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Mozilla, Graphics Group Seek to Build 3D Web
Khronos wants to develop a public version of a royalty-free specification for accelerated three-dimensional (3D) graphics on the Web within 12 months. The consortium...
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Q&A: The Robot Wars Have Arrived
Brookings Institution fellow P.W. Singer says in an interview that the military's funding of robotics will have ramifications in areas that people are as yet unaware...
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How Ibm's Sprucing p Its 'social' Side
IBM researchers are exploring ways of using social computing to encourage greater collaboration among enterprise users in an effort to make it easier for businesses...
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Despite Layoffs, Microsoft Holding Firm on H-1bs
Citing their "crucial contributions to Microsoft's innovation successes," Microsoft said it will not significantly change its employment practices regarding immigrant...
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Stimulus Bill Includes $7.2 Billion For Broadband
The $787 billion economic stimulus package U.S. President Obama recently signed into law includes $7.2 billion for broadband grant and loan programs. Under the...
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Leading Futurists, Thinkers to Launch Silicon Valley niversity
Leading thinkers and futurists will launch Singularity University, an institution based in Silicon Valley that will offer a wide range of programs focusing on multiple...
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Dhs Creates Privacy Principles For Scientific Research
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed privacy principles for science and technology-related research and development projects that involve...
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