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They're watching: why city-wide surveillance failed to stop the Boston bombing
All day Sunday, police directed traffic around a blocked-off section of Boylston Street in downtown Continue reading…
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Why Mayor Bloomberg's vision of a drone-filled city doesn't fly
Taking a break from his crusade against sugary soft drinks, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg took some Continue reading…
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China slams Apple's 'empty and self-praising' response to warranty complaints
Chinese state-run newspaper The People's Daily has called Apple out for its "empty and self-praising" Continue reading…
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Controversy in China as state TV broadcasts live execution coverage
On Friday, the state-run China Central Television broadcast a two-hour execution special covering Continue reading…
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Security camera recorders could be open to tampering because of common firmware flaw
The DVR boxes used to manage recording from security cameras may not actually be so secure. A hacker Continue reading…
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Anti-surveillance activists turn smashing CCTV cameras into a competitive game
German dissidents are taking gamification and applying it to vandalism in order to protest the rise Continue reading…
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Microsoft and NYPD show off crime prevention and monitoring system
Microsoft and the New York City Police Department have unveiled what they're calling the "Domain Continue reading…
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UK watchdog orders city council to stop recording taxi conversations
A British watchdog agency has ordered the Southampton City Council to stop mandatory recording of Continue reading…
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Kinect and Canon 5D combine for candid 3D imagery
In our Lytro review, we mentioned seeing a preview of an upcoming mode that allows you to manipulate Continue reading…
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Oxford to require that all taxis install CCTVs
Taxi companies in cities like New York and San Francisco have installed cameras in their cabs for Continue reading…
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Watch lasers track bubbles to the beat of Daft Punk
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Google's potential Nexus Q successor revealed in FCC filing
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Amtrak improves its notoriously-sluggish onboard Wi-Fi with 4G connectivity
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How two Valve engineers walked away with the company's augmented reality glasses
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The man behind famous 'Minority Report' interface is back for 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
