescope

Since Galileo first discovered the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus, telescopes have gotten larger, more accurate, and more powerful.

Fbi Director Says Fight with Apple About Terrorism, Not Setting Precedent
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Fbi Director Says Fight with Apple About Terrorism, Not Setting Precedent

James Comey, the Federal Bureau of Investigation director, is defending the agency's legal battle with Apple, saying it is about fighting terrorism and not about...

Apple Gets Short-Term Win, But New Mysterious Fbi ­nlocking Method Looms
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Apple Gets Short-Term Win, But New Mysterious Fbi ­nlocking Method Looms

Less than 24 hours before a highly anticipated Tuesday court session where prosecutors and Apple lawyers would have squared off here in federal court, government...

Searching for the Particle Accelerator at the Heart of the Milky Way
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Searching for the Particle Accelerator at the Heart of the Milky Way

We're rightly proud of the Large Hadron Collider, which accelerates protons up to 7 Tera-electron Volts before smashing them together.

Obama Weighs In on Apple v. Fbi: 'you Can't Take an Absolutist View'
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Obama Weighs In on Apple v. Fbi: 'you Can't Take an Absolutist View'

In his keynote address at the 2016 South By Southwest conference, President Barack Obama responded directly to a question about cybersecurity in light of the ongoing...

China Is Building a Big Data Platform For 'precrime'
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China Is Building a Big Data Platform For 'precrime'

It's "precrime" meets "thoughtcrime."

Humanoid Robots Can't Outsource Their Brains to the Cloud Due to Network Latency
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Humanoid Robots Can't Outsource Their Brains to the Cloud Due to Network Latency

Osaka University roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro explains why offloading a humanoid robot's intelligence to a data center or a cloud computer is impractical. 

On-Chip Random Key Generation Done ­sing Carbon Nanotubes
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On-Chip Random Key Generation Done ­sing Carbon Nanotubes

A new process uses carbon nanotubes to randomly wire part of a chip, which is then used to generate cryptographic information. 

On-Chip Random Key Generation Done ­sing Carbon Nanotubes
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On-Chip Random Key Generation Done ­sing Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes are small and can be semiconducting, which makes lots of people excited about using them as a replacement for features etched in silicon.

Tiny, Blurry Pictures Find the Limits of Computer Image Recognition
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Tiny, Blurry Pictures Find the Limits of Computer Image Recognition

Computers have started to get really good at visual recognition.

Encryption Isn't at Stake, the Fbi Knows Apple Already Has the Desired Key
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Encryption Isn't at Stake, the Fbi Knows Apple Already Has the Desired Key

Apple has been served with a court order at the FBI's request, demanding that it assist the government agency with unlocking an iPhone 5C that was used by Syed...

How Apple Will Fight the Doj in Iphone Backdoor Crypto Case
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How Apple Will Fight the Doj in Iphone Backdoor Crypto Case

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday evening said the US government's legal position on encryption backdoors was setting "a dangerous precedent."

Europe's Top Court Mulls Legality of Hyperlinks to Copyrighted Content
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Europe's Top Court Mulls Legality of Hyperlinks to Copyrighted Content

Europe's highest court is considering whether every hyperlink in a Web page should be checked for potentially linking to material that infringes copyright, before...

Models of Pedestrian Flow Stumble Because People Change Their Minds
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Models of Pedestrian Flow Stumble Because People Change Their Minds

The flow of pedestrians is a critical part of the design of buildings, stadiums, and much more.

Star's Bizarre Optical Antics Go Back at Least a Century
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Star's Bizarre Optical Antics Go Back at Least a Century

For over a century, a star's bizarre behavior has been hiding in plain sight.

Gene Editing Shows Promise in Treating Muscular Dystrophy
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Gene Editing Shows Promise in Treating Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of the most common fatal genetic diseases. It causes muscle degeneration and eventually death due to weakened heart and lung...

In 2016, Terror Suspects and 7-Eleven Thieves May Bring Surveillance to Supreme Court
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In 2016, Terror Suspects and 7-Eleven Thieves May Bring Surveillance to Supreme Court

It has now been 2.5 years since the first Snowden revelations were published. And in 2015, government surveillance marched on in both large (the National Security...

Dutch Government: Encryption Good, Backdoors Bad
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Dutch Government: Encryption Good, Backdoors Bad

The Dutch government has released a statement in which it says that "it is currently not desirable to take restricting legal measures concerning the development...

In 2015, Promising Surveillance Cases Ran Into Legal Brick Walls
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In 2015, Promising Surveillance Cases Ran Into Legal Brick Walls

Today, the first Snowden disclosures in 2013 feel like a distant memory.

Ipv6 Celebrates Its 20th Birthday By Reaching 10 Percent Deployment
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Ipv6 Celebrates Its 20th Birthday By Reaching 10 Percent Deployment

Twenty years ago this month, RFC 1883 was published: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
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