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How a grad student trying to build the first botnet brought the Internet to its knees
It's been 25 years since Robert Morris created the first major Internet malware. This is his story.
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Meet “badBIOS,” the mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps
I know Halloween has already passed but here is a terrifying story for you net-sec professionals out there.
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Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google
Rockstar paid $4.5 billion for Nortel patents, and has launched a major attack.
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This is the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, and it is gorgeous
The SR-72 can fly at speeds up to Mach 6 and will be able to carry missiles.
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A Real-Time Map of Births and Deaths
In 1950, there were 2.5 billion humans. Today there are just over 7 billion. In another 30 years, according to U.S. Census Bureau projections, there will be more than 9 billion. Brad Lyon has a doctoral degree in mathematics and does software development. He wanted to make those numbers visual.
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Why Facebook is full of giraffes
If you've spent any time on Facebook in the past day or so, you may be wondering: What's up with all the giraffes? It's a riddle.
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Motorola announces Project Ara, an open hardware platform with modular components ala Phonebloks
Was just about to hit the hay for the evening when this came through the wire. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure I'm not still dreaming in my onesie, but here
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How to Build an Amazing Secret Monitor Only You Can See
This video shows you how to create a secret LCD monitor. The first time I read that you could do this, I just had to try. The results are amazing. If you are going to try and make your own, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, I would recommed using a monitor that you don't care about. I bought mine from a pawn shop for $20 dollars.
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The Cost Of Internet In America Is Way Too High
A new report confirms that the U.S. has fallen behind other countries in speedy, reliable internet service. The problem? Noncompetitive corporate monopolies.
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Fury at Facebook as login requests government ID
Thousands of Facebook users have vented their fury at the social media site on Twitter after they were locked out of the site, and were requested to provide “Government ID” to log back in.
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Norwegian student Kristoffer Koch buys $27 in bitcoin in 2009, now worth $900k
FOUR years ago Norwegian student Kristoffer Koch spent 150 kroner ($26.60) on a little-known internet currency called bitcoin. It was 2009 and he was working on his thesis about encryption when he came across the mysterious currency. He bought some for fun, then forgot about it.
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Stamp-size thrusters could propel small satellites into space
Remember that Lego spaceship you once built? What if it could have a working thruster the size and weight of a Lego brick? MIT professor Paulo Lozano is designing prototype "microthrusters" that would propel pint-size satellites in orbit and into deep space.
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A Way To Save BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a flickering candle about to be snuffed, but hope yet lies in the baptismal flame of liberty
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Are online comments full of paid lies?
A thriving industry of paid-for user comments pollutes social networks with fake opinions. Let the reader beware.
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The Self Balancing Unicycle
Designed in America with new features, more power, and even MORE portability than ever
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Who's more evil – Facebook or Google?
Is it worse to allow beheading images, collect email data or ignore abuse? Pick your playmates carefully in the internet playground
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How to sync your Windows 8.1 Start screen and desktop
The Start screen and desktop are still two totally different environments in Windows 8.1, but at least you can make them look the same. Read this article by Lance Whitney on CNET News.
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World's First Bitcoin ATM Set to Go Live Tuesday
Three high school buddies from a tiny Canadian town say that they will flip the switch on the world's first bitcoin ATM next week. It will operate near the entrance of a downtown Vancouver coffee house.
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Amazon Stock May Be Up, but the Company Still Doesn’t Make Any Money
That glowing new bestseller, that Friday stock bump, that rosy Christmas outlook—they can’t hide that after 20 years, the company still hasn’t managed to turn a profit. Daniel Gross on whether it ever will.
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Scans show retired American football players have brain deficits
Scientists have found profound abnormalities in scans of brain activity in a group of retired American football players, adding to evidence indicating that repeated blows to the head
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How Cereal Transformed American Culture
More than a century ago, Christian fundamentalists invented cereal to promote a healthy lifestyle free of sin. Little did they know, their creation would eventually be used to promote everything from radio and cartoons to Mr. T and tooth decay.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Writes Children’s Book Telling Kids to Get Off Facebook
In what can only be interpreted as a highly uncomfortable familial move, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sister is publishing a children’s book telling kids to put down their smartphones and tablets and sign off social media.
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Google’s Ray Kurzweil on the quest to live forever
Ray Kurzweil—futurist, inventor, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and now, director of engineering at Google— wants to live forever. He’s working to make it happen. Kurzweil, whose many inventions include the first optical character recognition software (which transforms the written word into data) and the first text-to-speech synthesizer, spoke to Maclean’s for our annual Rethink issue about why we’re on the brink of a technological revolution—one that will improve our health and our lives..
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The Forgotten Startup That Inspired Google’s Brilliant Business Model
The idea that made Google the world’s greatest search engine was all Larry Page and Sergey Brin. But the idea that set it on the path to becoming the world’s greatest company wasn’t theirs originally. It was borrowed, with some key modifications, from their biggest early rival.
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Apple Ups Its Fashion Cred, Names Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts As SVP Of Stores
If you had any second thoughts about how Apple sees itself as a high-end fashion brand in the consumer electronics world, doubt no more: today the company announced that it is appointing Angela Ahrendts, currently the CEO of Burberry, as its SVP of retail and online stores.
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To Fix Wikipedia’s Gender Imbalance: A Big Editing Party?
Next week, students, faculty and members of the public will gather in a room at Brown University. They will sit down, open their laptops—enjoy some light snacks and drinks—and then, for five and a half hours, edit Wikipedia.
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Bitcoin is the offshore tax haven of the future
Ttitled “Are Cryptocurrencies 'Super' Tax Havens?,” the article points to how the very nature of Bitcoin, combined with a recent shift in how the United States government deals with foreign banks shielding U.S. citizens from taxation, has the potential to make encrypted, electronic currencies the “weapon of choice for tax evaders.”
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Inside Amazon’s 'gladiator culture'
For someone who supposedly learned the value of kindness at a young age, Jeff Bezos can be pretty ruthless. “Why are you wasting my life?” he once asked an engineer after a presentation.
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First FDA-approved Bionic Eye Ready for Commercial Launch in US
After more than 20 years in the making, the world's first FDA-approved bionic eye will soon be launching commercially in the United States. The device could help the tens of thousands of people who suffer from a rare, degenerative eye disease. CNET's Sumi Das explains how the Argus II device works to bring light into the darkness.
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Liftware Launch Video
This is an overview of the Liftware spoon (www.liftlabsdesign.com), an actively stabilized spoon that can help people with Essential Tremor and Parkinson's.
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