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Computers Abort Private Rocket Launching to Space Station
The engines on a private cargo rocket bound for the International Space Station had ignited, but computers detected a discrepancy and shut them down.
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Computers Abort Private Rocket Launch to Space Station
The launch of a rocket owned by the private company SpaceX and carrying cargo for the International Space Station was aborted at the last second early Saturday.
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Quantum computers come closer to reality
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. have taken one step towards creating quantum computers by developing an all-semiconductor quantum logic gate, a controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate.
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Loan to help libraries buy computers
Lancaster County's public libraries expect to spend about $150,000 this year to replace aging public-access computers. The Library System of Lancaster County board on Wednesday voted unanimously to assist the county's member libraries with the purchase with a two-part program. First, the system will...
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Transpower supports Computers in Homes
Left to right: Di Das-Daniels (CiH National Coordinator), Chris Worsely (Principal, Pomare School), Tim Findlay (Remarkit), Anna Ririnui (Transpower), John Tiaki (CiH Tutor), Cr Gwen McDonald (CiH Wellington-Hutt Steering Group Chair)
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China is a lead cyberattacker of US military computers, Pentagon reports
China has long been considered a dangerous thorn in the Pentagon’s side when it comes to cybersecurity.
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Tables turned: UC Berkeley researchers study kids to make computers smarter
Pre-schoolers might learn a lot from computers these days. But at UC Berkeley, the tables have been turned: Researchers are studying kids to find out how to make computers smarter.
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Families purchase $40 computers
Henderson Middle School turned into a one-stop shopping event Saturday.
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Cupertino student releases debut science-fiction novel
Computers and technology continue to become further interwoven into daily life, but what if technology truly was alive? Such a question is indirectly posed by Sabina Anand's debut novel Forbidden Earth. The Cupertino Middle School student's recently published science-fiction novel explores a future where humans were driven off Earth by biological computers.
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Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the 1960s and 1970s
Celebs, comics, and—at times—computing itself helped sell the young technology.
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