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'Red October' cyber-attack discovered by Russian researchers
'Red October' has been targeting embassies, nuclear research centers, and oil and gas institutes since 2007.
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5 PC industry omens hidden in Intel's financial statements
Intel's yearly earnings statement slips glimpses of the PC industry's future between boring talk about non-GAAP comparisons and the amortization of intangible assets.
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Ahmed Al-Khabaz expelled from Dawson College after finding security flaw
A student has been expelled from Dawson College after he discovered and reported a flaw in the computer system used by most Quebec CEGEPs.
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Microsoft Surface Pro Goes on Sale Feb. 9
If you liked the Surface RT but wished it had more power and could run older apps, circle Feb. 9 on your calendar.
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Billion Euro supercomputer to 'simulate entire human brain'
The research could lead to computers and robots that think like people - and unlock the secrets of depression and Alzheimer's.
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How to not get hacked by China
If you're a journalist, an academic, or a national security professional, there's a startlingly decent chance that the Chinese intelligence apparatus wants to get inside your brain.
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Edward Muybridge: Grandfather of the GIF
How an eccentric photographer invented modern visual culture
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The Absurd Number Of Blocks In A Single Minecraft World
Two hundred sixty-two quadrillion, one hundred and forty-four trillion. When was the last time you used that number?
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The 10 weirdest, wildest, most shocking security exploits ever
Ditching Java and keeping your browser up-to-date can't protect against bad guys gunning for smart thermostats, smart TVs, and cybernetic implants.
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Photoshop is a city for everyone: how Adobe endlessly rebuilds its classic app
My dad has used Photoshop since 1.0. Twenty-odd years ago, he was a forward-thinking graphic-design upstart unafraid to use a computer instead of an X-ACTO knife.
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Next-gen consoles can't compete with PCs, says Crytek boss
Cevat Yerli says it would be "impossible" for new consoles to ever again match what high-end PCs can produce.
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Why life through Google Glass should be for our eyes only
It's hard to engineer this kind of creepy serendipity. Earlier this week, European Union data watchdogs, fighting to protect our privacy in an age of big data, put pressure on Google over the privacy of user information.
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Top Ten Most-Destructive Computer Viruses
Created by amateur hackers, underground crime syndicates and government agencies, these powerful viruses have done serious damage to computer networks worldwide.
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A history of file storage
A history of file storage
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40 years of icons: the evolution of the modern computer interface
Fifty years ago, the word “computer” had a very different meaning. Prior to World War II, the word referred not to machines, but to people (mostly women in order to save costs) hired as human calculators.
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The Future of Twitter Is Robots Tweeting at Each Other
Twitter makes it easy for machines to broadcast, even when it's just to each other.
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IBM creates liquid-based transistors that can process data like the human brain
or decades, the transistor has been the building block of electronic devices, from computers to smartphones. It has seen little change, but a team of researchers at IBM has given the transistor a major makeover, and it may enable the company to build computers that function more like the way the human brain works..
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How Relying on Algorithms and Bots Can Be Really, Really Dangerous
So you can’t wait for a self-driving car to take away the drudgery of driving? Me neither! But consider this scenario, recently posed by neuroscientist Gary Marcus: Your car is on a narrow bridge when a school bus veers into your lane. Should your self-driving car plunge off the bridge—sacrificing your life to save those of the children?
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Which Side of This Picture Is Real and Which Side of It Is CGI?
One side of this picture is a real photograph, the other side is CGI. With CGI getting better and better, it's almost becoming undistinguishable with real life.
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How to Buy a New Computer (in 1993)
This classic episode of Computer Chronicles helps buyers choose personal computers...in 1993. It's quite the trip down memory lane, including a sponsor message featuring the phrase "don't copy that floppy" in a completely non-ironic way.
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