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Real-time intelligence tech brings live, encrypted aerial video feeds to smartphones
A new mobile technology called HT 4Sight promises to bring live, encrypted aerial video feeds directly to smartphones on the ground.
February 3, 2010 11:03am |
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Toyota now hit with Prius brake complaints (updated)
Now the Toyota Prius' brakes with 14 complaints reported in Japan and 100 here, says an Associated Press story.
1 | February 3, 2010 6:53am |
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Tesla hires Toyota manufacturing veteran; launches UK roadster
Tesla Motors has hired a Toyota manufacturing expert to lead its operations. In addition, Tesla launched its Roadster in the United Kingdom, which is showering the sports car with tax breaks.
2 | February 3, 2010 5:57am |
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Gates' $10 billion vaccine pledge will yield 'amazing effect' on child mortality
A World Health Organization immunization expert talks about the impact of the Gates Foundation contribution.
11 | February 3, 2010 4:00am |
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Smart (young) people: Intel Science Talent Search picks top projects
The Intel Science Talent Search is known as one of the country's most prestigious science research competitions for high school students. Last week, Intel announced the 40 projects competing for...
4 | February 3, 2010 3:00am |
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Battery evolution overwhelms mass production
Battery technology is undergoing unprecedented change. The change is so rapid that innovations can't get into mass production before another innovation promising even more takes its place in the...
12 | February 2, 2010 12:26pm |
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Toyota recall: Sales start to slide
Toyota's recall over sticking gas pedals is starting to impact its sales totals.
February 2, 2010 11:19am |
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Hybrid-electric Ferrari 599 to be revealed in Geneva
Italian supercar maker Ferrari will introduce its first hybrid model, the 599, at the Geneva Auto Show in March.
2 | February 2, 2010 11:08am |
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Federal budget 2011: The IT and science priorities
Here's a look at the major technology and science priorities listed in President Obama's $3.8 trillion proposed fiscal 2011 budget.
February 2, 2010 10:40am |
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Mental health diagnosis makes parity impossible
How can anyone claim to be a doctor when they ignore the standard diagnostic criteria and basically just do what they want? How are insurers supposed to pay you for your work when you ignore the...
2 | February 2, 2010 9:16am |
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Private health reform is MinuteClinic for everyone
Forcing patients to shop for care with high-deductible health plans, and franchising efficiency in urgent care through things like Minute Clinic, seem to be his primary answer.
9 | February 2, 2010 8:26am |
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Will your next job be crowdsourced?
Many workdays may soon consist of a series of dynamic micro-jobs and crowdsourced opportunities, versus the structured eight-hour day defined by labor departments.
1 | February 2, 2010 8:24am |
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Why it's easier today for a thief to guess your nine digits
An expert in Social Security Numbers and the social impact of IT says it's too easy to figure out a number that should be private.
17 | February 2, 2010 4:00am |
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Princeton researchers develop silicone implants that generate energy
Princeton researchers have developed a new kind of silicone implant that can generate energy from the movements of the bodily area in which it is placed.
1 | February 1, 2010 12:06pm |
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Richard Branson reveals $662K fighter jet-inspired submarine
Virgin billionaire Richard Branson lifted the curtain on his latest toy, a $660,000 airplane-inspired submarine that some call an "underwater plane."
3 | February 1, 2010 11:27am |
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Overestimating China is understimating ourselves
Solar and wind and batteries are changing too fast to grab hold of, and the best plan is that of the venture capitalist, backing a host of contenders in hopes the Ace will find its way into your hand.
5 | February 1, 2010 10:47am |
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Proposed federal budget boosts sustainability research funding
As part of President Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget, the National Science Foundation is getting an 8 percent funding increase with efforts to push along sustainability research and science...
February 1, 2010 10:35am |
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Toyota recall: Engineers come up with pedal fix
Toyota engineers have cooked up "a precision-cut steel reinforcement bar" that will fix the sticking gas pedal problem that forced the company to suspend sales of a bevy of popular vehicles.
17 | February 1, 2010 5:18am |
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787 stall manuever tests caught on video
Boeing has created a 787 test flight web site for the 787 and the site's premier video is the plane going through stall tests. Dangerous? Negative: just standard operating procedure.
4 | February 1, 2010 4:15am |
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How one tech company is harnessing cloud computing to reduce carbon emissions
By embracing the cloud, a global company providing power and automation technologies to utilities intends to cut carbon usage more quickly AND cut related costs immediately.
2 | January 29, 2010 9:38am |


