03/04/2013 |
America's neuroscience initiative - Mind expanding
The Economist Staff | The Economist
AFTER much trailing, the reality is out. On April 2nd Barack Obama announced that America’s government will back a project intended to unlock the mysteries of the human brain. ...
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14/03/2013 |
Mexico City Launches Crime-Fighting Smartphone App
Marguerite Cawley | Insightcrime.org
Mexico City's government has launched a cell phone application allowing users to rapidly locate the nearest police in an emergency, raising the question of whether harnessing such technology will indeed lead to improved security. ...
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13/03/2013 |
El mayor radiotelescopio del mundo se inaugura en el desierto de Atacama
La Vanguardia Staff | La Vanguardia
Estudiará el universo primitivo y el origen de estrellas y planetas | Con 66 antenas, el radiotelescopio Alma ofrecerá imágenes con una resolución mayor que la del Hubble. ...
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11/03/2013 |
Peer-to-peer rental - The rise of the sharing economy
The Economist Staff | The Economist
On the internet, everything is for hire ...
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04/02/2013 |
A la sabana keniana le crecen ordenadores
Eduardo S. Molano | ABC
El país africano prevé crear más de 200.000 puestos de trabajo con la edificación de su nuevo centro de negocios tecnológico, el Konza City Technology. ...
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30/01/2013 |
Pentagon Expanding Cybersecurity Force to Protect Networks Against Attacks
Elisabeth Bumiller | NY Times
The Pentagon is moving toward a major expansion of its cybersecurity force to counter increasing attacks on the nation’s computer networks, as well as to expand offensive computer operations on foreign adversaries, defense officials said Sunday. ...
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26/01/2013 |
Janet Napolitano: Internet users need to practice good 'cyber-hygiene'
Charlie Spiering | Washington Examiner
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned internet users at the Wilson Center this morning that cyberspace was becoming more dangerous as more and more Americans go online. ...
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16/01/2013 |
Twitter Producing New Breed of 'War Correspondents' in Mexico
Hannah Stone | Insightcrime.org
A report from Microsoft looks at the emerging role of Twitter in sharing information about the Mexican drug war, highlighting the role of users who gather and disseminate large quantities of news. ...
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09/01/2013 |
The new politics of the internet - Everything is connected
The Economist Staff | The Economist
Can internet activism turn into a real political movement? ...
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06/01/2013 |
Iran building software to control networking sites
A.P. | Fox News
Iran's police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites. ...
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