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China Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer China has overtaken the United States as home to the world’s fastest supercomputer. The new machine, dubbed Tianhe-2 (Milky Way-2), was created by China’s National University of Defense Technology and is expected to be up and running by the end of this year. |
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Why American Tech Giants Are First in Line for Immigration Reform Those arguing for a loosening of immigration restrictions on foreign-born individuals just got a huge boost from Microsoft, Intel, and other tech industry giants. Why the sudden interest? Because there are jobs to be filled—lots of them, and American job seekers simply aren't making the grade. |
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The Software behind the PRISM Intelligence-Gathering Program News of the National Security Agency’s PRISM intelligence-gathering program has reverberated throughout the media. This sophisticated computer system has the capability to sift through enormous amounts of data and extrapolate meaning, giving the NSA a way to track people and their behaviors. |
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Google Says No to Facial Recognition on Google Glass Google will not be allowing facial recognition on Google Glass any time soon, but that doesn't mean the company is forever ruling out the possibility. Will this be enough to alleviate the privacy concerns of people worried that Google Glass will lead to an Orwellian future? |
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Chinese Hackers Resume Their Attacks After a temporary pause in operations, China is allegedly hacking the same companies and government agencies that the country was singled out for three months earlier. What’s surprising is that the hackers are using the same software they previously used, albeit with a few minor code adjustments. |
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What the Government's New Open Data Policy Means for Developers On May 9, 2013, President Obama signed the Open Data Executive Order, which mandates that open government data is now the standard—not the exception. The public will be able to access government datasets rendered in open, machine-readable formats and, when appropriate, expose data via APIs. |
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Early May Software Roundup In this roundup of interesting software tidbits, we learn that you might not want to take advantage of software bugs you find when playing video poker. Also, autocratic governments are using spy software to track activists and suspected dissidents. |
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World’s Fastest Supercomputer Goes Obsolete after Five Years How’s this for a testament to the transience of modern technology? The world’s fastest supercomputer, fewer than five years ago, was decommissioned on March 31, 2013, and is set to be dismantled because its technology is obsolete. |
