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'Heartbleed' threatens online passwords, data

Passwords, credit cards and other sensitive data are at risk after security researchers discovered a problem with an encryption technology used to securely transmit email, e-commerce transactions, social networking posts and other Web traffic.
by The Associated Press

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You voted triceratops tops in bracket fight

You voted triceratops tops in bracket fight

Paleontologist names winner in Daily Circuit's dinosaur competition.

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How one app might be a step toward Internet everywhere

How one app might be a step toward Internet everywhere

FireChat connects users without a cellular network or the Internet. It uses technology, known as mesh networking, that could be scaled up to provide Internet access to disaster zones and remote areas.
by Alan Yu

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Vast ocean found beneath ice of Saturn moon

Vast ocean found beneath ice of Saturn moon

Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini, a NASA-European spacecraft still exploring Saturn and its rings 17 years after its launch from Cape Canaveral. Their findings were announced Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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The scientific consensus on climate change

The scientific consensus on climate change

Every Thursday, MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we're seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide.

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NASA suspends some ties with Russia over Ukraine crisis

NASA suspends some ties with Russia over Ukraine crisis

After the retirement of the shuttle program in 2011, the U.S. doesn't have a way to launch astronauts to the International Space Station, so Americans hitch a ride on Russian Soyuz capsules. Russia, on the other hand, depends on the $70 million fare the U.S. pays for every astronaut it sends up.

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Looking for the next president's new limo

Looking for the next president's new limo

Only U.S. automakers may bid on the project.

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Vote: The Daily Circuit's Bracketosaurus

Vote: The Daily Circuit's Bracketosaurus

Vote for your favorite dinosaur. Help us crown the king of lizards and tune in for the final reveal on April 8th!

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Another Apple-Samsung skirmish heads to court

The fiercest rivalry in the world of smartphones is heading back to court this week in the heart of the Silicon Valley, with Apple and Samsung accusing each other, once again, of ripping off designs and features.
by The Associated Press

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Printing Wikipedia would take 1 million pages, but that's sort of the point

Printing Wikipedia would take 1 million pages, but that's sort of the point

A German-based group called PediaPress estimates that a print version of the ever-evolving, online encyclopedia would fill more than 1,000 1,200-page volumes. Now they just need $50,000 to do it.
by Lynn Neary

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