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CISPA getting last minute rewrites and criticism

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John Moe
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, heads for a vote in Congress amid a flurry of activity. Plus, the Robot Roundup.
Posted In: CISPA, House, Robot Roundup, SOPA

The new iPad is hot, in sales and actual temperature

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John Moe
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Apple’s newest creation is popular, but is it uncomfortable to hold?
Posted In: iPad, android, tablets, Robot Roundup
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World War II code breakers developed your smartphone

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John Moe
Monday, March 12, 2012
Before there was Marc Zuckerberg, before there was Steve Jobs, before there was Bill Gates, there was Alan Turing. He conceived of the idea of the universal computer.
Posted In: history, Robot Roundup, Alan Turing, smartphone

Robot Roundup

Robots can do some crazy things. Follow our coverage of the scary/cool/strange things these electric creatures are doing today, and what these bots might be doing in the future.

Posted In: Robot Roundup

Facebook treats brands like they're people

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John Moe
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Facebook has always had a bit of a slippery relationship to words as we understand them in the English language. Now, brands can chat and have Timelines but still lack corporeal form.
Posted In: Facebook, advertising, Robot Roundup, robots
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In the future, you'll take medicine without taking medicine

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John Moe
Friday, February 17, 2012
Scientists working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully tested a system to deliver medicine into a patient's body thought an implanted chip.
Posted In: robots, medicine, Robot Roundup

Robot Roundup: snakes, hummingbirds, and crabs!

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John Moe
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Oh my!
Posted In: Robot Roundup

Facebook goes public and faces new accountability

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John Moe
Thursday, February 2, 2012
So how does a publicly held Facebook act different than a privately held one? Also, crazy hummingbird robots fly in formation!
Posted In: Facebook, IPO, Robot Roundup
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The era of experts is over

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John Moe
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Get ready for the hive mind. A new book explores the future of collaborative knowledge, where networks become more significant than singular experts.
Posted In: Internet, Robot Roundup

ROBOT ROUNDUP: Videos of the bots in action

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John Moe
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Now I don't have to describe them
Posted In: robots, Robot Roundup

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