In our digital age, rumours – both true and false - spread fast, often with far-reaching consequences. An international group of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, is aiming to build a system that will automatically ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 19, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Suddenly metadata expands from a marketing buzzword heard years ago at think tank seminars about the next information age to mainstream political headlines in 2013. The NSA firestorm has popularized the term ...
(AP)—Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz, who was found dead in his New York apartment Friday, struggled for years against a legal system that he felt had not caught up to the information age. Federal prosecutors had ...
Internet
Jan 14, 2013
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(Phys.org) -- The ability for computer technology to automatically create a society of smart, tolerant citizens may be more hype and hope than reality,according to a Penn State Altoona researcher.
Other
Apr 16, 2012
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Sluggish moves to counter the rising threat of cyber-attacks can be blamed on a generation of policymakers out of touch with rapid technological change, a senior US official said Monday.
Internet
Apr 2, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dirk Englund is developing technology that tackles one of the most pressing problems of the Information Age— keeping information secure.
Engineering
Nov 14, 2011
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Two years ago, Dr. Gonzalo Venegas decided to bring his medical practice into the Information Age.
Business
Jun 10, 2011
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A new lightweight web service interface for accessing massive amounts of life science research data across multiple public and private domains has been developed by researchers at RIKEN, Japan's flagship research institute. ...
Computer Sciences
May 31, 2011
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DNA contains all of the genetic instructions that make us who we are, and maintaining the integrity of our DNA over the course of a lifetime is a critical, yet complex part of the aging process. In an important, albeit early ...
Biochemistry
Mar 18, 2011
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Information technology is all around us — but how does it really change the way we do business? Erik Brynjolfsson, the Schussel Family Professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, explores this question in his new book, ...
Business
Oct 23, 2009
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