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Government Seeks Researchers to Develop Superconductor Computers

Computers for US government intelligence agencies have hit such extensive performance requirements that power and cooling demands are becoming unmanageable. The solution? Put out a call for researchers who can help develop a new generation of fast, energy-efficient superconducting computers.

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Beth Romanik
Early August Hacking News Roundup

In this roundup of interesting hacking news, find out about the FBI's hacking techniques to thwart potential criminals. Also, see how an artist-hacker has successfully tampered with Teddy Ruxpin dolls and created something rather unsettling.

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Jonathan Vanian
Predictive Software Helps Police Stop Crimes Before They Happen

Police are attempting to beat suspects to the scene of a crime with a computer program that indicates where criminal activity is most likely to happen. It’s called predictive policing, and the software uses past statistics and continually calibrated data to predict when and where crime will strike.

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Beth Romanik
How a Mobile App Helps Bypass Border Bureaucracy

It used to be that those coming into the US with hopes of becoming citizens of this country might have been slightly behind the times when it comes to technology. That's hardly the case anymore. Learn how one nonprofit is hoping that a mobile app can make the journey easier for everyone.

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Noel Wurst
World's Biggest Agile Development Project Collapses

The United Kingdom’s Universal Credit welfare system was once touted by its creators as a shining example of how agile can modernize old systems. Now, the department in charge of the program is reverting back to waterfall, and experts are saying that the world's biggest agile project has collapsed.

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Jonathan Vanian
The Latest in Military Software Development

In this story on the latest in military software development, it's been reported that due to software complexity the cost of the much-anticipated F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has ballooned since the project's inception. Additionally, software used in the Afghanistan War is being updated for US police.

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Jonathan Vanian
Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat Stays Agile from the Post Office

Agile may not be the first word you think of in relation to the post office, but perhaps it deserves to be. With both the United States Post Office and the Australia Post touting their recent successes with the methodology, could we see a turnaround of their dire financial situations?

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Noel Wurst
This Little City Is One of the Most High-Tech in the World

At first glance, you wouldn’t think of Tallinn, Estonia's capital, as modern. But this city is a hotbed of technological innovation, giving birth to Skype, housing the headquarters of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence, and providing automated convenience to its citizens.

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Beth Romanik