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Game patches, spreadsheet software, FTP sites, software update files--the digital preservationist is saving rare bits of computer history that would otherwise be lost forever.

A guy who dreams about free nuggets for a year. A fast-food chain that can make his dreams come true. But he'll only get what he wants if he manages to secure eighteen million retweets. Let the games begin!

Product Announcement Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. () introduced its MonarchTM Airway Clearance System, a mobile device that provides high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy. The device is encased in a mobile ves...

Some fried potatoes contain a carcinogenic chemical called acrylamide, which only forms at high temperatures. An engineer has now devised a laser-based method for detecting the chemical precursors. The post Fire the ‘l...

Those high-speed cameras that capture over million or even over a billion frames per second have got nothing on Lund University's creation. The Swedish University's invention can film at a rate equivalent to five trillio...

The energy company's CTO and head of special projects are listed as executive officers of Redwood Materials, a "recycling, remanufacturing and reuse" company.

Should you respond to a cyber incident? The answer isn't always clear. But researchers have developed a model that should make the decision easier.

From the perspective of us here on Earth, clouds are usually pretty boring. Sure, sometimes we spot one that looks cool or see a unique formation that we take a photo of for Instagram and then move on with our lives. But...

A government report finds the agency is still collecting vast amounts of information under the new system.

The Chinese government has been ramping up tighter control of its internet in the past year. The latest set of new restrictions released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) adds more limitations on what news ...

SoundCloud has announced a new feature called The Upload, an algorithmically generated playlist based on a user's listening habits. If that sounds familiar, that's because the idea hews close to the highly celebrated and...

Researchers had full control and were able to make unauthorised withdrawals A firm that supplies security software for cash machines has updated its technology after researchers uncovered a number of serious shortcomings...

CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushing to pull content after murders shown on service.        

A telescope in Chile captured this incredible view of a nearby dwarf galaxy, which reveals millions of previously hidden stars that you can explore without stepping away from your computer.

We're now five months into 2017, and Apple's new iOS 11 platform is about one month away from being released as a beta. iOS 10, Apple's most recent public software release, is currently installed on about 80% of active i...

A third of respondents who work in education and technology said new schooling would not emerge in time to train workers for jobs of the future.

A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday on whether Uber can continue to use disputed trade secrets to develop its self-driving car program. A loss for the ride-sharing company could prove devastating.

Turning a flying robot petrol station into a sort of maritime NSA The US Navy has tested a software package that will allow aircraft carriers running it to use its planned drone air-to-air tankers for communications rela...

Dots. Two Dots. Dots & Co. It seems like Dots (that’s the name of both the startup and its first game) is following a pattern with each release — a pattern it’s breaking with its fourth game, Wilds. Wilds isn’t s...

If telescope-based astronomy is how we see the Universe, then gravitational waves are how we hear it.

Artificial intelligence isn't just for corporations.

Information sharing has solved big problems, from bird flu to bank robbery. Can Australian businesses stop talking about cooperation and start actually cooperating?