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Technology

Google gets more personal with search results

Google gets more personal with search results

Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.

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Warner Bros. to impose 56-day delay on DVD rentals

In a precedent other major movie studios are likely to follow, Warner Bros. is poised to announce that its latest DVD releases won't be made available to rental outlets until nearly two months after the discs can be bought in stores and websites.

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Alleged leaker case more tech than military

Alleged leaker case more tech than military

Interested in the biggest leak of U.S. secrets in the nation's history, but don't know a firewall log from a server file?

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The real Steve Jobs

The real Steve Jobs

Author Walter Isaacson discusses his recent biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs at the Commonwealth Club of California. He describes what he learned about the legendary entrepreneur from the more than forty interviews he conducted with Jobs for the book.

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Surveillance Software: Where do we draw the line?

Surveillance Software: Where do we draw the line?

From individual identity theft to national repression of government dissidents to tracking terrorists, the use of computer surveillance equipment is fraught with political and ethical issues. How do we weigh the risks and benefits of computer surveillance equipment? And what legislation could help us monitor its use?

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Twitter simplifies in bid to engage more users

Twitter has redesigned its short messaging service to make it simpler, faster and more personal.

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Study: Rats aren't selfish, but show compassion

New experiments show that rats, despite their selfish reputation, don't act like, well, rats.

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Facebook hires Gowalla team, will shut it down

Facebook has hired the team behind Gowalla, the location service that lets people share where they are using their mobile phones.

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From science fiction to physical reality

From science fiction to physical reality

A renowned theoretical physicist ponders the possibility of force fields, time travel, and other themes of science fiction. He says many of these do not violate the laws of physics, and could become reality in the next century. Originally broadcast April 16th, 2011.

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Duqu: A New Breed Of Spyware Is Spreading

Duqu: A New Breed Of Spyware Is Spreading

It's called Duqu. Don't worry just yet, it's not likely to have infected your computer. Unless, that is, your computer is located at Iran's Civil Defense Department. That's where Duqu has very recently been detected. It's not exactly known who created Duqu, but experts agree that it's so sophisticated it could only have come from a large well-funded organization. This isn't some kid dinking around in the basement, this is high-level.

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