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  • NASA rover begins quest to discover life on Mars

    NASA's $2.5 billion robotic rover Curiosity has begun its long journey to Mars on a mission that the space agency hopes will further its understanding of life in the universe.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin29 Nov. 11 06:19
  • A high-tech pioneer reflects on the digital revolution

    The man who led the design and development of the first microprocessor 40 years ago said that, at the time, he didn't foresee the extent of the digital revolution he was helping to create.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin21 Nov. 11 22:09
  • Robots are taking mid-level jobs, changing the economy

    Cambridge, Massachusetts: Computers and robots will replace humans in enough jobs that they will dramatically change the economy, said industry watchers and MIT economists at a robotics symposium Monday. And, they said, the transition has already started.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin01 Nov. 11 06:26
  • Ford connecting cars to cloud-based apps

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Imagine if, while driving, the cars further up the road could tell you there's a speed trap ahead, or that a restaurant that's highly recommended by a Facebook friend is nearby.

    Written by Lucas Mearian20 Oct. 11 05:42
  • Thought-controlled computers may soon be a reality

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In 1960, computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider published Man-Computer Symbiosis, a paper that outlined his dream for interactive computing and helped pave the way to the creation of the graphical user interface.

    Written by Lucas Mearian20 Oct. 11 03:36
  • Cray building $97 million supercomputer for U.S.

    The never-ending global push to build ever faster supercomputers took another step today with Cray's announcement that it was awarded a contract from U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to build a system that could potentially deliver up to 20 petaflops of peak performance, or 20 quadrillion floating operations per second.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau12 Oct. 11 03:02
  • VMworld: Happy fifth birthday, Cloud computing

    In the vacuum between Hurricane Irene and Labor Day weekend, a major focus of the tech universe this week is on VMworld in Las Vegas.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau30 Aug. 11 05:48
  • New tools driving big data analytics, survey finds

    New technologies are enabling companies to perform increasingly sophisticated data analytics on very large and very diverse data sets, an upcoming report from The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) shows.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan25 Aug. 11 21:17
  • IBM announces computer memory breakthrough

    IBM Thursday announced a breakthrough in computer memory technology, which may lead to the development of solid-state chips that can store as much data as NAND flash technology but with 100 times the performance and vastly greater lifespan.

    Written by Lucas Mearian30 June 11 20:11
  • DARPA, NASA seek ideas for starship travel

    DARPA and NASA want the U.S. to be sending humans on interstellar space missions by 2111, and officials are seeking your help in accomplishing that goal.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin17 June 11 06:07
  • NASA bids farewell to Endeavour, tees up Atlantis

    After 19 years and 25 space flights, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth from a 16-day mission early this morning, ending its storied career.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin02 June 11 02:35
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