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  China blames US for majority of cyberattacks on military websites

  By Amar Toor on February 28, 2013 07:33 am + 73 comments

  China's Defense Ministry today revealed new details about alleged cyberattacks on its websites, Continue reading…

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  The ghostly photographs of President Truman's White House renovation

  By Amar Toor on February 27, 2013 07:27 am + 7 comments

  In the late 1940s, then-President Harry S. Truman called for a massive renovation of the White Continue reading…

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  North Korea's 3G network won't be censored for foreigners

  By Amar Toor on February 27, 2013 03:16 am + 35 comments

  The North Korean regime has long maintained tight control over the flow of information within its Continue reading…

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  Energy Department's advanced energy agency ARPA-E attracts $450M in private funding

  By Carl Franzen on February 26, 2013 06:00 pm + 9 comments

  The US Department of Energy's effort to fund research into advanced, experimental energy projects to Continue reading…

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  White House says government-funded research should be more public, but critics want more

  By Carl Franzen on February 22, 2013 06:44 pm + 23 comments

  Research paid for by taxpayers should be free and open to the public. That basic concept is behind a Continue reading…

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  Congressman demands answers from Google about Play Store and Wallet privacy concerns

  By Carl Franzen on February 21, 2013 02:47 pm + 84 comments

  Google's Play Store and Google Wallet are the latest targets for US legislators worried about Continue reading…

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  The emerging politics of drone warfare

  By Louis Goddard on February 16, 2013 01:45 pm

  As drones — otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — become increasingly popular in Continue reading…

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  After 2012 election, Republicans learn hard lessons about the power of social media

  By Carl Franzen on February 15, 2013 02:07 pm + 44 comments

  Young, tech-savvy Republicans are using Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential election to teach more Continue reading…

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  President Obama calls for a new 'Space Race' in R&D funding, but don't expect a moonshot

  By Amar Toor on February 14, 2013 01:30 pm + 76 comments

  The shuttle program is dead and the Cold War is over, but according to President Obama, we're on the Continue reading…

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  Why did North Korea just detonate a nuclear bomb?

  By Russell Brandom on February 13, 2013 05:00 pm + 115 comments

  Yesterday saw the first nuclear test since 2009 and North Korea's largest detonation to date, over Continue reading…