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Repurposing Old Drones to Bring Wi-Fi to War Fighters
DARPA’s turning unmanned aerial vehicles into very mobile hotspots.
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Algorithm May Enable Common X-Rays to Identify Tiny Amounts of Uranium and Plutonium
The code is based on a close examination of how radiation passes through various substances.
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Why Nobody Can Tell Whether the World’s Biggest Quantum Computer Is a Quantum Computer
Scientists have been arguing for years about whether D-Wave’s device is really a quantum computer or not.
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Google Just Bought the Drone Company that Facebook Had Its Eye On
The drone maker will help Google with its "Project Loon" initiative, which looks to provide internet access to remote areas.
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Google Knew About Heartbleed and Didn’t Tell the Government
Companies may hesitate to cooperate with the feds after NSA surveillance revelations, ACLU technologist says.
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Boston Considers Banning Deadliest Pathogens From New Biolab
Downtown biodefense lab wants to study some of the world's deadliest disease agents.
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Tech Unemployment Falls to 2.7 Percent
But IT professionals aren't quitting their jobs just yet.
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This Hacker Is Getting Out of Jail -- But Not For the Reason His Supporters Hoped
Prosecutors claim 'Weev' stole thousands of email addresses from iPad users
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Heartbleed Delays Taxes in Canada
You may want to change your tax software password.
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Are Fed Promotions Merit-Based? Managers, Staff Disagree
Performance awards and innovation also elicit differing views, report finds.
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This Coder Is Running for Congress
Dave Cole, whose platform is on GitHub, believes the code-management service will give voters a voice.
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Taxes and software, take two
Steve Kelman gets another reminder that private-sector software can fall short, too.
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Heartbleed Update: Sites That Tell You Which Passwords You Should Bother to Change
Your two-point to-do list for the weekend.
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Senate Passes Bill Demanding Uniform Coding for Agencies' Spending Data
House lawmakers vow to get the DATA Act to the president's desk.
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House Panel Votes to Halt Obama's Internet Power Transfer
Republicans worry Russia or China could seize control of the Internet.
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GSA Announces Plan to Simplify Federal Contracting
Initiative puts expert advice in specific acquisition categories.
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Telework Week Saved Feds 14 Million Miles, $13 Million
The stats are in for the annual telework event.
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Senate passes Data Act
The version differs from the one the House passed in November, but lawmakers are confident the legislation will soon be going to the president.
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HealthCare.gov Still Glitchy for Medicaid Enrollees
The size of the problem is hard to pinpoint, as experiences vary by state and info is largely anecdotal.
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